Rabbitface foxface illness

[Zakaria_1999]

My foxface rabbitfish has scars all over her face as well as she has some twitch problem and stands diagonally near the sanbed in the same place. Should i be concerned

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

My foxface rabbitfish has scars all over her face as well as she has some twitch problem and stands diagonally near the sanbed in the same place. Should i be concerned

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It does sound serious....possibly flukes. We need a clear video of the fish as well as more background information. This post explains all that:

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[Zakaria_1999]

Here is the fish.
Aquarium type: Reef
Aquarium tank water volume: 260 gallons
Filtration type: octo reef image is attached
Two of the lighting are hydra and the third is Radion gen 6
The aquarium has been established fro around 6 months
All tests are great
salinity is 1026
NO3 around 5.5
The only problem is KH it is 6 dkh

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Here is the fish.
Aquarium type: Reef
Aquarium tank water volume: 260 gallons
Filtration type: octo reef image is attached
Two of the lighting are hydra and the third is Radion gen 6
The aquarium has been established fro around 6 months
All tests are great
salinity is 1026
NO3 around 5.5
The only problem is KH it is 6 dkh

I’ve seen him flicking, but never so constantly. In minor cases, it is a bit like a person shrugging their shoulders. If you see it more often, especially if the fish also scratches on the bottom, that is usually flukes. I’m not sure what it means if the fish does it constantly.

The fish is also breathing a bit fast and has slightly cloudy fins.

Is it still eating well?

You might want to treat the tank with Prazipro for flukes.

Jay

 

[Zakaria_1999]

Yes the fish is eating well. Thank you Mr Jay i will treat for flukes

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Yes the fish is eating well. Thank you Mr Jay i will treat for flukes

Dose it twice, 8 days apart with good aeration. Discontinue carbon, run the skimmer, but don’t collect the skimnate.