Royal gramma persistent flashing.

[Fish nerd]

Hi, I've had this royal gramma for 6 weeks now but for the last 2 weeks he has been constantly flashing againt the sand bed and rocks. There are no visible signs of disease or pests so I thought it might be flukes.

I've treated the tank with Praziquantel twice now. With no change. I've also tried a fresh water bath for 5 minutes. Also no change.
None of the other fish are showing any signs of problems.

Any Ideas what I should be trying next.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

What dose of prazi did you use, and how did you administer it?
Was it pure praziquantel, or did it have a binder? (Medicines available in GB are often different than here in the US)
Is the gramma still eating well?
What other fish are in with it?

Jay

 

[Uncle99]

Hi, I've had this royal gramma for 6 weeks now but for the last 2 weeks he has been constantly flashing againt the sand bed and rocks. There are no visible signs of disease or pests so I thought it might be flukes.

I've treated the tank with Praziquantel twice now. With no change. I've also tried a fresh water bath for 5 minutes. Also no change.
None of the other fish are showing any signs of problems.

Any Ideas what I should be trying next.

Maybe just flashing to exercise terriortory?

 

[jorwill]

Do you have micro bubbles in your tank or fine sand. My wrasse flashed until I fixed the micro bubble issue. It was irritating him. Still trying to figure out how my gyre that’s not sucking in air is creating micro bubbles.