Background - 70 gallon QT tank with external filter set up 75 days ago fully cycled:
0 Ammonia
0 Nitrite
15-20 ppm nitrate
33 ppt salinity
8.3 PH
Low lighting
Medium powerhead for circulation
I received the fish 3.5 weeks ago from Dr. Reef (fully quarantined) the fish looked great, absolutely feel that everything on their end was first rate. Fish ate spirulina flakes, mysis and finely chopped wild caught shrimp vigorously for first 2 weeks. As an omnivore I fed flakes first followed by mysis or shrimp in same feeding. The last week each feeding it ate less followed by eating nothing at all the last 7 days. I pulled an encrusted live rock out of my reef tank ( a little bigger than a softball) and added to the tank to see if he'd pick at it, he does, but very sparingly.
Breathing is prefect, slow even respiration rate, both gills. The only thing I noticed was trailing fecal matter, dark in color, which leads me to believe we have an intestinal problem? I did perform a freshwater dip; 5 minutes; same PH and temp five days ago...no change. I'm now considering performing a 20% water change and trying PraziPro. I don't believe it's flukes but it's hard to do nothing. It's a beautiful 6" adult and hard to see it waste away. It's constantly swimming, out and about, in proper fashion as well, just not eating.
Is the PraziPro worth a shot?
0 Ammonia
0 Nitrite
15-20 ppm nitrate
33 ppt salinity
8.3 PH
Low lighting
Medium powerhead for circulation
I received the fish 3.5 weeks ago from Dr. Reef (fully quarantined) the fish looked great, absolutely feel that everything on their end was first rate. Fish ate spirulina flakes, mysis and finely chopped wild caught shrimp vigorously for first 2 weeks. As an omnivore I fed flakes first followed by mysis or shrimp in same feeding. The last week each feeding it ate less followed by eating nothing at all the last 7 days. I pulled an encrusted live rock out of my reef tank ( a little bigger than a softball) and added to the tank to see if he'd pick at it, he does, but very sparingly.
Breathing is prefect, slow even respiration rate, both gills. The only thing I noticed was trailing fecal matter, dark in color, which leads me to believe we have an intestinal problem? I did perform a freshwater dip; 5 minutes; same PH and temp five days ago...no change. I'm now considering performing a 20% water change and trying PraziPro. I don't believe it's flukes but it's hard to do nothing. It's a beautiful 6" adult and hard to see it waste away. It's constantly swimming, out and about, in proper fashion as well, just not eating.
Is the PraziPro worth a shot?
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