Assistance with Fluke diagnosis and process

[towels]

Currently stressed about some fish that are displaying fluke-like systems

I noticed my blue leopard wrasse flash today and my copperband seems to be a bit more fidgety that normal. I noticed the fish go into the corner today and display flash like movements. I’m definitely paranoid now and am questioning what to do with all of my fish.

They are eating like crazy except my marine beta who’s being picky and only eating live ghost shrimp. I have seen him flash once while I was doing a spot feed. I don’t see any physical signs of heavy breathing, rubbing on rock, or gill inflation

Should I do a FW dip for all fish? I’ve read that there are display tank safe treatments but I don’t want to risk anything. what’s currently the most effective way of treating?

75G main tank and I have a 10G Qt that was dosed with copper and nitrof

Any help would be greatly appreciated

 

[MnFish1]

Unfortunately I can't see the videos - so I'll take your word for it - did you recently add more fish - did you quarantine these fish? A freshwater dip may provide a diagnosis - and if you can see the flukes at the bottom of the container after a freshwater dip - it can help with diagnosis - but will not cure the fish - the treatment is prazipro - 2 treatments (sometimes 3) are required. The symptoms you're describing are fluke-like - however, unless you recently added new fish - or didn't quarantine these fish - it makes that diagnosis less likely. Was there any recent stress event in the tank?

Since the symptoms you're describing are 'minimal' (not trying to minimize them - but per your description they seem minimal - I would not do a FW dip on all the fish - since that may be more stressful than treating them (which if the FW dip is positive, you will have to treat anyway) - If you took the most affected yet vigorous fish (i.e. not the batfish) and did a test FW dip that may help make up your mind. Do you have corals etc in your tank? If not you could consider hypo salinity as a treatment - or prazipro can be used in the tank. Usually 85% of the recommended dose/gallon is used - since there are rocks, etc taking up some of the water volume

 

[towels]

Unfortunately I can't see the videos - so I'll take your word for it - did you recently add more fish - did you quarantine these fish? A freshwater dip may provide a diagnosis - and if you can see the flukes at the bottom of the container after a freshwater dip - it can help with diagnosis - but will not cure the fish - the treatment is prazipro - 2 treatments (sometimes 3) are required. The symptoms you're describing are fluke-like - however, unless you recently added new fish - or didn't quarantine these fish - it makes that diagnosis less likely. Was there any recent stress event in the tank?

Since the symptoms you're describing are 'minimal' (not trying to minimize them - but per your description they seem minimal - I would not do a FW dip on all the fish - since that may be more stressful than treating them (which if the FW dip is positive, you will have to treat anyway) - If you took the most affected yet vigorous fish (i.e. not the batfish) and did a test FW dip that may help make up your mind. Do you have corals etc in your tank? If not you could consider hypo salinity as a treatment - or prazipro can be used in the tank. Usually 85% of the recommended dose/gallon is used - since there are rocks, etc taking up some of the water volume

Thank you for the quick reply. I’l see if I can get the videos fixed.

Yes, I recently added a wrasse and betta who were in a qt with a shop. I am regretting not having an observation tank as my qt tank is dosed with copper and I’ve read mixed info on dosing copper with wrasse. I should have put the marine betta in regardless.

Lights are off now so I will do a freshwater dip in the morning on the wrasse.. I have coral in the tank.

If flukes are seen, all fish need to be removed from the tank, correct? Of course I will look into it more prior to the FW dip. I’ve read that my display would need to sit sterile for 76osh days.