Help with a Scotts fairy wrasse - Aquarium Advice

MAZE4321 · 03-28-2007, 05:10 PM

I am hoping I could receive some ideas on treating my scotts fairy wrasse who has recently gained parasites. I spent time looking for pics on the web and they resemble little transparent to white parasites maybe flukes or lice? From what information I had found and my local fish stores advice I decided to give him a freshwater dip. This was more traumatic on myself then to the fish! Anyway he hid the rest of that night. The following day I could see no parasites anywhere and it seemed to work. Yesterday he never came out not even for feeding. Today I saw him when I was feeding my tank. His one fin is covered in white spots and even larger parasites are on his body. He barely uses it to swim. Sorry I do not have a camera with good quality to take pictures. One of my main questions is,
I only have a 10G QT is this large enough to treat him in?
Also is giving him another freshwater dip a good idea?
Should I treat for parasites and bacterial?
And Finally if anyone can help. My other fish seem fine except my yellow blenny is starting to rub raocks I notice Should I worry about an outbreak?

Ammonia=0
nitrtite=0
nitrate=20
pH=around 8.1
SG=1.024

3 Skunk cleaner shrimp
3 peppermint shrimp
3 turbo snails
3 Margarita Snails
14 hermit carbs
1 serpant star
1 sandsifting star fish
3 emerald crab
1 yellow watchman goby
1 green clown goby
1 cardinal blenny
1 orange spotted goby
1 domino damsel
1 Scotts fairy wrasse
2 Signal Gobies
Also Many alga eating sea slugs

Thank You to anyone with help or ideas of what I am up against.

**melosu58** · 03-28-2007, 05:56 PM

http://www.seasky.org/aquarium/aquarium_diseases.html

Check out where it says gill and fin flukes. If it looks like salt or sugar on the fish then its ick.

**roka64** · 03-28-2007, 06:01 PM

Can you describe their color(clear, white), shape (oval, round) and size?
How big is the fish? I wouln't recommend another FW dip. I would put him in the QT and slowly lower the salinity to at least 1.020.

**roka64** · 03-30-2007, 09:31 AM

Any updates?

03-28-2007, 05:10 PM	#1
MAZE4321 Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4 Images: 1	Help with a Scotts fairy wrasse I am hoping I could receive some ideas on treating my scotts fairy wrasse who has recently gained parasites. I spent time looking for pics on the web and they resemble little transparent to white parasites maybe flukes or lice? From what information I had found and my local fish stores advice I decided to give him a freshwater dip. This was more traumatic on myself then to the fish! Anyway he hid the rest of that night. The following day I could see no parasites anywhere and it seemed to work. Yesterday he never came out not even for feeding. Today I saw him when I was feeding my tank. His one fin is covered in white spots and even larger parasites are on his body. He barely uses it to swim. Sorry I do not have a camera with good quality to take pictures. One of my main questions is, I only have a 10G QT is this large enough to treat him in? Also is giving him another freshwater dip a good idea? Should I treat for parasites and bacterial? And Finally if anyone can help. My other fish seem fine except my yellow blenny is starting to rub raocks I notice Should I worry about an outbreak? Ammonia=0 nitrtite=0 nitrate=20 pH=around 8.1 SG=1.024 3 Skunk cleaner shrimp 3 peppermint shrimp 3 turbo snails 3 Margarita Snails 14 hermit carbs 1 serpant star 1 sandsifting star fish 3 emerald crab 1 yellow watchman goby 1 green clown goby 1 cardinal blenny 1 orange spotted goby 1 domino damsel 1 Scotts fairy wrasse 2 Signal Gobies Also Many alga eating sea slugs Thank You to anyone with help or ideas of what I am up against.

03-28-2007, 05:56 PM	#2
melosu58 SW 10 yrs and over Community Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Richmond Va Posts: 12,669 Images: 80	http://www.seasky.org/aquarium/aquarium_diseases.html Check out where it says gill and fin flukes. If it looks like salt or sugar on the fish then its ick. __________________ View My Tanks http://i71.photobucket.com/albums/i1...8/melosu58.jpg Click here to Visit FantasyReef

03-28-2007, 06:01 PM	#3
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,894 Images: 12	Can you describe their color(clear, white), shape (oval, round) and size? How big is the fish? I wouln't recommend another FW dip. I would put him in the QT and slowly lower the salinity to at least 1.020. __________________ Age is relative, you are only as old as you act....of course, this works in reverse.... Questions loved, heeded advice greatly appreciated! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

03-30-2007, 09:31 AM	#4
roka64 Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10,894 Images: 12	Any updates? __________________ Age is relative, you are only as old as you act....of course, this works in reverse.... Questions loved, heeded advice greatly appreciated! Vote for AA Good reading about: Nitrogen Cycle Fishless Cycling Need more help? Articles Acronym List --Scott

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