Foxface is acting strange (so is his Tang friend) - any idea what's going on?

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My mature Foxface has been acting pretty stange lately - lots of small jerking motions, looks like it's scratching an itch. Today his Tang friend jumped into the action.

Is this a sign of flukes?
 
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My mature Foxface has been acting pretty stange lately - lots of small jerking motions, looks like it's scratching an itch. Today his Tang friend jumped into the action.

Is this a sign of flukes?View attachment 3105277
I can’t seem to see it. Could you maybe post the video on YT and some pics?
 
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My mature Foxface has been acting pretty stange lately - lots of small jerking motions, looks like it's scratching an itch. Today his Tang friend jumped into the action.

Is this a sign of flukes?View attachment 3105277
I can't see the video either but I can tell you the behavior you describe does sound like Flukes. I had 2 fish that had similar actions and I treated the tank (couldn't catch both of them) with PraziPro and that cured the issue.
 

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My mature Foxface has been acting pretty stange lately - lots of small jerking motions, looks like it's scratching an itch. Today his Tang friend jumped into the action.

Is this a sign of flukes?View attachment 3105277
Please post a you tube video under white lighting as othert formats. Three types of situations can cause this, so i am not going to throw out guesses.
Any loss of appetite?
Scratching or darting across tank suddenly?
clamped fins?
 
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I do notice a rather high respiration rate on both of those fish. Not sure whats going on, but something is happening for sure.
Ya, i also noticed that but it was temporary. No sign of Ich (which i know is in the tank but is controlled by UV sterilizer and immunity to most fish already). Just bought some PraziPro to treat for flukes or other parasites. Thanks for the recomendation.
 
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Please post a you tube video under white lighting as othert formats. Three types of situations can cause this, so i am not going to throw out guesses.
Any loss of appetite?
Scratching or darting across tank suddenly?
clamped fins?
I'll take another video using white lights. Lots of scratching for sure. No loss of appetite. Some darting. No clamped fins.
 
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