Sick dottyback

[Hhaynie]

I need advice! I got this dottyback a few weeks ago, and I saw some white patches on its side yesterday! Above its anal fin looks weird too. I just put it in a spare 5 gallon, and am planning on using kanaplex with 90 percent weekly water changes. Is this enough? Any idea what the cause is? This fish hid the day I put it in the tank, and I’ve only ever seen flashes of it. There are no tankmates. The corals and anemones look great, so I don’t think the parameters are off.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I need advice! I got this dottyback a few weeks ago, and I saw some white patches on its side yesterday! Above its anal fin looks weird too. I just put it in a spare 5 gallon, and am planning on using kanaplex with 90 percent weekly water changes. Is this enough? Any idea what the cause is? This fish hid the day I put it in the tank, and I’ve only ever seen flashes of it. There are no tankmates. The corals and anemones look great, so I don’t think the parameters are off.

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Looks like scrapes, bites or both.
What other fish were in the tank with it?

Looks like you have it in quarantine. While it may heal without treatment, I would medicate with Seachem Kanaplex to prevent infection

 

[Hhaynie]

There are no tankmates, I’m already dosing kanaplex. I was told it looked like velvet. Is 5 gallons enough for a qt tank?

 

[Hhaynie]

I’m worried because it hasn’t acted normal, I’ve never seen it eat, and it hasn’t left the bottom of the rockwork, even after Several weeks!

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I’m worried because it hasn’t acted normal, I’ve never seen it eat, and it hasn’t left the bottom of the rockwork, even after Several weeks!

Is it breathing fast? Having not eaten for several weeks is of course a really bad sign. It sure looks like it got beat up, but without other fish in the tank, that isn’t the case. Flukes can make a fish look bedraggled like this, but the fish should still be eating.
Jay

 

[Hhaynie]

Is it breathing fast? Having not eaten for several weeks is of course a really bad sign. It sure looks like it got beat up, but without other fish in the tank, that isn’t the case. Flukes can make a fish look bedraggled like this, but the fish should still be eating.
Jay

It is breathing fast. I don’t know if it hasn’t eaten, because I’ve got all sorts of bugs and worms. I just did a 5 minute bath with R0DI and I didn’t see anything leaving the gills.

 

[Hhaynie]

Will kanaplex treat invert parasites?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

It is breathing fast. I don’t know if it hasn’t eaten, because I’ve got all sorts of bugs and worms. I just did a 5 minute bath with R0DI and I didn’t see anything leaving the gills.

You won’t see gill flukes after a FW dip unless you use a microscope.
See if it improves tomorrow, if it does, that indicates flukes and you should do a prazipro treatment.
Jay

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Will kanaplex treat invert parasites?

No, it is just an antibiotic, works against bacteria.
Jay

 

[Hhaynie]

What should I do with the display tank?

 

[Jay Hemdal]

What should I do with the display tank?

Nothing yet - if it is a bacterial issue, it won’t really be contagious to other fish. If it ends up being flukes, you can treat then DT as well.
Jay