Hello,
I am having a pretty rough time identifying the parasite or bacterial infection that is present in my fowlr tank. I have a 60 gallon with a Kole Tang, 3 firefish, a 3 stripe damsel, some hermits and turbo snails, and a skunk cleaner shrimp.
The Kole tang and damsel are pretty regularly scratching themselves against the rocks, and I lost a Klein butterfly yesterday after who was also flashing. The Klein and Kole were pretty consistently floating near the shrimp to ask for cleaning, but for some reason he was hesitant but occassionally did abide. The only physical signs I see, aside from flashing, are present on the Kole which are strange looking blotches of mis-colored scales. They are darker than the rest of his body, and he has gotten rather pale over the last couple days. The damsel looks as he always has, but is scratching regularly. I also noticed one of the fire goby's starting to scratch as well.
My pH is at 7.9. My nitrates are a bit high at 30-40ppm. Ammonia and nitrite are both 0. I tried taking a pic of the Kole but he is shying away from me when I approach the tank.
I have hang-on-the-back filter, about 70lbs of LR.
I was hoping to get some advice on what to do to narrow down the issue, and whether or not a freshwater dip would be advisable. Thanks for any advice.
I am having a pretty rough time identifying the parasite or bacterial infection that is present in my fowlr tank. I have a 60 gallon with a Kole Tang, 3 firefish, a 3 stripe damsel, some hermits and turbo snails, and a skunk cleaner shrimp.
The Kole tang and damsel are pretty regularly scratching themselves against the rocks, and I lost a Klein butterfly yesterday after who was also flashing. The Klein and Kole were pretty consistently floating near the shrimp to ask for cleaning, but for some reason he was hesitant but occassionally did abide. The only physical signs I see, aside from flashing, are present on the Kole which are strange looking blotches of mis-colored scales. They are darker than the rest of his body, and he has gotten rather pale over the last couple days. The damsel looks as he always has, but is scratching regularly. I also noticed one of the fire goby's starting to scratch as well.
My pH is at 7.9. My nitrates are a bit high at 30-40ppm. Ammonia and nitrite are both 0. I tried taking a pic of the Kole but he is shying away from me when I approach the tank.
I have hang-on-the-back filter, about 70lbs of LR.
I was hoping to get some advice on what to do to narrow down the issue, and whether or not a freshwater dip would be advisable. Thanks for any advice.
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