Anorexic Kole Eye??

[FlashJordan]

So my Kole has yet another problem...

First he was icky, but he managed to overcome that with the help of a cleaner shrimp and a cleaner goby (yes, I am aware that there is still ick, and I've read the ick stickies many times, I just don't have the resources to QT everyone and run fallow at the moment).

Then, he got a stomach bug- worms or something- causing him stringy poop. So I pulled him and did a 7 day treatment (2 doses) of PraziPro and cleared that up. But I suppose the stress from transferring him to and from the hospital tank was a little much, as when I put him back in the DT, he broke out in ick again.

Well, the ick subsided, but now he's getting super skinny. Skeletal, almost, it's no bueno. He still swims around like crazy and eats consistently, so I'm not sure what's going on.

I feed Flakes in the AM, and alternate PM feedings of Rod's food and Mysis. Salinity is around 1.022-1.023; temp is about 77F.

Thanks,
-J

 

[mori]

try giving him some marine algae to boost his immune system, and

 

[sandwi54]

If he's eating a lot but is still skinny, the worms are still there. I think this is because you treated him with prazipro in a hospital tank. You should've instead treated him in the DT, because the DT still contained the worms (either in adult form or eggs). As soon as you put him back into the DT, he got infected again.

This time, dose the DT with prazipro. Do three rounds of it instead of two, as in my experience, it could take 3-4 rounds to completely kill the worms. Prazipro only kills free swimming adults, but not eggs, and that's why you need to keep dosing (4 days apart) to make sure all of the hatched eggs are killed.

You'll have to take care of the cryptocaryon issue soon. Even if you don't see visible white spots, the ich is still infecting him and lowering his immune system. Eventually the battle could be lost and you'd have a dead fish.

 

[FlashJordan]

What risks does Prazipro pose to a reef? I have coral, inverts, and a mandarin goby. Would I be putting these guys at risk?

 

[sandwi54]

Prazipro is reef-safe. The only things that can't tolerate are worms, bristleworms, feather dusters, etc.