Any hope for my wrasse?

[NALCOMIS]

Hello,

3 days ago I used flatworm exit on my 45 gal tank.. I used a light dose because I only wanted to put a dent in the population to reduce the ammount of toxins in my water. I did a 10 gallon water change, added charcoal... everything was ok..

The next day I added another light dose of exit. did a 10 gallon water change and added charcoal... well since then i lost a cardinal and my wrasse is not active. all of my fish look stressed... So i went and changed out 20 gallons and added fresh kent charcoal.

the other fish are ok, except that their fins look tattered now..maybe they lost their slime coat? my wrasse was not doing well so I caught him and put him in a different tank hoping he would perk up due to the fact that there should be no toxin from the flat worms in the tank. well day 3 is here and the wrasse is still sitting still, breathing rapidly and is producing slime. no appetie either, it only moves when forced to move.

should i just leave it alone and wait it out? will it starve? or should i medicate it? no sighns of ich, only fin deterioration.

 

[gcarroll]

Is there shelter in the other tank for him to hide? What type of wrasse is it.

 

[NALCOMIS]

I have him in a container with holes in it. the container is in the lower corner of the tank. its a cryptic 6 line wrasse.

 

[bllfish]

I believe you have to get the flatworms out of the tank after using flatworm exit because the toxins are in the dead worms. I would reread the directions.

 

[gcarroll]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7660591#post7660591 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sammoorefield
I have him in a container with holes in it. the container is in the lower corner of the tank. its a cryptic 6 line wrasse.

When fish are stressed hiding often clms them down. This is why it is important to have shelter in the quarantine area. If he is in clear container, it may add more stress because it is a fish that does not like open water exposure.

 

[NALCOMIS]

he seems calm, just sitting there. tomarrow I think its sink or swim time. im going to release him into the tank and see what happens.

 

[818]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7660663#post7660663 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by bllfish
I believe you have to get the flatworms out of the tank after using flatworm exit because the toxins are in the dead worms. I would reread the directions.

Ditto. The dead flatworms definatley release more toxins into the water then the chemicals to kill them. You'll need to also manually remove these ASAP. And I would do what Greg said. Add some PVC Joints in the QT for shelter.