D. p. is dead.
The white patch by the tail went into flesh eating mode. Entire circumference of the body over about 1 cm of length just went totally white. Looked like the skin was gone.
Put the fish in a hospital tank and administered erythromycin. The fish looked more and more listless and out of it yesterday throughout the day. Still eating though even though it could hardly swim. By yesterday, the tail was pretty much gone too.
By last night it was just hanging by the surface, very listless.
This morning it was stuck hanging upside down to the filter intake.
I felt very bad for the fish. To be plucked from the ocean, moved through 3 or 4 tanks over a month period through transport, sales and into my tank and then to die of a horrible disease like this. It really made me question keeping wild caught fish. I'm still trying to decide if I only want to keep captive bred animals moving forward. Of course, they can't be captive bred unless someone catches some wild ones, likely many, and works with them over a period of time. I don't know. It just is such a shame. And it was eating so well right up to the end.
D. d. is eating vigorously. Couple ich spots. Doing daily formalin dips. Will hypo the whole tank soon.
Bummer. I knew this thread might end in disaster but I did not think it would take this form.
Thanks, small the alien
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