Blue green chromis problems

[Rob6311]

My blue green chromis is acting really weird, it is twitching like crazy and not hanging around with the other one I have in my tank anymore, but I don't see any weird marks on the fish at all so idk what's going on. What could this be and what should I do?

 

[snorvich]

How long have you had the fish? What sized tank? Treated for flukes?

 

[Rob6311]

I've had it for about 4 weeks and it's a 40 gallon tank

 

[snorvich]

I've had it for about 4 weeks and it's a 40 gallon tank

Well, long term, you will end up with one as the dominant one will knock off the other one. However twitching sounds like flukes. Note well, however, that chromis are highly susceptible to uronema marinum (see parasite sticky).

 

[Rob6311]

What is fluke and what are the symptoms and how do you treat it?

 

[snorvich]

Please see this.

 

[Rob6311]

Ok thank you that wa very helpful. But I'm not 100% sure that it is fluke b/c my chromis only displays a few of those symptoms. Would you say that is enough to diagnose it as fluke? And is that prazi stuff BTA safe? And where would I obtain it?