Broad Spectrum Medication

[Yellow Eyes]

I will post this just to cover all my bases, but my firefish has been, for the past 2 days, diving from ~4-6" above the sand into the sand on one side. I have only caught him doing it a handful of times. In my research it feels like it is a sign of several diseases. He shows no white spots, his breathing is normal, eating habits are normal, and he has even been more bold. (He is only about 3 weeks new in my tank, and is just starting to venture out from the side of the tank he has favored since I got him). I don't want to stress him about more by trying to catch him and QT'ing him if I don't have to. But are their any broad spectrum medications for something like this (if I did have to QT him?) Rather than trying one medication for ich, another for flukes etc?

1. How old is this aquarium?
2 months

2. If less than six months old, what is ammonia level?
0, both ammonia badge and test kit

3. What is SG of this aquarium? How measured?
35 ppt, refractometer

4. When was the last fish added to this aquarium?
3 weeks ago, only fish

5. Was it quarantined? If so, how? And how long? Was it prophylactically treated? How?
No, going slow on adding fish anyway.

6. If you are using a copper based medication, which one? How often do you measure level? When?
no

7. If you are using hyposalinity, how did you calibrate your refractometer?
no

8. Please describe in detail, the appearance of the fish? If there is one or more pimples, are they lumpy? What color?
He looks completely healthy, breathing fine, eating fine.

9. Please describe the behavior of the fish as best you can. Is it acting reclusive? Is it always up towards the top of the aquarium? Is it avoiding light? How active is the fish?
Has actually been braver, venturing into more of the tank. Stays around the bottom half of the tank, on one side of the tank, but has done that since I bought him. Only weird behavior is the diving into the sand. (I will mention that my cleaner shrimp has been spending a lot of time over by him recently, is he just trying to assert dominance over him?)

10. Is the fish eating? What?
Yes, mysis shrimp 1-2x a week and hikari pellet food (1-2 pellets a day)

 

[avandss]

problem is #5....

if you add fish slow or fast it makes absolutely no difference, you are bound to get something someday

if he is scratching then it is probably the start of something, but until you get more symptoms you wont know, if he does come down with something odds are so will the other fish

 

[Newsmyrna80]

^agree
By the way there are no broad spectrum medications. Each disease/parasite has it's own treatment.

 

[alprazo]

^^ well said. A little late now to QT. If it is eating and otherwise shows no sign of illness, I would just observe

 

[Dmorty217]

^^ well said. A little late now to QT. If it is eating and otherwise shows no sign of illness, I would just observe

^This, look for heavy breathing, scratching on surfaces, twitching, and lack of appetite to name a few. If you haven't QTed before i hate to be that guy but im sure something is in your system. Fish all come from huge places that hold 10's of thousands of fish and fish get sick when stressed (shipping)