Yes and I feel the same. Especially when none of the other fish show signs, are eating well and just look healthy in general. It's just the crosshatch so if anything I'd remove him and treat alone but I'm scared that if its not flukes it is just stress from all the recent events I'm going to make things worse which is why I'd like at least a second opinion if not third that it may still be flukes and I'll get him out and treat. Otherwise wait.
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Yeah the only problem is I feel like flukes is a tougher thing for other people on RC to tell you that's the issue without personally examining seeing how a lot of symptoms are shared with a fish in stress I would keep a close eye on him and use your judgement it's just tough call to make I would try not to change any conditions unless you feel it's completely necessary I just don't want to see you jeopardize your whole tank for one of the fish by treating it again when it sounds like you are pretty certain te other fish are well you have a lot of amazing fish would love to see some pics!
Trying to get him to eat just now
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3l3l5i1yoc5bxkv/20150427_122125.mp4?dl=0
I don't really have pics but here's a video about a month ago (my crosshatch was already hiding). The sailfin blenny I lost during the first treatment and the powder blue and powder brown in between treatments plus they started fighting and the queen angel I took back to my lfs because she started fighting with my achilles and chased around my blue face angel.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xq5cinngob2j2j5/20150411_194045.mp4?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/3l3l5i1yoc5bxkv/20150427_122125.mp4?dl=0
I don't really have pics but here's a video about a month ago (my crosshatch was already hiding). The sailfin blenny I lost during the first treatment and the powder blue and powder brown in between treatments plus they started fighting and the queen angel I took back to my lfs because she started fighting with my achilles and chased around my blue face angel.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xq5cinngob2j2j5/20150411_194045.mp4?dl=0
I don't know about the heniochus eating flukes but I did read cleaner wrasse and cleaner gobies help with flukes and I do have 1 of each and do see fishes going up to them for cleaning. I doubt they can get deep into the gills although I have seen my cleaner wrasse sticking his mouth pretty deep in the fish's gills
Took this just now, and if you notice my achilles right eye that was due to the queen angel but its gotten much better especially since now she's gone
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k7s5hc348dw01ib/20150427_125658.mp4?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k7s5hc348dw01ib/20150427_125658.mp4?dl=0
Male triggers are pretty stubborn, the one you have is pretty big so probably more stubborn. I went through the throw everything in the tank stage when I got my male and what worked was frozen rainbow smelt from the Asian store. They are usually pregnant with eggs so it's pretty irresistible when other fish peck at the stomach breaking the eggs everywhere in the tank. Put the smelt on a big hook (big enough that your fish can't put it in his mouth) and fishing line letting it hang near his cave entrance. I got my Crosshatch, Moorish Idol and Regal Angel eating with this same method. Good luck with your expensive fish.
Dkuhlmann
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Well the reason I brought it up was I had a trio of them that cleaned all the fish in my previous 200. I had flukes and after I got the Heniochus I didn't. The other fish would swim up to them and open their gills lol to let them clean out anything in there, as well as all over them. Was really cool to watch.
Cleaner wrasses don't live very long.
Thank you hdpt! I will definitely try that. And yes mine is supper stubborn. When I tried sneaking nori in his food he literally spit the whole cube back out and for a few days did nothing but spit the food out and refused to eat for a good 3 weeks. All for trying to give him a healthier meal. I will probably head out to an Asian market today hopefully I find that stuff and get him to eat again.
Dkuhlmann I don't know why I wasn't able to see your last post until just now. I'm curious how big was your trio. I have a pretty stocked tank but do have plans for a bigger setup in a few years. Maybe I can get one or two small ones. I've seen them as small as the size of a quarter at my lfs.
Dkuhlmann
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Mine were about 2-3" and any and all fish in the tank came to them for cleaning of parasites. They would come and open their gills and the "nurse" would clean inside and between the gills and then the fish being cleaned would just stay there while the nurse cleaned the whole body. Really fun to watch. Besides they don't get eaten like cleaner shrimp do and also live much longer than the cleaner wrasses.
Dkuhlmann
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I'll try and get into my old laptop that should have some pictures of my old tanks and post some pictures of them. I believe I have some pictures of them cleaning my xl Emperor Angel. If I can find them I'll post them here.
Butterflyfish of all types are my favorite fish but sadly in my current little 30 gal they won't be. I really don't want the work that goes along with having a larger system again.
Butterflyfish of all types are my favorite fish but sadly in my current little 30 gal they won't be. I really don't want the work that goes along with having a larger system again.
Dkuhlmann
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Nice, learned something new ty. Want to try it now as wellbetter than just waiting or dosing more meds I'm not sure are even necessary as I'm still not sure they exist. But if they might help I would like to try.
Damn sure won't hurt anything and you will love the fish. Even if you only get a smaller pair you will be fine, they are very social fish and it seems all other fish know that this is the "nurse" fish
:fish1:Hdpt73 I know you said rainbow smelts but when I went to the Asian market all they had were these that said smelt. Are they the same? https://www.dropbox.com/s/urbfolfjp6irhuf/20150427_220111.jpg?dl=0
