Dispar Anthias Trouble

[Jackwkahn]

I got a trio of Dispar anthias a few weeks ago and the male and smallest female are doing awesome. However the larger female is not eating and is very skinny. She stays against a rock for a while, then ventures off for a bit and eventually returns to her spot. She is breathing heavy and I haven't really payed attention as to weather she was actually eating or not until now. I fed a second serving of mysis and watched her closely. She became very interested in the food but only took the smallest pieces, only to shorty reject them and return to her spot on the rock. I do not quarantine so if this is some sort of disease or parasite then bah on me. I am not noticing any bullying with any of my fishes.

I would really love to save her. Any advice?
(I had these fish specially ordered from a wholesaler by a friend)

 

[Jackwkahn]

I have a 40 breeder with a female leopard wrasse, ocellaris clown pair, and a chromis (added today) in addition to the anthias trio

 

[RJT]

Really sounds like that female has a disease. All of your fish are peaceful. The dispars that I have had were not aggressive towards one another. If you don't have another tank to qt. Try a fresh water dip and/or prazi pro treatment. Lets hope if it is health issue it is worms which this treatment should help with. Anything else and this treatment will have no affect.

 

[RJT]

Just noticed in your post that she is breathing heavy that usually from ich, velvet or high ammonia and the treatment I mentioned will not work

 

[Jackwkahn]

She is the only fish breathing heavily. I just checked on them and she was out and swimming with the others. I am going to do some research on freshwater dips. ill try one now if everything checks out

 

[Jackwkahn]

I really hope its not velvet... but I guess only time will tell
Would two healthy fish of the same species from the same place introduced at the same time suggest otherwise???

 

[Jackwkahn]

bumb any other advice

 

[tkeracer619]

Go to the store and get live brine. If it won't eat that its probably a gonner. If it does mix live with frozen over time.

 

[Jackwkahn]

Go to the store and get live brine. If it won't eat that its probably a gonner. If it does mix live with frozen over time.

sounds like a plan. I really hate to watch her suffer especially when all of my other fish are so happy and healthy

 

[Jackwkahn]

just tried a 5min fresh water dip in ro di. she didnt have the best time, but it seems as though she responded well. Will check on her in the morning and try to feed cyclopeeze and live brine as soon as i can get some

 

[Jackwkahn]

well I found her dead this morning. I figure I couldn't have really prevented it since I've only had her for about 2 weeks. Oh well, I guess this stuff happens

 

[angelfish7]

Hopefully this is a QT because I would treat all these fish before they go to a dt. Especially after one already died. I once made the huge mistake of putting a bunch of anthias in my dt without QT first and about a third of my tank was wipped out!! Never again...all fish are QT minimum six weeks. Good luck