Harlequin Tusk

The wrasse is leaving the tusk alone from what i can tell. Tusk seems to be bumping into rocks and the glass. Could that be a eye sight issue or just stress? Next concern is to see if he eats. In qt, never really saw him eat much, just all the mysis gone by next morning so i assumed he was eating.
 
Well wife called and the tusk has a chunk ripped out of its back. It is still alive and swims, but my guess is it will not last long. she took it out and put in QT until I can get home.

I am guessing that the tusk I got had issues, but I am not sure that even if I had an active one that it would survive with the wrasse in the tank.
 
Sorry to hear. The harlequin tusk is such a cool fish. I want to get one when I get my 135 set up and running. If that were my tank, I'd ditch the other wrasse and keep the tusk (or replace if it doesn't make it through)
 
thanks. he is gone. The chunk missing was too much. I believe it was the porcupine puffer that took the final bite out of him. Maybe I just had a bad tusk. However, from what I have read, some of the behavior such as lying on side when you first get them and hiding is normal. Maybe this one was too timid and others are more aggressive.

The Red Breast Wrasse is a nice looking fish too. Nice colors also so will probably hand on to that.

I have also read not to put more wrasse in one tank. I have tried two banana wrasse (different times) and over time the same thing happened. Found them with a chunk missing.
 
With the two banana wrasse, did you see if it was the two attacking each other or was there another culprit?
 

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Well, it was around 6 to 7 weeks since I got the Tusk. I spoke the LFS and they are willing to give me a discount on a new tusk. He has some that seem very active in his tanks (the one that just died was no where near as active - probably should not have gotten it). So the question is, should I try a new one thinking it was just that particular fish or just say away assuming the same thing will happen even with one very active?

thanks,

Mike
 
I think that I would try again, but it might be time to remove current fish, re-aquascape, then add all fish back at same time.
 
Well I went and got another tusk. So far like night and day. The LFS had three Tusks all in separate tanks. All three seemed active and swimming a lot. I picked one that had the nicest teeth since all three seemed the same. I had them feed him and he ate frozen food. After in the bag, the Fish swam around in the bag (last one did not at all).

Got him home. Floated the bag for 15 minutes. Opened the bag and tested the salinity and it was at 1.0158. I got mine down to around 1.0167 (already previously dropped it to 1.018) and also floated another 15 minutes adding some tank water to the bag and got that up to 1.0162.

After around 30 minutes I put him in the tank, lights off. Fish swam around a bit. Last I checked he was sitting in an upper back corner.

I think this one will do better and do think there was an issue with the last one. In 6 to 8 weeks I will need to see what I want to do with my 150 and the fish in it. I do not want to change the rocks around, but maybe put a floating basket in it and put the Red Breasted Wrasse in that for a couple of days.


thanks,

Mike
 
The new tusk does not sit still. It is like night and day compared to the last. This guy is constantly swimming all over the 55QT. He ate a bunch of mysis, silversides, and prawns last night.

After seeing this guy, I think something was wrong from day one with the last one. I assume different fish have different personalities, but maybe the last was too lethargic. I am not sure what normal is with the tusk.

I think I will let this guy be for a week and then do some PraziPro treatments and then see if I want to use Quinine Sulfate - all out of precaution to kill anything I cannot see.

I am also going to top off with salt water to get the salinity back up to 1.024.

thanks,

Mike
 
New tusk is doing great. Very active and nice fish. He eats everything. I tried NLS pellets yesterday and he chomped them right up.

No signs of disease, but it has been less than a week. Debating if I should even use the Quinine Sulfate and prazipro as a precaution.

thanks,

Mike
 
So now I am debating what do to next with the tusk in QT. I think I am ready to take the red breasted wrasse out and probably bring him to the LFS.

Previously I was going to treat with Prazipro and Quinine Sulfate, but if the tusk is not showing any signs of disease i am now thinking of not treating at all. I have always been concerned with introducing a parasite into my display.

I figured I would post in this thread for some opinions on this. Should I just observe for two weeks and if no signs of anything, put him in the display (after removing the wrasse)? Or should I go ahead and treat with either Quinine Sulfate and or Prazipro? Is two weeks enough? I also emailed the crew at wet web media and their comment is do not treat if nothing is seen and take out after two weeks.

thanks,

Mike
 
Two weeks in QT is not enough time for all the various problems to manifest themselves. I would give it another couple of weeks, definitely if you decide not to treat prophylactically. Whether to do that or not is up to you. HT aren't particularly ich magnets or anything so if it's good after a month-five weeks then you should be fine.
Some always treat regardless but if you keep in qt for a sufficient time you don't always have to do that.
 
Tusk is still doing good. So far has been around 10 days. No signs of any parasites.

I plan on keeping in QT for 4 to 6 weeks, but debating if I should do a QS treatment or not.

thanks,

Mike
 
On day 24 for the new Tusk and so far all is good. The tusk seems very aggressive and eats like crazy. I have not treated him with anything and right now thinking I should not.

At what point can I assume there is no ich or anything else if the fish is not showing any signs? Is it safe to assume ich or something else would have surfaced by now?

I have no issue leaving him in the QT longer.

I do plan on pulling the Red Breasted Wrasse out of the display before I put the tusk in.

thanks,

Mike
 
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