Pearlscale acting off in QT

iReefer2

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Had a pair of Pearlscales in QT for 2 weeks now with no issues, eating has been fine and they even pecked off some Aiptasia that was starting to grown in there.

Today one of them is acting off. :(

* No Appetite
* Lethargic
* Color looks subdued.
* Mouth stays open
* Gills look raised and red.

From my diagnosis this appears to be Ammonia poisoning? The 2 Ammonia badges I have reads zero and have done for the entire 2 weeks. Could this be damage from previous handling that's now showing up!

Or something else?

Anything I can do?

Thanks for any advise.

Pics below.

See the mouth open.

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See the color compared to the other one. (The other has tail damage but it was like that when I received him and is slowly getting better.)
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The gills appear red and raised from behind.
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Have you measured the ammonia with a test kit? IME the ammonia badges are not the most reliable. Do a water change and use Prime or some other ammonia detoxifier to neutralize ammonia.
 
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