falconut
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Would you consider purchasing a fish that shows signs of either ich or flukes, but looks healthy otherwise? And by showing signs I mean a couple tiny spots on the pectoral fins or twitching/flashing on rocks. My answer would normally be no way, but I now treat with PraziPro and Cupramine during QT.
The fish in question are:
Larger Pearlscale Butterflyfish (about 4") it looks beautiful, full color and both the body and the area above the eyes is very full. I haven't seen it eat, but it would have to before I'd purchase. Over a few days, they tried frozen mysis, frozen blackworms & live blackworms. Now when the guy did the live blackworms, he keep his hand semi in the water, so I think that didn't help. It's been at the LFS for 2 weeks. It has 2 spots on it's pectoral fins and occasionally twitches & flashes on the rocks.
Medium Pearlscale Butterflyfish (about 3") it looks beautiful, full color and both the body and the area above the eyes are full. Not as much as the larger, but definitely full. I haven't seen this one eat either, but I haven't asked as I was concentrating on the larger one during my visit. This one has no visible spots, but does the occasional twitch and flash on the rocks.
So, if either was eating, would you consider either, knowing it requires treatment?
The fish in question are:
Larger Pearlscale Butterflyfish (about 4") it looks beautiful, full color and both the body and the area above the eyes is very full. I haven't seen it eat, but it would have to before I'd purchase. Over a few days, they tried frozen mysis, frozen blackworms & live blackworms. Now when the guy did the live blackworms, he keep his hand semi in the water, so I think that didn't help. It's been at the LFS for 2 weeks. It has 2 spots on it's pectoral fins and occasionally twitches & flashes on the rocks.
Medium Pearlscale Butterflyfish (about 3") it looks beautiful, full color and both the body and the area above the eyes are full. Not as much as the larger, but definitely full. I haven't seen this one eat either, but I haven't asked as I was concentrating on the larger one during my visit. This one has no visible spots, but does the occasional twitch and flash on the rocks.
So, if either was eating, would you consider either, knowing it requires treatment?