I received a regal Sat. morning (ordered online) and acclimated using the drip method over a couple hours. I noticed the Regal was breathing a little heavy but figured it was most likely due to shipping stress. Once I placed the Regal in my QT tank, it was very active and found shelter in a PVC elbow pipe. I waited a few hours with the lights off and offered a clam on the half shell which it immediately started to eat. Everything was looking great despite the heavy breathing.
Sunday morning, I take a look and the Regal is now laying on it's side breathing a lot faster than it was on Sat. After testing my water (using Salifert test kits) all the levels turned up perfect, I decided to treat with Prazi-pro since dealing with angels in the past I've noticed them to be more prone to gill flukes.
Last night it was still laying on it's side and I expected the worse in the morning. However, when I looked today it was swimming around and looking much better despite the heavy breathing. I can't figure out what it could be, possibly flukes and the Prazi-pro has started to work?
My QT is a 30G long, with 20 lbs of mature (4+ years), sponge filled live rock from my display sump. I have also placed a 3" PVC elbow in the tank for shelter. The QT has been running for 8 weeks and I took a sponge from the sump and placed in my Qt filter which I have always done in the past. Using Salifert test kits all parameters are in-line (PH, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Alk), the temp is at 77 and the SG at 1.020.
I even wondered if it was due to low oxygen, so I added a MJ900 with the venturi, but no luck.
Any advice? I've been in the hobby for years now and am really stumped by this one.
Sunday morning, I take a look and the Regal is now laying on it's side breathing a lot faster than it was on Sat. After testing my water (using Salifert test kits) all the levels turned up perfect, I decided to treat with Prazi-pro since dealing with angels in the past I've noticed them to be more prone to gill flukes.
Last night it was still laying on it's side and I expected the worse in the morning. However, when I looked today it was swimming around and looking much better despite the heavy breathing. I can't figure out what it could be, possibly flukes and the Prazi-pro has started to work?
My QT is a 30G long, with 20 lbs of mature (4+ years), sponge filled live rock from my display sump. I have also placed a 3" PVC elbow in the tank for shelter. The QT has been running for 8 weeks and I took a sponge from the sump and placed in my Qt filter which I have always done in the past. Using Salifert test kits all parameters are in-line (PH, Nitrate, Nitrite, Ammonia, Alk), the temp is at 77 and the SG at 1.020.
I even wondered if it was due to low oxygen, so I added a MJ900 with the venturi, but no luck.
Any advice? I've been in the hobby for years now and am really stumped by this one.
