sick wrasse , help

AquaPython

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within 1 week from getting this fish from SWF (cant say i am happy about) this halichore melanarus (tailspot /pinstripe ) wrasse has developed what looks like a bacterial or fungal infection.
on sunday the fish had a very slight discoloration. this is what it looks like tuesday morning. some clouding on the pectoral fins with some deterioration.
the fish is still eating. i am feeding a homemade mix. this morning i dropped in a maracyn II tab. the fish is sharing a 29 tall with another wrasse in good health. any other opinions? suggestions?
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he is eating well. sleeping in the sand a few more hours than usual (the other wrasse for example).


re-read the maracyn 2 when i got home just recently and added the 2nd tablet. (tuesday)

oh and the mouth now looks white and distorted like lymph

tuesday night ....
it is looking more like lymph, i have seen lymph a bunch of times , but the that is likely a side effect of the stress of shipping and this bacterial / fungal infection that i am more worried about.

today:
as of this morning the infection site looks a bit better, and the the white enlarged cells on the upper lip area have disintigrated, leaving the teeth visible. is that a sign that it is getting better and trying to heal? i did not see him eat this morning, but he looked interested. maybe his mouth hurts.

i should also add that there is a pit area under the eye that is on the side of the infection. looks like HLLE from the stress.

also noted an odd shaking behavior. i think i read that may be indicitive of internal parasites?

just now:
the mouth is eroding more, the fish has interest in food but still wont eat. tomorrow i plan on dropping the next maracyn II tab.
 
this morning i dropped another maracyn tab. fish not eating, still shaking, slightly lethargic, fins degrading. the infection looks slightly better.....
 
The shaking makes me think flukes. Have any prazipro? If yes, make sure it's OK in combination with the antibiotics you're using. Some dose half one day then half the next to make sure there's no adverse reaction from the fish.

He may be fighting more than one battle - bacterial and parasites.
 
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