Twitchy blue green chromis

[hobbby3]

Hi Everyone,

I have a 10 gallon quarantine with a blue green chromis thats been in it for just over a week. It's eating PE mysis 3 times a day all he can eat in 2 minutes. A few days into the quarantine he started to twich and run into the sides of the tank. Does he have a disease or parasite I can look or test for? I don't see anything obvious but I'm new so it's difficult to know what to look for.

Water details
SG 1.024
Temp 78
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 10ppm
PH 8.2

 

[Monkeyfish]

Could be flukes or Ich. I'd give him a dose of Prazipro and see if that fixes the issue. If you see white spots similar in size to a grain of salt its Ich and you'll need to treat him with copper (Cupramine is best IMO) or hyposalinity (which I wouldn't do if you're not an experienced aquarist).

 

[sponger0]

Sounds like ich. Id get some copper.

 

[hobbby3]

Thanks for the replies. Here's a video of the little guy let me know if you see anything obvious.


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[Monkeyfish]

From the vid it doesn't look like anything is wrong... he's just spazzing out after being put into a new tank. Looks like he's eating things from the water column. Keep an eye on him. Prazipro is a good "just in case" treatment that has few negative effects when used properly. If there are no white spots on him then he doesn't have Ich.

 

[hobbby3]

Oh good thank you for looking!

I'll keep my eyes open for any of the typical white spots or bumps then. I'd like to just quarantine for 4 weeks without meds unless theres sign of trouble.

 

[sponger0]

Oh good thank you for looking!

I'll keep my eyes open for any of the typical white spots or bumps then. I'd like to just quarantine for 4 weeks without meds unless theres sign of trouble.

Now if all newbies (including myself when i started) had that state of mind lol