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03-28-2008, 05:30 AM
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HELP, Firefish in need, desparate
OK, Just got home from OA, My Firefish goby was fine, now pretty much lifeless, laboured breathing with a coiled looking thing exiting behind the right front fin.
Looks like, well, intestines??? 
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03-28-2008, 05:51 AM
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Further inspection, looks like 2 parasites? worms or someting? Have him in a little Betta tank with a bubbler right now, but no heat
 no hospital tank set up yet
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03-28-2008, 06:01 AM
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It looks like they are Under his skin (scales). Is this the case? i wish i could be more helpful but unfortunatly not. this looks like IMO the kind of thing a cleaner shrimp would look for while doing a job.
GOOD LUCK with this.
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72 Gallon Bowfront Reef.. Hardware:2x250w Luminex Elite HQI Reflectors (Phoenix Hexarc Bulbs), Galaxy 2x250w Electronic ballast, Euroreef 130 Skimmer, Sedra KSP 7000 Retern... Live Stock: Pair of Hawaiian Flame Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse, Pink Streaked Wrasse, Pair True Percula Clowns, Potters Angel, African Flameback Angel, Orange Fin Tomini Tang, Yellow Assessor, Tailspot Blenny, Purple Firefish.. 45 G FW Asain Barb Community tank.
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03-28-2008, 06:04 AM
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No, they are external, can be uncoiled and pulled away, they are attached at the black spot behind fin. Appear to cause great discomfort if they are tugged upon, so I aint tugging on them any more. I have a cleaner too. Got Firefish, 2 Perc's, cleaner and Torch coral yesterday. Acclimated them all today. First inhabitants in tank, other than Hermits, so I wasnt too concerned with QT at the moment.
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03-28-2008, 02:16 PM
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I would give him a bath in PraziPro. Not sure what it is, but if it's a parasite, then PraziPro will get rid of it.
http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s..._ID=md-hpraz04 Or ParaGuard as a second choice: http://www.jlaquatics.com/phpstore/s..._ID=sc-par0100
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03-31-2008, 07:31 PM
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probably a parasite, especially how close it is to the gill opening, at this point it can't hurt to give him a bath in some med's.
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33g fowlr / 20g sump / 400 watt pendant / Euro-Reef RC80~~~~lavendar tang, lemon butterfly, snowflake eel, hawaiian spotted puffer, tomato clown, chomis.. My reef~http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/m...-/P4300459.jpg
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04-01-2008, 07:13 AM
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Ya, he never survived the night. I tried FW dip, but think it was to late. Store thinks it was some kind of worm. They are going to replace when I make my next order. OA is awsome, called me long distance after I emailed pics and tried to diagnose.
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