Wartskin frogfish help

[Tripple T]

So tonight I noticed my wff is having trouble breathing. It's very labored and rapid. Nothing has changed in the tank at all. What should I do ?!?! Could it be ich? How could I even tell? Anyone with decent experience pls help

 

[chrislorentz]

Did you just pick him up from fish Den?

 

[dv3]

Did you just pick him up from fish Den?

better question:were you at fish den? ...highlighting for elite? .....lol

 

[chrislorentz]

All I did was walk around fish Den for an hour with my Elite Reef shirt on !

 

[Tripple T]

Lol. No I've actually had this guy for a long time. I'm only guessing ich because my other tank has had it and occasionally I forget to wash my hands before I go tank to tank. I just can't think of much else that would cause labored rapid breathing. I just don't know what to look for for ich on a fish like this

 

[chrislorentz]

will be tough to see on him, keep an eye on his gills I think that will be the best place to spot it

 

[Cherub]

quarantine first, ask after later

 

[Tripple T]

It's the only fish in the tank lol. Just zoas and the angler

 

[spstimie]

Look at the fins also. Any changes in temp? Did it eat something it shouldn't have? Check the parameters and get back to us with numbers.

 

[spstimie]

My joker zoanthids squirt palytoxin into the water whenever they are touched. He may have got poisoned moving around. Just a thought.

 

[Tripple T]

It has to be something like that. Unfortunately all I can really do Is wait and see. I believe if I start copper treatment in a guess I will most likely make things much worse. I'll do a water change in the morning.

 

[Tripple T]

So I have him in a qt/hospital tank now. I'm running half the recommended dose of copper just because I've read anglers have a tough tie with it. I'm still just guessing it's ich though. I'm really sort of at a loss....... He breaths really heavily that is the only symptom of what he has.

 

[SAZAMA]

wanna light up some Jesus votive candles? I think that is all we got on this one cody.

 

[Wicked Color]

You sure a 10x dose of tetracycline isnt the answer?
Got my fingers crossed for ya man.