Flukes

[Will]

Well my leaf fish just died, and after about an hour looking up symptoms on RC i determined i have a fluke infestation. I also believe that the death of my waspfish is also due to flukes.

My question is that i only have 1 firefish in my display who seems normal, should i just wait 4-6 weeks to get my next fish and hope the cycle is broken? or should i treat the display with prazipro (from what i have read it is mostly reef safe, i would need someone to babysit my xenia though)

Also who here does freshwater dips for all incoming fish?

[+Lamont]

Sorry about the losses Will. I dont think you should dose in a tank that size.(Too risky) I think you should wait and see what happens to the firefish.The water parameters and incompatibility are a couple of reasons for fluke. Monitor the water parameters at different times of the day and the fishes behavior and color closely.(especially around the gills) Watch before and after feedings to see if his eating habits change. I know fire fish are territorial so see if he has a tendency to roam around the tank or stay hidden most of the time. Its your fish so you would know better than me. Since you go to school full time you may not have much time to stare at your fish but I think you be able to tell if something is wrong. Some people love dosing different chemicals but I cant do it. I watch my tank more than i watch my Plasma's and can notice if something is wrong in a heartbeat. I then try to fix it in a hurry. I have only lost one fish and that was due to my stupidity. (incompatibility)

[Will]

the firefish is his normal self

From now on i think im going to do a 2 week quarantine on all fish