Help!!!

[mtsuguy]

I went to the LFS and picked up a few fish Friday evening and one of my purchases was a raccoon butterfly. I brought in a water sample to the store and they said that everything looked good and in the QT they would put in some live rock for while and to take it out and sub in some PVC if he starting showing signs of ick or some other disease. In the QT I also placed a cleaner shrimp. All the parameters are correct, I check the levels 2 times a day all though my Trite and Trate levels are starting to rise a bit (Trite .25-.5, trate 20). Trite was at 0 and trate was at less that 5 ppm before adding the fish. Water and LR are from the DT the fish will be going into, he was drip acclimated for 4 hours before adding to QT. He has some large white spots that appear when the lights are off that appear to get fade when the light is turned on. I am concerned about the fish because he is acting like he has seizers and his respiration is high. Also my cleaner shrimp is picking at his gills. I do not see any visible white specks on the fish but a lot of this looks like the symptoms of ick. Should I treat him?

 

[mcbdz]

You picked a delicate fish to start off with and their survival rate is not so good. Has it eaten for you?

This may be better answered in the disease forume.
I would watch him if he is eating well. My concern would be your trites. You need to do a water change and make sure you keep pristine water conditions for a butterfly. They can't handle the ups and downs of their water quality. If the shrimp is cleaning him let him do his job. If you decide to tx then you need to remove shrimp. What are you feeding?

 

[mtsuguy]

He is picking at the LR so I think he is eating. I placed about 5 or so live brine shirmp in the tank yesterday and he didnt eat, although the cleaner shrimp went to town on them. The lfs told met that I wold have better luck with a raccoon butterfly than a bicolor angle, which was my other choice