need help IDing a possible parasite

ozzfan84

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Hello everyone. I have kinda an awkward situation going on in one of my tanks. It is a 55g FOWLR. There is a 2 foot Zebra Moray, a 5 inch Violatin Lion, and a 4 inch Pink Tail Trigger in it. Ive had the Zebra Moray and Lion for over a year now, but I just got the Pink Tail about two months ago, and he spent 3 weeks of it in quarentine. Since I have added him to the tank, he sometimes breaks out in large white spots. These dont appear to look anything like Ick or Velvet. They are much larger and are somewhat spherical. Some days it gos away for good, and other days it is quite heavy. Through all of this, my water conditions have read A-OK. I thought there might be a problem with the way I was testing it, so I went to my LFS and it tested fine there as well. I keep a small amount of coppersafe in the water, and am thinking of trying hyposalinity if he looks worse by the end of today. The thing is, he does not sratch himself on the LR, he eats like a horse, and he swims rapidly all day. He shows no signs of being affected at all by the things on his body. Please get back to me if you have any idea what this could be. Thanks
 

ozzfan84

Member
hey thanks alot for the quick response! I was worried about the lil guy. Im going to check the water conditions and monitor his interactions with his tankmates for a while. I am also cycling a 125g, so I may send him over to there if he still appears to be stressed out. Thanks again!
 
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