Sick seahorse Rykna are you on?

outatime97

outatime97

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First, parameters are 55 gal with about 25lbs live rock and 50lbs live sand am-0 trite-0 trate-0 ph-8.0 sal 1.025
Seahorse has been in tank for a week and a half, very healthy eater (marine cuisine and pods.
Yesterday he stopped eating and was just floating with the current. Today he is still breathing, but has developed white areas on hi tail and snout. He is hitched to some macro but bristleworms are starting to climb up his tail and he doesn't move
There are many bristleworms in there, I will be picking them out as I wait for a response.
 
outatime97

outatime97

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Upon closer inspection, the white patches were where the worms ate his skin. His eyes are also gone. Had to put him down.
 
bronco300

bronco300

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sorry to hear about your loss...definitely things that do not mix...you may try panacur next round and see it that can help with nasty critters, its what i use for my dwarf seahorses
 
poniegirl

poniegirl

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That is sad, I'm sorry to hear!
A couple of thoughts:
Generally speaking, most bristleworms that we find in our tanks are not predators. They are scavegers. Yes, they will take advantage of food that is available and does not move, that is dead or dying. They get a bad rap since they are first on the scene, little ambulance chasers.
I would be very surprised if the worms on him were the cause of your seahorse dying.
The main danger of bristleworms in a tank that has seahorses is the possibility of the horse snicking up a worm, mistaking it for food.
If you have enough bristleworms that they are an issue, you will need to reduce that population and feed the tank less, or feed more efficiently.
 
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