I was wondering if Flukes is becoming some sort of epidemic which are silently killing our newly arrived saltwater fish more than ich or velvet.
Over the last year I lost hundred of dollars worth of fish (mostly Angels) with all the same symptoms: jerky movement of the head (shaking it back and forth here and there), discoloration of the skin, rapid breathing, frayed fins and tail and loss of appetite.
From researching another forum I finally found out that had flukes. A freshwater dip confirmed it and I saw about 50 sized flukes from Chysyrus Angel. Now Im treating all my fish with Prazipro. Last 2 months I bought 4 small to medium sized Angels and all had flukes and I purchased all my fish from different LFS with different wholesalers. I quarantine each fish in a different tank so no contimination between fish can occur.
Are flukes really that common now and are Angels more suseptible to flukes? A lot of us might think a fluke infested fish might have ich or velvet and mistreat it since some of the symptoms are identical.



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