I've not had a good week. First off, the three Peppermint Shrimp I added have not appeared, anywhere. Normally, when you add shrimp, they moult in the first couple of days, but I've seen nothing of them. No dead skin, nowt ! I know Peppermint can hide, and some only come out at night, but even then I've seen nothing. I am assuming that they've been chomped by someone, and it wasn't me !
Next, I've had a poorly Tomini Tang. He had some sort of infection (bacterial, fungal??). I tried mixing Kanaplex into the food. I wasn't that worried as this had worked a while ago when one of the Triggers had an infection around his mouth. Kanaplex cleared that up very quickly and now he's as handsome as ever. The Tomini had whitish coverings and his fins were damaged. He looked pretty bad, but he was swimming and eating as normal. There were no signs of lethargy, or heavy breathing. He wasn't hiding or rubbing against rocks. He was acting normal apart from his looks. So yesterday, I went into the LFS to see if I could get something else to treat him with, and I found something (off the top of my head I cannot remember it's name/manufacturer), but it contained stuff like Malachite Green and was reef safe. However, when I got home, he had passed. No other fish appear to be affected. Everyone looks normal and healthy. It wasn't Ich or Velvet that's for sure.
I wasn't able to get him out to treat separately, because as soon as my hand, or net, enters the tank, all the fish just disappear into the rocks ! Even with the fish trap he never showed any interest in going into it. Plus, I wasn't that worried as he appeared to be normal. Meanwhile, I'll keep an eye open on the rest to ensure it is not spreading, and I'm ready with my new medicine.