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Well, I'm thinking that I'd have to take them all out (or take everything else, and leave them in) to make sure. Neither of which sounds like it would be much fun...for me OR the fish...but...

100 Gal, 80 lbs LR, all parameters look good (0, 0, 0, 3.5, 350, 1.025, 78). Tank has Blenny, Goby, Coral Beauty, Royal Gramma, shrooms, a leather, peppermint, cleaner, and an assorted clean up crew. The corals are healthy and thriving. No stray electricity measurable... My thought is that...

Gang, My blenny seems to be breathing hard and rubbing on everything. Any suggestions/recommendations?

Okay, so if they ARE breathing heavy, what's the diagnosis. I'm positive this is a parasitic thing and would greatly appreciate recommendations for treatment. Thanks!

Gang Thanks! I can begin to quantify how helpful the response to this posting has been...

No heavy breathing...

All numbers look good (0, 0, 0, 3.0, 8.2, 350, 1.0245, 77) and haven't changed significantly since day one. The tank is 6 months old (100 gallons), the fish (blenny, goby, coral beauty and royal gramma) all went in (unfortunately without quarantine) with about 2 weeks in between introductions...

Gang While no one in the tank has any outward signs of problems, everyone is doing a lot scratching against the rocks and the sand. Any suggestions/help would be appreciated. TIA.

The hermit's had crab for dinner tonight...

Well after weeks (going into months) of getting everything in place, cycling the system, getting the growth under control and identifying every resident we could (and a lot came in on our rock), we went out last weekend and bought our first fish (a Royal Gramma, with which my wife was instantly...