@Colu in case you’re interested.
Holy. Crap.
I tested my water and I believe I am going through a mini cycle. I just discovered nitrites in my tank. I ran out of the ammonia test a little while back so I haven’t been testing it because my tank is pretty well established. I do all the other tests regularly and today I noticed nitrites, meaning I likely had ammonia when they all started flashing earlier this week but I just assumed it was the parasite 🥲😅 I just ordered an ammonia replacement water test and it’ll be here on Saturday.
I’m thinking this all started because of the use of ParaCleanse a couple weeks back, meaning I’ve likely had ammonia this whole dang time - problem solved, I believe. I think they did have gill flukes but my overfeeding and the use of antibiotics messed with my beneficial bacteria.
Such a rookie mistake - dang! I should have ordered that ammonia test a month back. I feel awful for these fish! They’re still flashing after a huge water change, but I presume it’ll get better after my water clears up and their gills get some relief. I plan on picking up some cycled media from my LFS tomorrow and finishing the last dose of Prazi in a week or so.
I appreciate all your help in keeping me on track when I wanted to just give up. I was getting so frustrated and it was because of something I caused - this was definitely a learning experience! Always keep ALL tests on hand EVEN if your tank is established. Lesson learned.