Hey all. I have had my clownfish for 3 months now. They went through TTM and were Qt'd for 5 weeks. They have been in DT (cycled back in August) since 11/7/16 . No new fish/coral/inverts, etc added since. All fish have been doing great until yesterday. I noticed my male Osc clown staying near the bottom of tank and has not eaten the last 2 days. Looks like his mouth is agape and is usually always with the female but not since yesterday. Also slept solo for the 1st time in all of the days I have had them. I have not seen any spots/slimy coat or anything visual on skin giving me the thought that he is ill. I just moved him into a 10 gallon tank to keep a better eye on him. Other fish in tank are Female Osc Clown, 2 purple firefish and 1 bicolor dottyback. Inverts are 1 blood red shrimp, 1 cleaner shrimp and 1 peppermint shrimp. Any thoughts? Should I sit back and continue to observe or should I do a Formalin bath for 45 minutes in case of Brooklynella? If so, how many ML per gallon? I have Formalin MS and can use a 5 gallon bucket w/airstone. I went through a bit of cyano bloom so I added an airstone yesterday as I have been told that Cyano can deplete oxygen levels. Tank info below:
120 gal w/75 gal sump/fuge
Temp 77.1
SG 52.7 ms
PH 8.14
Ammonia 0
Nitrate close to 0
My paramaters are from my Profilux controller so that is why some numbers are specific. I also used Red Sea test kit for Nitrate and ammonia and calibrated refractometer to double-check the salinity. Thanks for any help in advance.
Regards,
Ron
120 gal w/75 gal sump/fuge
Temp 77.1
SG 52.7 ms
PH 8.14
Ammonia 0
Nitrate close to 0
My paramaters are from my Profilux controller so that is why some numbers are specific. I also used Red Sea test kit for Nitrate and ammonia and calibrated refractometer to double-check the salinity. Thanks for any help in advance.
Regards,
Ron