green manderin

[rljlll]

i came home and he came out from behind a rock and the red was totally faded like he had seen a ghost i started to freak out then about five min later the color was back should i worry

 

[discus010]

He's probably stressed. Check your ph, alk, and tank temperature. Is anything picking on your mandarin? Is he getting enough to eat?

 

[jpslickorocks]

I would have to say possibly food, Or lack thereof I should say. Any of the dragonets need a large tank with a well established pod population to stay healthy. I got very lucky that mine eats frozen mysis and cyclopese.

 

[Gabi480]

mine died about a week ago or well that was the last time I saw him. I had him for about a year I miss the little guy

 

[#99]

Yes stress and no food.Try testing water prim. Does he eat frozen mysis shrimp?
Matt

 

[Smo]

If it's not starving to death, then it may be it was just napping.

My blue mandarin goes to sleep at night, and sometimes during the day she'll sleep in a dark place. When she sleeps, her colors fade dramatically and you would swear she looks dead!

BTW she is about 4 years old in my 29 and very fat and happy!

 

[rljlll]

i don't think he is starving because before i put him in my tank i made sure the pod pop was up and i use green water to keep it up the only other fish is a baby hippo that is a little over an inch the lparameters look ok the salinity was a little lower than i like it but fine i think it was just sleeping well lets hope anyways