tycham
Premium Member
I've moved this over from Reef Fishes forum in hopes of getting more response: Just checked water params and tank is stable with no nitrates or amonnia.
Last week we added a Red Velvet Wrasse to our 100 gallon tank. Other fish in there are a bicolor angel, a juvenile maroon clown, and the above mentioned anthias. The anthias totally intimidated the wrasse, who hid out for about three days and then started venturing out into the tank and is now pretty much out all the time. The square back isn't botherig the wrasse, but neither is he eating. Prior to this he has been an agressive and voracious eater. This is day three of the hunger strike. I've tried soaking in garlic, mysis and zooplankton.
Every once in awhile he opens his mouth wide and blows this big, dense white bubble. The bubble doesn't pop, he just sucks it back in. I don't see any fuzz or signs of ick. He isn't really hiding he is hanging out with the other fish but not swimming as big as he usually does...just kind of hovering here and hovering there.
The day before this behavior started, I did a dip on a sinularia flexibilis with tech d and flatworm exit. I left it in a bucket with a power head for about 45 minutes, skimming off flatworms as they floated to the top. I then put the leather back in the tank. None of the other fish seem to be affected so I don't know if this is a contributing factor or not.
Thanks in advance for your feedback and suggestions.
Romayne
Last week we added a Red Velvet Wrasse to our 100 gallon tank. Other fish in there are a bicolor angel, a juvenile maroon clown, and the above mentioned anthias. The anthias totally intimidated the wrasse, who hid out for about three days and then started venturing out into the tank and is now pretty much out all the time. The square back isn't botherig the wrasse, but neither is he eating. Prior to this he has been an agressive and voracious eater. This is day three of the hunger strike. I've tried soaking in garlic, mysis and zooplankton.
Every once in awhile he opens his mouth wide and blows this big, dense white bubble. The bubble doesn't pop, he just sucks it back in. I don't see any fuzz or signs of ick. He isn't really hiding he is hanging out with the other fish but not swimming as big as he usually does...just kind of hovering here and hovering there.
The day before this behavior started, I did a dip on a sinularia flexibilis with tech d and flatworm exit. I left it in a bucket with a power head for about 45 minutes, skimming off flatworms as they floated to the top. I then put the leather back in the tank. None of the other fish seem to be affected so I don't know if this is a contributing factor or not.
Thanks in advance for your feedback and suggestions.
Romayne
