Is my goby sick?
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gone fishin
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Hard to tell but look up lymphocytis. If this is the case then good diet and water will take care of it.
malx
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Good tips. I've googled and read and I agree it's probably this. I only feed my tank 3x a week so there is a good shot he's not getting enough food. I will increase feedings this week to 2x daily and see how that affects my nutrients. My water quality is good. Just tested today. Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0.001ppm, Nitrate 1pm, Phosphate 0.02ppm. I'm doing SPS so I am trying to keep my nutrients low. With that said, I only have test frags in there now and they are doing OK.
Here's what I am feeding tomorrow.
PE Mysis Shrimp fortified with Phyto.
BRS Reef Chili.
Tomorrow night I'll just do Mysid and some Pellets from Sustainable Aquatics's hatchery diet and do that for the rest of the week then go back to PE, Phyto and Reef Chili on Friday.
I'll keep everyone posted.
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Here's what I am feeding tomorrow.
PE Mysis Shrimp fortified with Phyto.
BRS Reef Chili.
Tomorrow night I'll just do Mysid and some Pellets from Sustainable Aquatics's hatchery diet and do that for the rest of the week then go back to PE, Phyto and Reef Chili on Friday.
I'll keep everyone posted.
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Dkuhlmann
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You can't starve your live critters for the sake of water quality. You need to learn how to export those nutrients.
I've got a 40b with a 20 gal sump and have 9 fish in it. Rarely are my nitrates over 10 and I do an every two week 20% water change. I feed twice a day and sometimes when I'm around a third time. Morning and night are frozen mysis or a frozen mix, during mid day is NLS pellets. My fish are fat and happy and so are my mix of corals. LPS, SPS and leathers. I also feed my corals 3x a week a mix of coral foods.
Cherub angel
McCosker's wrasse
Pair Mocha Clowns
Midas Blenny
Matted Filefish
Scooter blenny
Royal Gramma
You don't want 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates. You want to target 5 nitrates and 0.025 phosphates. Having both 0 will starve your SPS unless you're doing direct feedin daily to them.
Yellow Candy Hogfish
I've got a 40b with a 20 gal sump and have 9 fish in it. Rarely are my nitrates over 10 and I do an every two week 20% water change. I feed twice a day and sometimes when I'm around a third time. Morning and night are frozen mysis or a frozen mix, during mid day is NLS pellets. My fish are fat and happy and so are my mix of corals. LPS, SPS and leathers. I also feed my corals 3x a week a mix of coral foods.
Cherub angel
McCosker's wrasse
Pair Mocha Clowns
Midas Blenny
Matted Filefish
Scooter blenny
Royal Gramma
You don't want 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates. You want to target 5 nitrates and 0.025 phosphates. Having both 0 will starve your SPS unless you're doing direct feedin daily to them.
Yellow Candy Hogfish
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anthonys51
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what test kit are you testing with .001ppm nitrites and 1pm nitrates. thats some very precise numbers, too precise imo
also dont go crazy testing nitrites you should never have them in a weel established reef. and as far as nitrates and phosphates i normally dont test them or f i do maybe once a month. if your corals look good and you dont have alot or any algae imo there is no reason to test for them. .
also you can train your goby to eat right out of a turkey baster . my fish eat too fast for my goby, so i have to feed him like a baby
malx
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what test kit are you testing with .001ppm nitrites and 1pm nitrates. thats some very precise numbers, too precise imo
also you can train your goby to eat right out of a turkey baster . my fish eat too fast for my goby, so i have to feed him like a baby
Mine eats out of a baster. I have Hannah Ultra Low Range checkers for Nitrite and NYOS for Nitrate. I trust them.
anthonys51
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oh i wasnt saying they are wrong, just saying your being to cautious about your number, dont starve your fish because your afraid to over feed.
malx
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True. You live and you learn. Let's see where we are at in a week
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anthonys51
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yes i been there, my first tak many years ago i tested everything every day. you will learn what works for you. just dont do anything drastic, slow changes are better than fast. unless everything is dying anyway.
malx
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Dkuhlmann
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Excellent! Glad to hear that :thumbsup:
I forgot to mention earlier in this thread that since your tank is cycled you no longer need to test for ammonia or nitrites, UNLESS there is a problem. Once a tank is cycled they are a non issue.
What is important now are
Nitrates
Phosphates
Ca
Mg
Kh
AND of course sg
I forgot to mention earlier in this thread that since your tank is cycled you no longer need to test for ammonia or nitrites, UNLESS there is a problem. Once a tank is cycled they are a non issue.
What is important now are
Nitrates
Phosphates
Ca
Mg
Kh
AND of course sg
malx
Active member
Yeah I know but I do it anyway as part of my weekly routine because I have the kits and they will expire anyways if I don't use them. I might be wasting my time but peace of mind is always nice!
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