last rhomboid attempt

[dman17878]

I have not had the best of luck with golden rhomboids, after some thought i'm going to give them one more try. I'm expecting 3 females and one male . My qt tank is now empty (choati and 8 line flashers are moving to main display after 3mos) i'm looking for any qt advice . My past attempts have not lasted more than 3 mos in display after qt. I have nothing overly aggressive in display other than a 4" purple tang , 3" gold rim hybred and a few active anthis.

 

[bullitr]

I have no luck with them too
Some Perish from Decompression issues
Some jump out
Good luck !

 

[brannock_16]

The only one I tried didn't last a week in qt due to decompression issues and ultimately swim bladder issues.

I have heard/read that the divers that are currently collecting the rhomboids are quite new to collection and as such do not decompress properly. Not sure if this is 100% true or not, but I won't be trying anymore for at least a year.

Absolutely beautiful fish and I wish you the best!

 

[bullitr]

That's what I heard/ read too

 

[dman17878]

bullitr i'm glad you chimed in:wave: how are yours doing? I have not had problems with these guys in qt its after introducing them to DT and assuming that they have made it then a few months later the swimming issues and then they quickly disappear. I dont usually medicate unless there is an issue but i'm not sure with these guys, getting them to eat is no prob , they acclimate very well then become active and you think that all is well then a quick decline

 

[bullitr]

I don't medicate if I don't have too specially on wrasse and angel

Mine started out great for few weeks then start swimming funny and jump of out the tank
I try to do a kinda like thoracentesis to let the air out hoping it will help but I don't know where is the swimming bladder so no luck.

PIA claims that the new diver don't know how to acclimate them yet.
I will wait a year when the new diver are much familiar with this amazing fish to be safe since they are not cheap.

Good luck

 

[dman17878]

I wish that I had known this before I placed order with them !!!!!!

 

[64Ivy]

I just introduced a pair into qt a couple days ago. So far, so good. Though the male came in a little weak, both are now eating, both are swimming normally, and both seem to be clean. Given their delicate nature, I 'll probably leave them in QT for a least 8 weeks though I don't yet know whether to use any medication on them as a matter of course. Interested in the consensus on that.

 

[96gts]

I had no luck with terminal male Rhomboids, I'm ashamed to say how many I had lost. I lost most of them to swim bladders problems, some happened 2-3weeks into QT and some even after 1 month.

The last trio I got almost 2 months ago, I lost the male after about 1 month. He just didn't eat well enough and kept hiding in pvc in the QT. Both females are in my display now and they are still doing great.

I personally think females or smaller males adapt better in our aquarium. I think I'm done trying terminal males, hopefully the 2 female I have will do well and eventually one will turn male.

 

[dman17878]

they arrived this morning while I was at work my son started tempature acclimation . one was doa........... not a good start

 

[dwanner]

This will be my 3rd attempt as the previous two have been failures with swim bladder/decompression issues being the culprit. This time I'm going to try the colder water temperature method and have had a female in QT at 72-74 degrees for the past two months and will be adding a initial phase male tomorrow that I picked up on DD. The chiller for my display tank has been ordered and will be installed within the next month, so hopefully this does the trick, if not then I'm going to wait another year minimum before I try again.

 

[bullitr]

Sorry toheated
I hope the rest do well
Good Luck
I will try in winter time again so I can can try 72 degree acclimation and probably will take a harem of small female instead.

 

[pacislandaqua]

Erythromycin is something that is great for internal infections.

It isn't necessarily swim bladder problems (which show up VERY quick) but an infection from decompression.

 

[dman17878]

Only one female survived the weekend both, other females and male did not make it 3 days. Mabe I will try again in a few years when collection issues are resolved.

 

[96gts]

Sorry to hear that.

 

[prop-frags]

Erythromycin is something that is great for internal infections.

It isn't necessarily swim bladder problems (which show up VERY quick) but an infection from decompression.

We recently used erythromycin with good results. I think the trick is to catch the infection early.

 

[MikeandNicole]

If you can see them in person, take a close look at their mouths. Apparently they can get caught up in the netting and essentially be ripped out which injures their mouth and can make them impossible to get to eat. I heard this from a big fish importer, just passing it along.

 

[64Ivy]

The male has died. The female has a pretty good case of ick going on and is now being treated with Cupramine. Should she pull through, I'll also probably go with all females or sub adults from now on.

 

[revaltion131]

I may have missed it, but where do you order your Rhomboids from? LA still lists itself as having sub-adults in stock and I was going to try in early July if they still had them. Of course, if they use the same collector as your source, it'd be the same problem anyway. Is there a way of knowing this?

 

[dman17878]

They came from PIA . On Sunday I the male was porpoising so I tried taking pics of what appeared to a infected area, my pics are not very good and i'm no expert but the area was swollen (I could see bulge) and looks inflamed.