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mrcrab
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WOW!!! No sense posting here anymore.
What was so terrible? He's had that avatar for ages and all of a sudden it becomes an issue?
As far as BrianD's avatar I could see how someone would find it offensive, but then I'm not much for painting animals.
I've said it...go ahead and ZAP me too! If you do you can also scrap my RC membership as well!!!
Wet blanket...at least you got that right.
What was so terrible? He's had that avatar for ages and all of a sudden it becomes an issue?
As far as BrianD's avatar I could see how someone would find it offensive, but then I'm not much for painting animals.
I've said it...go ahead and ZAP me too! If you do you can also scrap my RC membership as well!!!
Wet blanket...at least you got that right.
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jnarowe
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So, on a lighter note, my reef is looking good but I have been noticing the clams closed up or partially closed up and I cannot figure out why that is. I don't see anything picking on them, but I wonder if it isn't the cleaner wrasses. It started after I put them in the tank.
Anyone have enough experience with clams to give me suggestions as to what to look for?
Anyone have enough experience with clams to give me suggestions as to what to look for?
jnarowe
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Right back at ya K! 
So I am in a rescue operation at the moment. One of the local business owners came into my store and asked me if there was something wrong with his sailfin since it was lying on its side at the surface of the tank. I hustled over there and sure enough, a dying Desjardini Tang.
It has a pinch stomach and face with no external signs of disease. I told the guy that it looked like it was starving and he told me his maint. guy had instructed them to stop feeding so much food.
So I have it at my place in the QT with a Vortech on low and rocks piled around it so the fish won't get stck on it. I also added an airstone in front of the pump. I have been periodically holding it in front of the powerhead. It is fighting to stay alive, but I don't have much hope. I think it is probably too weak to eat at this point.
Anyone bring a fish back from starvation?
So I am in a rescue operation at the moment. One of the local business owners came into my store and asked me if there was something wrong with his sailfin since it was lying on its side at the surface of the tank. I hustled over there and sure enough, a dying Desjardini Tang.
It has a pinch stomach and face with no external signs of disease. I told the guy that it looked like it was starving and he told me his maint. guy had instructed them to stop feeding so much food.
So I have it at my place in the QT with a Vortech on low and rocks piled around it so the fish won't get stck on it. I also added an airstone in front of the pump. I have been periodically holding it in front of the powerhead. It is fighting to stay alive, but I don't have much hope. I think it is probably too weak to eat at this point.
Anyone bring a fish back from starvation?
mrcrab
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My response was directed at geo.
If I want to pull the pin, I'm quite capable of doing it myself, thanks.
I said it before and I'll say it again, dhnguyen had the same avatar for as long as I can remember. Why has it become an issue now? Just a simple answer to a simple question and I'll drop the subject. Feel free to pm the response if you feel it might upset the masses.
mrcrab
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11445746#post11445746 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jnarowe
Right back at ya K!
So I am in a rescue operation at the moment. One of the local business owners came into my store and asked me if there was something wrong with his sailfin since it was lying on its side at the surface of the tank. I hustled over there and sure enough, a dying Desjardini Tang.
It has a pinch stomach and face with no external signs of disease. I told the guy that it looked like it was starving and he told me his maint. guy had instructed them to stop feeding so much food.
So I have it at my place in the QT with a Vortech on low and rocks piled around it so the fish won't get stck on it. I also added an airstone in front of the pump. I have been periodically holding it in front of the powerhead. It is fighting to stay alive, but I don't have much hope. I think it is probably too weak to eat at this point.
Anyone bring a fish back from starvation?
Jon have you tried feeding it? What type of response are you getting from the fish?
Have you tried soaking some nori in garlic?
chris wright
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Yeah fireworms. Might sound stupid, but a reefer in Australia had similar problems. Upon investigation he found worms hosting in the clam, probably after food, and it irritated the calm.
In my tank I have Eurythoe complanata fireworms, as it turns out a lot of Aussie reefers do to. Unfortunately, most people write them off as bristleworms, pretty broad considering that's a hole species.
Anyway, my Goniopora was retracted for a few days, and I couldn't work out why, until close observation, I found this little 3 inch worm atop my goni stealing food, and judging by the retraction it was getting stung.
I caught the worm because it wrapped itself around the goni. Once it was removed, and with careful target feeding, my goni has recovered and now is doing real well. I think the same for one of my trachy. Caught another worm much smaller, but....
Scythanith
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Hey Jonathan,
Hope you're feeling better and the holidays are treating you well! As for the tang, all I have been able to do to entice feeding on really sick fish is to use live brine shrimp freshly hatched. But if the fish is at the point where you're needing to hold it into the current it's not looking promising but good on ya for trying to help the fish out! Sorry I don't have much in the way of the clam problem, don't have any myself.
Anywho, have a killer New Year and no swimming in the reef tank after you've downed a couple celebratory drinks! The skimmer may overflo!
Cheers,
Scott
Hope you're feeling better and the holidays are treating you well! As for the tang, all I have been able to do to entice feeding on really sick fish is to use live brine shrimp freshly hatched. But if the fish is at the point where you're needing to hold it into the current it's not looking promising but good on ya for trying to help the fish out! Sorry I don't have much in the way of the clam problem, don't have any myself.
Anywho, have a killer New Year and no swimming in the reef tank after you've downed a couple celebratory drinks! The skimmer may overflo!
Cheers,
Scott
chris wright
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Yeah I would mate.
I just went and found the address for you. Here's a link to the guy I was talking about
Freds SPS MASA
Page 7 you'll see his claims spawning, and page 8 you'll see the fireworms and his comments. After removal the claims opended up again.
You'll have to register, but that's no big deal. The site is the Aussie forum.
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