please help my sick YUMA.....(pic)

[Patwa]

Hey,

I bought a Yuma about 2 months ago....was doing well up until a couple weeks ago....it's mouth started to open wide (a very bad sign, supposedly)....but then it closed again and remained closed for a week...

then it opened up wide again a few days ago....but last night it closed up and was appearing to excrete waste....it's currently closed.

The edges of the Yuma are curled up on one side, but the other side looks OK.

it is positioned on the bottom right side of my tank, on the sandbed.....the light in that area is not VERY bright, as I have a couple more Yumas there that are doing quite well

here's a pic, when it was first purchased.

anyone have any advice??

tx

Zach.

 

[rob352]

WOW Nice YUMA Hope Itg All WOrks Out For You

 

[Mr. Ugly]

They can have probs with high temps.

 

[All Delight]

Mr. Ugly,

What is considered to be high temps? I run my tank on the higher side (81 degrees), so your statement concerns me.

 

[All Delight]

Patwa,

Thats an awesome yuma. Do you have a pic w/o the atinics? I'd like to see it in its natural colors. Post one please!!!

 

[Mr. Ugly]

One person on zoosRus had problems with melting yumas at 82.

One person said keep yumas at 75-78. Another said 78.

 

[Mr. Ugly]

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So is that like teh pr0n or something??

 

[All Delight]

Ugly,

Yes thats my job for now.....

 

[Mr. Ugly]

Hehehe... cool

 

[AngelReefer]

Ya lower the temp a little

 

[All Delight]

I keep my temp at 81, sometimes it gets to 82. Now you got me wonderin.....

 

[REEFUR]

bleaching yuma!!! help