water`bug
Premium Member
I have a question concerning Betty B., our Blonde Naso Tang...If anyone knows me or has seen me post, she is definitely special to me. 
She has been with us going on a year now. She survived Katrina and being in water temps in the 90's. She survived the seven and a half hour move to Dallas... and all of a sudden... she has stopped eating.
The only thing we can attribute this to is a new RBTA that we put in the tank earlier this past week.
The RBTA is ummm *huge* ... like at least 10" accross. I remember a while back when we tried rescueing a rose from a friend, Betty B. dove in for food and got stung. Her mouth went 90 mph but she never skipped a feeding.
She didn't eat last night nor today... though she is quite the lil fattie... I am very concerned. Her behavior is strange. She's not hiding but knowing her behavior...she is definitely stressed as she is not her normal color, her mouth is moving 90 mph again. She is swimming around, however... she will go to the opposite site of the tank looking towards the XL RBTA. Then she will swim the length of the tank but when she approaches the Anemone Island... she swims low and cautious... almost looks like she's trying to avoid it.
She loves eating out of my hand and won't even do that.
Just did a series of water tests and they all checked out. I know some of you may ask.
I don't see any visible spots, internal bumps, specs, cysts or anything to raise a red flag.
Any suggestions???
I'm just taking a stab at the whole RBTA thing because that's the only change we have had to the tank in the recent weeks.
I appreciate any help or input that yall may have.
Thank you,
water`bug
She has been with us going on a year now. She survived Katrina and being in water temps in the 90's. She survived the seven and a half hour move to Dallas... and all of a sudden... she has stopped eating.
The only thing we can attribute this to is a new RBTA that we put in the tank earlier this past week.
The RBTA is ummm *huge* ... like at least 10" accross. I remember a while back when we tried rescueing a rose from a friend, Betty B. dove in for food and got stung. Her mouth went 90 mph but she never skipped a feeding.
She didn't eat last night nor today... though she is quite the lil fattie... I am very concerned. Her behavior is strange. She's not hiding but knowing her behavior...she is definitely stressed as she is not her normal color, her mouth is moving 90 mph again. She is swimming around, however... she will go to the opposite site of the tank looking towards the XL RBTA. Then she will swim the length of the tank but when she approaches the Anemone Island... she swims low and cautious... almost looks like she's trying to avoid it.
She loves eating out of my hand and won't even do that.
Just did a series of water tests and they all checked out. I know some of you may ask.
I don't see any visible spots, internal bumps, specs, cysts or anything to raise a red flag.
Any suggestions???
I'm just taking a stab at the whole RBTA thing because that's the only change we have had to the tank in the recent weeks.
I appreciate any help or input that yall may have.
Thank you,
water`bug
