Last week I added a small 6 line wrasse, a goby/pistol shrimp and an orchid dottyback to my 130D. The existing fish were just a pair of young black clowns.
When I first got the 6 line home i noticed a small pc of his tail fin was missing. By the next day more of the tail(both the clear part and the rays) were missing. I called the LFS and they said it sounded like nipping more than fin rot, but suggested I medicate with Voogle just to be safe.
By the 3rd day a large chunk of his side fin was missing. The remaining portion had a whitish ragged appearance.
I was still unsure if he was getting eaten or sick, and figure he would die anyway, so I moved hime to a 2 day old 8 gallon IM Nuvo tank. The tank had a mix of new sand and sand from the 130, and a big pc of live rock from the 130. I moved the carbon and purigen from the 130 to the Nuvo figuring it was loaded with Bio stuff. I will do water changes every other day.
The first day I moved the 6 line he was active and eating. the second day he did not appear at all, he was deep in the Live rock some where. Even when he was semi healthy in the 130 he would sleep in a small hole in the live rock and then come out when the lights were on.
When I did not se him on day 2 I picked up the rock and could see him deep inside(didnt even look like he could fit!!) He then swam out of that hole and without loosing contact with the rock entered another tiny hole and went deep inside.(acting like an eel
) He did not eat any shrimp or pellets the we fed him yesterday.
Sorry for the long post, I suspect he is in the check out line, but figured I would ask for ideas. I did dose more Voogle after removing the carbon last night>
Thanks Keith
When I first got the 6 line home i noticed a small pc of his tail fin was missing. By the next day more of the tail(both the clear part and the rays) were missing. I called the LFS and they said it sounded like nipping more than fin rot, but suggested I medicate with Voogle just to be safe.
By the 3rd day a large chunk of his side fin was missing. The remaining portion had a whitish ragged appearance.
I was still unsure if he was getting eaten or sick, and figure he would die anyway, so I moved hime to a 2 day old 8 gallon IM Nuvo tank. The tank had a mix of new sand and sand from the 130, and a big pc of live rock from the 130. I moved the carbon and purigen from the 130 to the Nuvo figuring it was loaded with Bio stuff. I will do water changes every other day.
The first day I moved the 6 line he was active and eating. the second day he did not appear at all, he was deep in the Live rock some where. Even when he was semi healthy in the 130 he would sleep in a small hole in the live rock and then come out when the lights were on.
When I did not se him on day 2 I picked up the rock and could see him deep inside(didnt even look like he could fit!!) He then swam out of that hole and without loosing contact with the rock entered another tiny hole and went deep inside.(acting like an eel
) He did not eat any shrimp or pellets the we fed him yesterday.Sorry for the long post, I suspect he is in the check out line, but figured I would ask for ideas. I did dose more Voogle after removing the carbon last night>
Thanks Keith
