Spar
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----posted this in the Reef Discussion section but didnt get a response... anyone know what else I can do here?
I have a semi-Large (7-8" long, 1-1.5" inch thick) pink tail trigger that has for some odd reason gotten ill.
I have had him for a little over 2 months. I got him from a friend that had him for several years before. I first did 5 weeks of QT (hypo) and then added him to my 450g. He did fine for 2-3 weeks and even was doing well during the day he fell ill. But then he hid in a cave and stopped eating for 2 days. He finally came out but was laying lethargic against some rocks so I swooped him out and put him back in my QT tank (luckily still fishless).
He doesn't swim much, pretty much not at all. He just leans against an object in the tank all day. He has been in there for 2 full days now.
He will eat, but only if I put it right in front of his face with a predator prong. But he is very strong when eating, sometimes grabbing the prong and tugging hard. I have been feeding him krill soaked in Vitamin C and Omega (whatever that fattening stuff is). He will not swim over to the food if it just falls in, but you can tell he wants to go to it, just doesn't have the energy.
His tank mates (when in the DT) were various tangs (2 yellow, a sailfin and a tenenti), a rabbit fish and 2 coris wrasses. No one picked on him; he took the dominant position really quick.
My best guesses as to what may have happened:
1) Had a chiller break recently and found out it had been leaking freon and oil into my tank while broken... I did notice other fish acting lethargic as well, but no one fell ill like this guy did
2) During the time I was waiting on a new chiller the temperature swings during the day would get up to 5 degrees (F) difference from early to late. This didn't faze my coral even though...
3) A few days prior to him falling ill I got a new sump and all new plumbing. Not sure what this may have had an effect on, but worth noting.
I had been running plenty of carbon as well with all the changes.
Thoughts on A) what could have led to him getting sick, and B) what I can do to help him out further?
I have a semi-Large (7-8" long, 1-1.5" inch thick) pink tail trigger that has for some odd reason gotten ill.
I have had him for a little over 2 months. I got him from a friend that had him for several years before. I first did 5 weeks of QT (hypo) and then added him to my 450g. He did fine for 2-3 weeks and even was doing well during the day he fell ill. But then he hid in a cave and stopped eating for 2 days. He finally came out but was laying lethargic against some rocks so I swooped him out and put him back in my QT tank (luckily still fishless).
He doesn't swim much, pretty much not at all. He just leans against an object in the tank all day. He has been in there for 2 full days now.
He will eat, but only if I put it right in front of his face with a predator prong. But he is very strong when eating, sometimes grabbing the prong and tugging hard. I have been feeding him krill soaked in Vitamin C and Omega (whatever that fattening stuff is). He will not swim over to the food if it just falls in, but you can tell he wants to go to it, just doesn't have the energy.
His tank mates (when in the DT) were various tangs (2 yellow, a sailfin and a tenenti), a rabbit fish and 2 coris wrasses. No one picked on him; he took the dominant position really quick.
My best guesses as to what may have happened:
1) Had a chiller break recently and found out it had been leaking freon and oil into my tank while broken... I did notice other fish acting lethargic as well, but no one fell ill like this guy did
2) During the time I was waiting on a new chiller the temperature swings during the day would get up to 5 degrees (F) difference from early to late. This didn't faze my coral even though...
3) A few days prior to him falling ill I got a new sump and all new plumbing. Not sure what this may have had an effect on, but worth noting.
I had been running plenty of carbon as well with all the changes.
Thoughts on A) what could have led to him getting sick, and B) what I can do to help him out further?
