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sad to say but he has passed. i transfered to other tank and he went belly up :( i plan on getting another one but not anytime soon. so lets say it was the food....what should i have been feeding him?

what kind of antibiotics? he not looking very good at the moment. im going to transfer him to other tank tomorrow. last fish was the clown trigger and got him about 7 or 8 months ago

k well i just tried to feed ghost shrimp and no luck. he just doesnt have the energy. he wanted to eat him but couldnt. his tail looks horrible now. looks like a blister. :-( Attachment 242299

Originally Posted by Beth Are you saying that you can use the other tank as a QT? Does it have live rock, live sand? it was going to be the transfer tank for them to stay in till i move the tank. i would like to save the lion fish but tomorrow im goig to store and try ghost shrimp. will go...

Originally Posted by Cranberry Actually, they can "stick" closed as well. They don't know what causes it yet and there are a couple of theories which are connected with krill (more predominantly dried krill). there is a study going on yet they are having trouble receiving enough dead specimens...

still has not ate. .... tuesday the fish store is getting some more ghost shrimp. going to try and get him to eat. i have a tank at my other house right now. its been up for about 5 weeks now. ill be moving in about 2 months into that house. i was going to use that tank (55g) to put fish in...

if it is lockjaw.....whats the cure?

the triggers dont really mess with him. he defends himself when he gets picked on. he stuck my blue hippo when i first got him. here are a few pictures i just took

Originally Posted by Beth I agree with the above, and, as well a very limited diet will lead to malnutrition (even in the absence of weight loss). Do you notice any read gills? Look at the fish closely using a magnifying glass to see if you notice any abnormality anywhere. i dont see any red...

hes actually just keeping to himself right now. not swimming around much staying on the bottom. tank is 4 years old. 125 g mates are - harliquin tusk, flame angel, foxface, blue hippo, niger trigger, clown trigger, humma humma (he hates him). water change was done 4 days ago. 20% last time he...

Ive had this guy for over a year now. he was about 4 inches when i got him. now he is about 8 inches. problem is, he is not eating now. seems like he is really grumpy and still agressive. just sitting on the bottom of tank. his breathing looks a little heavier today. i been feeding him dried...

eh it needs to last longer! going to do hypo

update on tank. still see a lot of white dots on blue hippo but they arent as bad as before. im slowly bringing SL down. going to do hypo for the first time! when i put the ro/di water in, am i supposed to be buffing the PH to 8.2? Only thing i can get lionfish to eat is ghost shrimp. i added a...

Hello all! Ive made a 30 gal batch for my water change but im about to do hypo on dt so i wont be using it for a little while. i have a powerhead and a heater with lid on it. Will the water go bad if it sits too long? should i put a air stone in it?

niger trigger lionfish flame angel perc clown blue hippo sal lightfoot 5 herm crab