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Sorry no pic, but I have spent long periods with an up close eye looking for any signs of what might be different. Every thing looks normal. He & my salfin has been moved to my lfs for the time being while I reconstruct the tank, once I have my nitrates below 20 I'll bring him home. I know it's...

He eats krill, crab legs, scallops, peas, some frozen cube missus, whole frz shrimp as well as a limitless supply of blue and red leg crabs to chew on. My wife said he eats better than us. I plan on trying crawdads as soon as i can get one to see if it's a live food issue..

7" puffer has gone on a hunger strike. His activity level has dropped off also. I have good water except for Nitrates. I've been battling high Nitrates for years and fear it's nitrate poisoning. Salfin Tang is strong and eats like there is no 2mr0. I have both in a hospital tanks until the tank...

I have a purple tang with Ich. My QT has a sick lion fish in it so I have no choice but to hypo my DT. I have been lowering the salinity as per the directions in the FAQ section on disease but due to external forces it has taken 72 hours to lower the salinity to 1.009. Directions say to lower...

+1 on the tank size, once you start in this hobby your tank will never seem to be large enough. It's like a disease. Research long and hard on the type of fish you like because compatibility with different species is a huge issue. Size and colors are an issue also. The best info I can offer is...

TAP, TAP... Hello McFly.

I have had him for almost 2 yrs, I got him at about 3" and now he is 10". His diet has been varied. I've been reading up on other posts about bladder issues and the one thing I notice is that the other post seem to mention that their fish float, mine doesn't. He is in QT and has been since he...

The tank is a 120 gal. I just posted another thread asking about bladder issues. Have any insight?

Any idea what can cause this, if that's what it is?

Anyone have any experience with fish behavior when they are suffering from bladder issues. My Lion is listed over to one side and has been for 4-5 days. I was told this condition is very rare for lions?

Last week I posted an issue about a Lion that was belly up. I was sure he would be dead by lunch time. It's now 4 or 5 days later and he is still alive but still belly up. He will starve to death before he dies at this rate. It's not a water quality issue. It might be and issue of contact with...

The test I had the lfs do showed the same results and they used two different brand kits. Algae bloom is an issue but the tangs do pretty good at keeping it down.

He was eating but seemed a bit more listless than normal. But that has been his behavior since around the time he dropped his youth antennas. For about the last 2 Months I have had to put food right in front of his mouth as he sits on the bottom soaking up the current from a power head. He would...

About 2 1/2 days ago I found my Lion laying on his side almost belly up. I managed to scoop him out and put him in the QT. I thought he was a goner but he's hanging in, but just seems unable to upright himself. Any ideas? I've done the water test stuff and everything is o.k. ( all other tank...

I did clean them in the tank water I removed during a water change and only swirled them around, no scrubbing. On the way to the LFS to have them test the water just as a check, be back in an hour. Thanks guys

Ya, the Nitrates have always been high. The only time they get any lower is the day after a water change and then they go back up before the weeks out. I'll be back.

I do appreciate all the info and help. I'm on the way to the LFS to get them to test the water. They use the same test product (Tetra). I'm willing to bet that they show the same readings but there is always hope. I plan on picking up a different test kit as a check. The test kit I'm using is...

Well it's early Fri morning. I think the puffer is o.k. He seems back to normal (what ever that is for a puffer) at least he isn't doing what he was doing last night. The wife thinks he was sad because of the Lion. By the behavior from last night and this morning she almost has me convinced...

The tank is 120gal. The lion was the only large fish at the time. The puffer is med 5-6", the wolf eel,med (about 10"), and the tangs are small enough that I was concerned for their safety with the lion around. Originally there was only going to be one tang but when your wife says get all three...

I think you misunderstood the earlier post. I was referring to the fact that at this very moment I don't have any water ready for a water change. I just did a change on SAT