Search results

  1. thedude1278

    Sick Lionfish With Mystery Illness! Help?

    I was probably overfeeding him. I tried to only feed him every other day but there were times when I gave in to his begging. Sometimes he would eat quite a bit at one time. Sometimes the Tusk would get disoriented and the lion (who was always on point) would quickly snatch up his portion as...
  2. thedude1278

    Sick Lionfish With Mystery Illness! Help?

    I never thought of that. i bet you are right. Thanks for that! That would absolutely explain it. Is this common with harlequin tusks? He is semi-aggressive, especially at dinnertime, but ive never seen him flat out attack the lion. I have seen him nip at the lion, but only on one or two...
  3. thedude1278

    Sick Lionfish With Mystery Illness! Help?

    My ammonia and nitrite are 0. Temp 78. pH 8.0 (a little low but not dangerous) Working on getting it raised. Nitrates were almost 40 but are lower now. That shouldnt have been in the danger zone though. Alkalinity is a bit low but not too low. Phosphates were testing at 0. (kind of hard to...
  4. thedude1278

    Sick Lionfish With Mystery Illness! Help?

    3 weeks ago tomorrow my lionfish began laying on the bottom of the 90 gallon tank. No signs of disease, he just stopped swimming around. And he stopped eating. He would randomly move about the tank and lay in different spots. Ive tried feeding him with a feeding stick but it scares him. i...
Top