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We've learnt our lesson on the quarantine tank don't worry, will be the next investment. I've read a lot on hyposalinity on this message board so will start that tomorrow when we can get a more accurate hydrometer. They are not producing any significant mucus. Is it best to move our triggerfish...

OK, we have just completed the second treatment of the antibiotic and have thrown away our old food and ordered gamma-iridated food through our fish shop for the lionfish. We have checked the nitrates with a new test kit and there is definately no problem with the water. The lionfish appeared to...

Our test kits expire in 2005, they have been open for just uder four months and say on them they obtain best results in the first year after opening. After all the testing lately they will run out soon anyway so we will go today and get a ones to double check. We use mains water which has no...

The fish starting to eat did correspond with the initial nitrate drop when we changed the water, although it took four water changes to get the nitrates back down to 10ppm. It probably corresponded to them dropping to 20ppm after the first couple of water changes. We initially thought the...

They have been yawning. We do not have a quarantine tank but could arrange to move our triggerfish out of the tank to our fish shop temporarily. Not sure about any other physical symptoms, will check and post back. Thank you for your help

I'm sorry I forgot to say how much we are feeding them. The liofish get about 1 1/2 - 2 lancefish or cockles (or the equivalent) each per feed (every other day) and the triggerfish gets 1 - 1 1/2 lancefish per feed (daily) or the equivalent in another food. They are volitan lionfish, both about...

We were feeding them every two days on frozen lancefish, mussel, cockle, some squid (defrosted obviously) in rotation. They were always keen to eat and consumed their food immeadiately. We feed the Niger triggerfish every day mainly on frozen lancefish and squid, although we do also feed some...

We have two lionfish and a triggerfish in a relatively new tank (about four months). About two weeks ago the lionfish started to become listless and went off their food. There are no visible signs of illness other than these. The water quality is very good now, but when they became ill there...