I have a 39 gallon tank with a bicolor angel a clown and the hawkfish we have had them all for a month,now the hawkfish stopped eating for three days now only lies on the bottom of the tank and breathing more rapidly then usual all the ammon ph alk nitrates and nitrites are all in the ranges they are suppose to be he has no signs of spots or anything that i can see his eyes are clear i just dont know what to do if he is suffering i dont like that
falco hawkfish
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im running a accela power head into a protien skimmer. I think the out put is 266GPH
I am running a Accela power head into a protien skimmer i think its out put is 266GPH , do u think it might be pregnant?
thanks for your help we have a lot to learn about this stuff im just hopeing he dosent suffer
thanks i will ,i just noticed hes tail is going up I wonder do you think he could be constipated it looks like white color stool looks like its coming out
frozen foods like mysis shrimp,brine shrimpor marine cuisine, now im wondering if its dropsy he lays at the bottom of the tank now up against the glass thats why i thought he was pregnant cause it looked fat,
temp is 78
thanks though its just so confusing since im just a new starter on saltwater tanks
Bryce E
Active Member
Yeah hopefully it's not sick/diseased. Typical quarantine period for marine fish is 30 days.. and if after 30 days you see no sign of sickness then you should be good to put in your main tank. If you're right around the 30 day mark and are seeing this then you may have a sick fish on your hands.
First thing to do is like Jay said... increase the circulation in the tank to see if it is an oxygen problem. If that's the issue then you will know pretty quickly and see an improvement in his behavior. The not active, not eating and high respiration sounds like a sick fish to me though.
First thing to do is like Jay said... increase the circulation in the tank to see if it is an oxygen problem. If that's the issue then you will know pretty quickly and see an improvement in his behavior. The not active, not eating and high respiration sounds like a sick fish to me though.
thanks for all your help hes going into quarentine tonight hopefully he will survive thanks again guys
pegasus
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If it's lethargic, then it's probably on it's way out. I hope the transfer to the quarantine tank isn't too stressful for it. I had a tomato clown that displayed the same symptoms, as well as three (over a long period of time) stocky anthias. They all stopped eating, and laid against the glass on the sand for several days... before they died. None of the other fish were affected. The clown was over 8 years old, so it probably died of a natural cause due to it's age. The anthias... I have no idea. It doesn't look good, but I hope everything works out okay for you.
Broad swings in pH or salinity can be devastating for tank inhabitants. If it's not one of those, then I'm at a loss.
Broad swings in pH or salinity can be devastating for tank inhabitants. If it's not one of those, then I'm at a loss.