help trigger fish

[barola87]

i bought a clown trigger 2 days ago it was fine till now it doesnt want to swim all it does is glide on the cc draging its stomach.the bottom of him is really skinny like if it sucked in and now the top is beginning to do the same rite now hes leaning on a rock breathing rapidly he doesent want to move.please help me ammon 0 nite 0 trate 20 ph8.0 temp80-82 salt .20 .21

 

[v-lioness]

the bottom of him is really skinny like if it sucked in
How long did the fish store have the trigger before you bought it?
Is this trigger eating?
A sunk in stomach or a stomach that looks pinched is a sign of starvation, juveniles can starve pretty quick when not fed properly, . I hate to say this but "if your trigger is not eating and the stomach is pinched, it may already be to the point of no return".
Kaye

 

[barola87]

Originally Posted by V-Lioness
How long did the fish store have the trigger before you bought it?
Is this trigger eating?
A sunk in stomach or a stomach that looks pinched is a sign of starvation, juveniles can starve pretty quick when not fed properly, . I hate to say this but "if your trigger is not eating and the stomach is pinched, it may already be to the point of no return".
Kaye
thats the thing the lfs had it 4 a while and it looked fine. when i got it it wasnt skinny and it was eating all of a sudden it got like that

 

[v-lioness]

Can you get food to it?
Has it been eating? What? and How much?
What size tank?
What size trigger?
Kaye

 

[barola87]

Originally Posted by V-Lioness
Can you get food to it?
Has it been eating? What? and How much?
What size tank?
What size trigger?
Kaye
it doesent want to eat. It ate earlier today some frozen krill and flake and even a minow or two.i have 110 gallon tank 120 lb live rock about 3 to 4 inches

 

[v-lioness]

Minnows? Freshwater minnow?
Try to get this trigger eating again, you can try mysis, if you want to feed minnows, try Frozen Sand eels or small frozen silversides instead (thawed). You can buy a feeding prong from your LFS (1.50 - 2.00), place the frozen silverside or sand eel on the feeding stick and wiggle it.
Clown triggers are eating machines, even juvenile clown triggers, they need food and lots of it. You can feed a variety of chopped meaty foods such as Scallops, Raw Shrimp, Crab, mollusk and so on....
I would wait for a response from the Disease & Treatment thread, see what they say.
Kaye

 

[hatessushi]

Also you can get some of those feeding items like raw shrimp, scallops, clam, squid from your local grocery store. Chop it up in a blender real good and add some vitamins like vita-chem flatten into a sheet and freeze. Break the sheets into pieces to put in some sealed baggies and feed as needed. Triggers love that.