Naso has stopped eating...

tacks

tacks

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I have had my Naso for nine months now and he is a pig. I feed him selects (green and brown) soaked in Zoe and a variety of meaty foods. He sometimes eats the seaweed out of the clip before I can suction it to the side. Now, out of the blue, he is showing absolutely no interest in it. 125g with a protien skimmer, sterilizer, and wet dry filtration. Any ideas? Other fish are fine, Coral Beauty, Chromis, Perculas, Goby, and Blennies...
Please help.
 
fmarini

fmarini

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Hi Nick:
so whats your water parameters like?
Any guess if your nitrates or nitrItes are climbing?
Any visible siigns or symptoms on the fish beside anorexia?
I would consider doing a few water exchanges w/ good quality SW.
frank
 
tacks

tacks

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Amonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrate 10, PH 8.2, Salinity 1.023, Temp 77.2
2nd day of not eating. I am noticing an oily film at the surface of the water. I have powerheads agitating the surface but where they are not, an oily film is accumulating. I have a skimmer running also. Do you think there is some relation here?
 
tacks

tacks

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The skimmer is in the sump. This weekend I am due for a water change. I would do it sooner but my work schedule won't allow it. I did change the filters and put in new carbon. The skimmer appears to be working just fine.
:( Third day... Still not eating...
 
tacks

tacks

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Just an update. Today I came home and the fish is back to normal. :rolleyes: I still don't know what caused this lack of interest in food. Oh, well. Thanks for all the help and input!
 
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