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mike6263
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I have a reef safe Golden Moray eel (also known as a canary eel) that is in my 115 gallon reef tank with:
Hippo Tang
Sailfin Tang
Harlequin tusk
clown fish
bi-coler blenny
The tank has been running for about 2 years and has been very stable.
The eel has been in the tank for about 4 months now and has been pretty active, eats well and gets along well with eveybody in the tank. Over the last few weeks I have noticed his activity has slowed incredibly and ofetn he is in hiding. When he extends from the rocks he looks a bit limp (slumped over) and almost looks like he is struggling to breath. I don't know what is wrong, but I'm pretty sure he is sick. His diet only consists of Frozen silversides and I usually feed him 4-5 in one feeding about once a week. I think it may have been something in a recent pack of silversides I bought....just a thought. They always look freezer burned. I've done water changes and all the parameters for the water is fine (everybody else in the tank is doing great).
I know that this eel is pretty rare and as with most eels I expect him to be extremely hardy. I'm just asking if anyone knows about or has seen any instances where these eels can get sick and what may be a common cause. Please help..I shelled out a good $200+ for him and he is the pride of my tank. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
Hippo Tang
Sailfin Tang
Harlequin tusk
clown fish
bi-coler blenny
The tank has been running for about 2 years and has been very stable.
The eel has been in the tank for about 4 months now and has been pretty active, eats well and gets along well with eveybody in the tank. Over the last few weeks I have noticed his activity has slowed incredibly and ofetn he is in hiding. When he extends from the rocks he looks a bit limp (slumped over) and almost looks like he is struggling to breath. I don't know what is wrong, but I'm pretty sure he is sick. His diet only consists of Frozen silversides and I usually feed him 4-5 in one feeding about once a week. I think it may have been something in a recent pack of silversides I bought....just a thought. They always look freezer burned. I've done water changes and all the parameters for the water is fine (everybody else in the tank is doing great).
I know that this eel is pretty rare and as with most eels I expect him to be extremely hardy. I'm just asking if anyone knows about or has seen any instances where these eels can get sick and what may be a common cause. Please help..I shelled out a good $200+ for him and he is the pride of my tank. Any suggestions/advice would be appreciated.
