Scooter Blenny

[jk4music]

I also posted this in the new hobbyist forum
Hello,
I have a scooter blenny that is not eating. I have had him for a month and never ate a great deal but recently he's been hiding more and is getting thin. Water parameters are fine(ammonia 0, nitrate 10 and ph 8.2). Recently I added copper to a level of .1 to treat a slight ick problem with a coral beauty(FO tank). Could this be a problem? I now have carbon in the filter to remove the copper. It is now about .05.
Do you have any idea what the problem could be or any ideas to stimulate his appetite?
Other info: 72 gallon FO, wet/dry, protein skimmer. I feed garlic and vitamin soaked food daily.
Thanks for your help.
Jerome

 

[beth]

What other fish do you have in the tank? Could the fish be suffering from tankmate aggression? How is the fish breathing, color, etc.?
Ich could certainly be the issue. And, also, your best bet for treating ich within your FO tank would be hyposalinity. Copper is a toxin and should never be added to a display tank. Since you have a FO, hyposalinity would have worked much better, and might have even stimulated the blenny's appetite.