shrink
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I have a very tiny dwarf lionfish in my 55-g. He has been in there for just over a week right now. When I put him in, beautiful. He had beautiful colors and seemed lively. I did not attempt to feed him that night.
Since then, I tried to feed him frozen krill but he won't take frozen food yet. He has eaten feeder guppies (other feeders are too big- he won't take them) for two days now. What I'm worried about is his color and behavior during the day.
When I first got him, I noticed the amazing color on his fins. Red and green. Definitely did not have the black spots that he does now. Nor the discolored patches on his body.
He still swims around at night and is very active. He is very eager to get food. During the day he perches either in the corner of my tank on the glass facing up, or on top of my powerhead.
I'm really worried. A few months ago I had a really bad tank wipeout- all of my fish except for a bar goby and a blue damsel died. Every fish I had in my tank before then had been living with me for somewhere in the vicinity of 2 years- they were all originals (from when I set the tank up). At the moment the damsel, the goby, a spotted hawk, and a tiny longhown cow are the other occupants. They all get along fine and I have not seen aggression between anyone. I am not eager to repeat a disease cycle, especially with such a pretty and vibrant fish.
My water quality is on the mark except for a slightly low pH.
Can anyone tell me what may be wrong with him, or am I jumping the gun?
Since then, I tried to feed him frozen krill but he won't take frozen food yet. He has eaten feeder guppies (other feeders are too big- he won't take them) for two days now. What I'm worried about is his color and behavior during the day.
When I first got him, I noticed the amazing color on his fins. Red and green. Definitely did not have the black spots that he does now. Nor the discolored patches on his body.
He still swims around at night and is very active. He is very eager to get food. During the day he perches either in the corner of my tank on the glass facing up, or on top of my powerhead.
I'm really worried. A few months ago I had a really bad tank wipeout- all of my fish except for a bar goby and a blue damsel died. Every fish I had in my tank before then had been living with me for somewhere in the vicinity of 2 years- they were all originals (from when I set the tank up). At the moment the damsel, the goby, a spotted hawk, and a tiny longhown cow are the other occupants. They all get along fine and I have not seen aggression between anyone. I am not eager to repeat a disease cycle, especially with such a pretty and vibrant fish.
My water quality is on the mark except for a slightly low pH.
Can anyone tell me what may be wrong with him, or am I jumping the gun?
