Anthias not eating/slowing down

[Brooks Ross]

not sure what’s going on, but my anthias seems to be not eating / slowling down. He’s usually pretty on top of feeding time, but he sortof stays in the rocks and doesn’t really move to quickly anymore.

All other fish/ coral are healthy and happy. Water parameters are fine.

I’ve had him for 6+ months with no problems...food has been consistent pellets and mysis/brine

 

[Reeferdood]

Try to excite the fish using cyclops, they go nuts over it.

 

[Brooks Ross]

Could it be dying or something ?

 

[Reeferdood]

@Humblefish will be better at helping you out...

 

[Humblefish]

Any new livestock purchases added recently? Even corals/inverts??

 

[Brooks Ross]

yea i added a tube anenome and a mushroom frag.

would that affect one fishes behaviour?

 

[Humblefish]

yea i added a tube anenome and a mushroom frag.

would that affect one fishes behaviour?

No, but it is possible to bring in a fish disease on a coral/invert: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/how-to-quarantine-coral-and-inverts.228/

 

[Brooks Ross]

Yes I’m familiar, I’ve dealt with ich before a few years ago.

I’ll keep an eye out for symptoms... just thought one fish acting funny would be odd

 

[Brooks Ross]

Here are some pics... I know the white specs looks like ich, but those aren’t actually on him...it’s floating specs of sand

 

[Brooks Ross]

Why question is it possibly for a fish the get sick and die , and not have some big issue where a QT is necessary ??

I feel like anthias need a lot of feeding and if I missed a day or two his could’ve set him off

 

[Brooks Ross]

@Humblefish

 

[Humblefish]

Why question is it possibly for a fish the get sick and die , and not have some big issue where a QT is necessary ??

I feel like anthias need a lot of feeding and if I missed a day or two his could’ve set him off

A healthy fish can go for a week or longer without eating before it becomes an issue. Is the anthias just hiding like that all the time, never coming out of the rockwork??

 

[Brooks Ross]

yes. and sortof leaning over on his side every once and awhile. dont think hes eating in a week

doesnt come out of the rockwork at all unless i move a rock and heel swim back to cover

 

[CC13]

Could it be possibly he was caught with cyanide?

I had 4 beautiful anthias and same thing. Had them for 6 months, they went insane for food and I fed them 2-3 times everyday. Then all of a sudden one at a time they all stopped eating, started to hide and then died.

 

[Brooks Ross]

Could it be possibly he was caught with cyanide?

I had 4 beautiful anthias and same thing. Had them for 6 months, they went insane for food and I fed them 2-3 times everyday. Then all of a sudden one at a time they all stopped eating, started to hide and then died.

Sounds a lot like what’s going on with my anthias

 

[USMC 4 LIFE]

Have you seen any fish sparing with it? What other fish are in the tank?

I have some Bartlett’s that routinely lay on the sand. They were QT’d, eat well, and lay on the sand from time to time like a hawkfish perching