Diamond goby not sand sifting

[juniorgomez708]

I bought a healthy diamond goby from my LFS but for some reason my diamond goby never sand sifted. Also his eyes started to get foggy. My water parameter are all good but the only thing I can think of is that maybe the cyano or dino on my sand bed could have infected it or something. Is that possible?

 

[moz71]

Pictures would be very helpful here! Of fish and sand bed

 

[moz71]

Also was fish quarantined?

 

[juniorgomez708]

Pictures would be very helpful here! Of fish and sand bed

 

[juniorgomez708]

Also was fish quarantined?

I did not qt the fish due to the fish needing to sand sift but after a few days I ended up setting up a qt tank with some sand. He does not sand sift the sand in the qt tank but he does eat the Frozen food I spot feed him

 

[CrimsonTide]

How deep is the sand in either tank?

 

[rhostam]

What kind of sand do you have? It looks pretty coarse.

 

[juniorgomez708]

What kind of sand do you have? It looks pretty coarse.

I have a mixture of very very fine sand for the top layer then coarse coral but it should be fine enough for the goby.

 

[CrimsonTide]

I've noticed some if them sift mainly when they're hungry and if they're getting fed correctly they sometimes don't sift. Some of them are also very particular about the size of sand that they will sift as well. Also some of them won't sift the sand if it isn't deep enough for them to sift. They are sifting for a reason and if they don't have to sift for that reason or if the sand isn't to their liking they might just not sift. BUT it could also be ill which is the other issue. Have you noticed any other issues with him besides doesn't soft and cloudy eyes?

 

[rhostam]

When I used Caribsea Special grade mixed in with some more coarse aragonite mix my goby did not sift. At all. He tried different spots of the tank. Thankfully, he accepted food. When I upgraded tanks, I used Caribsea Fiji Pink, and that changed things. Even though my sand bed was new, he immediately started sifting and building a burrow. He continued to accept food for a short while then stopped actively going for food and sticking to sifting. I do agree if they're well-fed, they may not want to sift. But given my sand bed probably didn't have enough sustenance for it to sift much of anything, I find the behavior curious. I suspect the difference in grain size made the difference.

 

[juniorgomez708]

I've noticed some if them sift mainly when they're hungry and if they're getting fed correctly they sometimes don't sift. Some of them are also very particular about the size of sand that they will sift as well. Also some of them won't sift the sand if it isn't deep enough for them to sift. They are sifting for a reason and if they don't have to sift for that reason or if the sand isn't to their liking they might just not sift. BUT it could also be ill which is the other issue. Have you noticed any other issues with him besides doesn't soft and cloudy eyes?

At first it was just one eye now it’s both. Pretty sure he’s blind now.

 

[vtecintegra]

Sand looks kind of coarse, but moreso, looks completely nasty. I would be more surprised if it did sift that sand, than not. Barring that it doesn't have a disease and is not sick, I would siphon out that sand and put in some new sand that's of a good grain size for him. PO4 and NO3 look out of of whack with all of that stuff growing on the rock. Things don't look that healthy overall.

 

[Uncle99]

In some cases, Dinos can be toxic to both corals and fish.
That’s a lot in your system.
The DBG, sifts those same sands as the Dinos stick to.
Parameters do not appear to be in check.
The urchin looks quite unhappy as well.
Gotta put N and P in the range and keep them tight.
I might pull everything I can, scrub and remove, then Dino-X the rest. UV very helpful in keeping Dino’s low.

 

[KeepSwimming]

It’s good that you have him in a quarantine/ hospital tank. His eyes are concerning and he looks a skinny. Have you used any medication on him?

 

[moz71]

At first it was just one eye now it’s both. Pretty sure he’s blind now.

I am much more concerned about those cloudy eyes. And extremely skinny. I would suspect either flukes on eyes or bacterial infection. It is extremely good he is eating as continue to fatten him up and dose maybe kanaplex for bacterial but can also do a fresh water dip for 5 minutes just to rule out flukes. And yes Dino’s in sand would not be good

 

[juniorgomez708]

In some cases, Dinos can be toxic to both corals and fish.
That’s a lot in your system.
The DBG, sifts those same sands as the Dinos stick to.
Parameters do not appear to be in check.
The urchin looks quite unhappy as well.
Gotta put N and P in the range and keep them tight.
I might pull everything I can, scrub and remove, then Dino-X the rest. UV very helpful in keeping Dino’s low.

Why do you say the sea urchin does not look happy?

 

[juniorgomez708]

It’s good that you have him in a quarantine/ hospital tank. His eyes are concerning and he looks a skinny. Have you used any medication on him?

I have not used any medication as I don’t know what is wrong with him. Any medicine you recommend?

 

[((FORDTECH))]

There is not enough sand in that tank for him to be happy

 

[KeepSwimming]

I have not used any medication as I don’t know what is wrong with him. Any medicine you recommend?

It could be bacterial or parasitic. Prazi- pro would help if the eyes are clouded by flukes. I’m seeing people recommend maracyn 1 for eye issues.

Make sure you have an airstone running in the tank, these meds will take the oxygen level down.

 

[KeepSwimming]

Eye Issues – Marine Fish Diseases and Treatment

This may be helpful.