Goby Dying help!

[starypotter]

Hi more info here https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/u...n-goby-what-food-is-best.442224/#post-5038063

I thought he was dead, he was laying on his side but he just moved. I put brine shrimp in last night, but he didn't seem to care. Getting more frozen food now. Help what else can I do??

 

[Reeferdood]

@Humblefish

 

[starypotter]

I just tried bloodworms, and another different frozen cube. No interest. Tried some more brine shrimp, nothing, he just swam away but was very wobbly and just sort of scooted along the bottom. Should I try to get some of the brine shrimp out of there? It's starting to look like it's own hatchery...

 

[starypotter]

@Robin Haselden do you have anything

 

[Eva Rose]

Hi,
Copy & paste at link below: it will get more eyes on your problem. Hope he gets better.
"If a fish is sick or injured the Fish Disease forum will get you the best help."
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/fish-disease-treatment-and-diagnosis.771/

 

[starypotter]

Hi,
Copy & paste at link below: it will get more eyes on your problem. Hope he gets better.
"If a fish is sick or injured the Fish Disease forum will get you the best help."
https://www.reef2reef.com/forums/fish-disease-treatment-and-diagnosis.771/

Thank you!

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Fish Disease forum will definitely get more very educated fish disease experts on your problem. I would grab out as much food as you can. Try feeding a little, then remove after a few minutes. Live food isn't near as bad to leave in as frozen, but I wouldn't let them sit in there indefinitely.

 

[starypotter]

Fish Disease forum will definitely get more very educated fish disease experts on your problem. I would grab out as much food as you can. Try feeding a little, then remove after a few minutes. Live food isn't near as bad to leave in as frozen, but I wouldn't let them sit in there indefinitely.

I've been using a pipette to try to feed and then taking the food out a while later. I also did a partial water change and added a bit of prime just to be sure. This was before he was on his side.

 

[RealistMiami]

Try pellets an maybe start doing some small water changes

 

[Dom]

Stop trying to feed. At the rate you're going, you're gonna create an ammonia spike. Once you correct the problem, his appetite will come back.

 

[starypotter]

Stop trying to feed. At the rate you're going, you're gonna create an ammonia spike. Once you correct the problem, his appetite will come back.

I've been removing the uneaten food and have already done partial water changes and added prime. Not sure if that's mentioned in this thread or others I lost track. With the looks of this fish it doesn't seem like it would make it through treatment.

 

[Dom]

I've been removing the uneaten food and have already done partial water changes and added prime. Not sure if that's mentioned in this thread or others I lost track. With the looks of this fish it doesn't seem like it would make it through treatment.

Ao you have anything else in the tank and if so, how are the doing?

 

[starypotter]

Ao you have anything else in the tank and if so, how are the doing?

There's another clown goby, it doesn't look quite as bad as the first. I didn't mean to put them in together but they don't seem to mind much and while the second isn't as bad as the first it's still not plump so I don't want to add stress by doing a transfer to a different container.

 

[Dom]

There's another clown goby, it doesn't look quite as bad as the first. I didn't mean to put them in together but they don't seem to mind much and while the second isn't as bad as the first it's still not plump so I don't want to add stress by doing a transfer to a different container.

My point is that both are sick.

Please post all of you latest water test parameters.

 

[BestMomEver]

My point is that both are sick.

Please post all of you latest water test parameters.

I think the two gobies were already in bad shape when they were purchased. This is just a big change for the worse.

 

[starypotter]

My point is that both are sick.

Please post all of you latest water test parameters.

I think the two gobies were already in bad shape when they were purchased. This is just a big change for the worse.

@esimison is right, they were in terrible shape, I didn't notice at the store or I wouldn't have gotten them they're so bad, and I lost one already within 24 hours.
I'm not saying it's not sick, that's why I don't want to bother with separating them because they're not in good shape and that will only add stress. For that matter all of my fish are sick because they all came from the same LFS. But all the other fish eat fine, this one doesn't. I've got a bit of a bigger problem going in another thread right now too with another fish that I just purchased only he's been eating, this one has not.
This is what the fish I'm worried about here looks like.