Help my blenny looks sick

Bjack83 · Aug 18, 2020

Turned on my aquarium light and saw him laying in the sand and crabs roaming around him

fishguy242 · Aug 18, 2020

looks like a rock scrape,poss need treatment for infection,lets call the dr's #reefsqaud

susan ingram · Aug 18, 2020

Do you have any frozen food? Clams maybe? I had my crabs attack my blennie because they were hungry. From the pic he looks ok to me.

susan ingram · Aug 18, 2020

fishguy242 said:
looks like a rock scrape,poss need treatment for infection,lets call the dr's #reefsqaud

I see it now.. yes. But if yo can distract those crabs!!!

Bjack83 · Aug 18, 2020

susan ingram said:
Do you have any frozen food? Clams maybe? I had my crabs attack my blennie because they were hungry. From the pic he looks ok to me.

I feed frozen Mysis and brine

susan ingram · Aug 18, 2020

Bjack83 said:
I feed frozen Mysis and brine

Throw some in there.. you don't want them to go for him. Don't overfeed just try to distract them.

Fishurama · Aug 18, 2020

If you have a QT tank or acclimation box i would put it in there with some sand and try to let it rest up and heal, this way it can't get picked on while you try to figure out whats wrong. Try feeding it nori(it does look a little hungry), see if it takes, if it does thats a good sign. Either the crabs messed it up, it hit a rock while something was messing with it, or it looks like a bacterial infection in which case if you have a QT treating it is the best way. But first thing is first, you want to get it out of the tank so your crabs and other clean up crew dont go after an easy meal.
If you don't have a QT or an acclimation box even a 5 gallon bucket with a powerhead and an airstone should work for a day until you can get a small QT.

Bjack83 · Aug 18, 2020

Fishurama said:
If you have a QT tank or acclimation box i would put it in there with some sand and try to let it rest up and heal, this way it can't get picked on while you try to figure out whats wrong. Try feeding it nori(it does look a little hungry), see if it takes, if it does thats a good sign. Either the crabs messed it up, it hit a rock while something was messing with it, or it looks like a bacterial infection in which case if you have a QT treating it is the best way. But first thing is first, you want to get it out of the tank so your crabs and other clean up crew dont go after an easy meal.
If you don't have a QT or an acclimation box even a 5 gallon bucket with a powerhead and an airstone should work for a day until you can get a small QT.

Ok will do so now