HELP

[Exotic Aquaria]

My male Manderian goby is starting to lose color oh his front pectoral fins. He eats all the time and no other tank mate are having the same prpblem.

 

[Tahoe61]

What is the fish eating?
How long have you had the Mandarin?
Can you please post an image.

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

He eats live copiepods in the tank during the day and soaked brine and mysis when I feed the tank at night

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

Male manderian with color loss on fin

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

I've had him for about a two months and have just noticed it over the last week or so

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

What is the fish eating?
How long have you had the Mandarin?
Can you please post an image.

Sorry forgot to hit reply to you message. Please see new posts.

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

Just noticed my female manderian displaying the same thing

 

[Tahoe61]

Are you adding supplementary copepods?

I will move this to the Disease Forum for review. We can always move it back.

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

Are you adding supplementary copepods?

I will move this to the Disease Forum for review. We can always move it back.

Can you provide a way for me to follow it

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

Are you adding supplementary copepods?

I will move this to the Disease Forum for review. We can always move it back.

I just added 22k pods about two weeks ago and see them all over the glass. I do add new every month or two depending on what I see on the glass.

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

Picture of my female showing the same signs of the male.

 

[Humblefish]

Does the mandarin look completely pale first thing in the morning? Or is this only happening with his pectoral fins?

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

Does the mandarin look completely pale first thing in the morning? Or is this only happening with his pectoral fins?

Only the fins from what i have seen

 

[Exotic Aquaria]

Does the mandarin look completely pale first thing in the morning? Or is this only happening with his pectoral fins?

Although I usually don't see him first thing in the morning as I leave my house for work well before the lights kick on

 

[Humblefish]

Although I usually don't see him first thing in the morning as I leave my house for work well before the lights kick on

Mandarins will look almost white at night and early in the morning. They sleep in a protective cocoon (similar to some wrasses) - which is actually their slime/mucous coat. They will also release their slime coat when stressed.

However, if only the fins are white and remain white all day long, then I would suspect a bacterial infection is to blame: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bacterial-infections.191511/