Is Mochi breathing too hard? I'm worried...

[Michelesreef]

Hey everyone!
So I got my dream fish; Mochi.
He's a baby daddy frogfish and he is doing fine...I think..? I know they breathe "harder" than other fish...but I attached a video...can anyone tell me if he is breathing TOO hard??
Note: he did eat a shrimp yesterday....

 

[nezw0001]

I can't get the video to play

 

[Michelesreef]

I can't get the video to play

dang...I'll try something else

 

[Michelesreef]

Idk why it won't play but he is breathing hard and his mouth is staying open. I'm probably being worried for nothing

 

[chandavi]

How long has he been in the tank?

 

[fishguy242]

poss try through u tube ??

 

[Heather Kastory]

What are your parameters?

Hey everyone!
So I got my dream fish; Mochi.
He's a baby daddy frogfish and he is doing fine...I think..? I know they breathe "harder" than other fish...but I attached a video...can anyone tell me if he is breathing TOO hard??
Note: he did eat a shrimp yesterday....

Can't see video either

 

[Michelesreef]

Here's another try...

 

[Michelesreef]

What are your parameters?

Can't see video either

Don't know exactly but husband says they're normal

 

[fishguy242]

nope..not here

 

[Michelesreef]

Here is youtube link

 

[fishguy242]

@Jay Hemdal @Eagle_Steve ??

 

[chandavi]

Not to question skills or anything but on my iPhone I touch and hold pic and select
Download Linked File. Works for me.

 

[Michelesreef]

How long has he been in the tank?

About 26 hours

 

[WVNed]

here

 

[lion king]

Very labored breathing, 1st off, check water parameters., high ammonia needs to be dealt with immediately. Did you balance the sg in the bag to your tank, if tank sg was more than ,002 higher than the bag and you didn't use an extended acclimation, that can cause a problem. Was he exposed to air, anglers need to be released under water, they can gulp air.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Very labored breathing, 1st off, check water parameters., high ammonia needs to be dealt with immediately. Did you balance the sg in the bag to your tank, if tank sg was more than ,002 higher than the bag and you didn't use an extended acclimation, that can cause a problem. Was he exposed to air, anglers need to be released under water, they can gulp air.

This right here.

If not acclimated correctly, they will do this for a day or 2 and it is very rough on them.

If it did gulp air, it may be able to be burped. I am not sure on that, as never ran into the issue outside of puffers.

@Jay Hemdal should be able to guide you on telling if it does need to be burped and how to do it if it is possible on an angler.

 

[Michelesreef]

Very labored breathing, 1st off, check water parameters., high ammonia needs to be dealt with immediately. Did you balance the sg in the bag to your tank, if tank sg was more than ,002 higher than the bag and you didn't use an extended acclimation, that can cause a problem. Was he exposed to air, anglers need to be released under water, they can gulp air.

Was not exposed to air at all.we used the same sg as the bag he came in and 5 gallons from the same tank he was in at my lfs....

 

[Michelesreef]

This right here.

If not acclimated correctly, they will do this for a day or 2 and it is very rough on them.

If it did gulp air, it may be able to be burped. I am not sure on that, as never ran into the issue outside of puffers.

@Jay Hemdal should be able to guide you on telling if it does need to be burped and how to do it if it is possible on an angler.

110% did not gulp air. He wasn't breathing hard until AFTER he ate the shrimp yesterday...

 

[Michelesreef]

Nitrates are under 2. Kh 8.5 Calcium 400 Magnesium 420 Salinity .025