Yes there are. And live mysis I only leave the lights off for one to three hours at night! During the day they are off. Also just looked at him again he ha/ big white spots like way bigger than ich so maybe lymphocytes.
He's got a mechanical injury and damaged fin in same area. They typically are very active and eat aggresively which leads to possible aggression/intimidation, or condition such as flukes. I assume it was acclimated well and not quarantined?Okay so not white spots I managed to capture him and take some photos. He does have some discoloring/brown around the base of his pectoral fins. As well as a small red spot on his top and a white dot on his side. Some could be fin damage. Any ideas. @vetteguy53081 @Jay Hemdal I wonder if the red thing is a parasite though? Fin rot? Bacterial? Multiple issues?
Noticed any changing with the females? It sounds to me as though you’ve introduced a male to a potentially transitioning female and they’ve not been all too welcoming towards the new male.
Correct. Normal. I have seen no aggression and at one point the male/female were sleeping on top of each other snuggling.
No! I never considered the possibility of him being intimidated but definitely possibly.I always thought you could tell one transitioning physically? This is the three of them. What does it look like?
Quite possibly yes, how long were the females alone?
Around 5 days so not very long lol. The females were added a day apart then the male.
I would’ve said it could be that the female could’ve started to transition in the time you had it however it sounds more like a transitioning male was brought in instead of a male (which is all too common).
He wasn’t just imported and shipped and he was confirmed eating. Also looking at him I think Hewbie intimidates/scares him. Because this is the most I’ve ever seen him out of his cave. He stays near the bottom and when Hewbie comes near him he goes right back. He comes out freezes near Hewbie and swims away. Hewbie is my porcupine puffer if you remember/for those of you who don’t know. He’s 100% my water puppy and he no longer gets rub marks. He loves to chase his reflection but it’s been less. He also happens to be a lot bigger than everyone else. I don’t think the other anthias are the problem I think he may be. And he’s so gentle and could care less about everyone else in the tank.
