Need help with Randall's goby that refuses to eat.

[Mike in CT]

Hi everyone!
I picked up a Randall's goby 3 weeks ago. After acclimation I placed him in my
quarantine tank. First 2 weeks he seemed fine. He ate flakes, pellets, frozen and
I think a good amount of pods. About a week ago he stopped eating and I noticed
white patches on his fins where he rested on the bottom...also look like a bit of his
fins had eroded. I administered a course of Furan 2 hoping it would clear up his fins.
After 6 days from the time I started Furan 2, his fins look fine but he still refuses to eat.
I picked up some live brine shrimp yesterday and turned the filter off when I fed him, so
it would be easy pickings for him, but he seemed more annoyed buy all the live shrimp
swimming by him then he was interested in eating them.
Besides not eating, he seems pretty normal. His color looks good, and he moves about the tank.
Should I start treating him for something internal? I dont want to stress him out with more meds
but I also hate seeing him on the road to starving to death.
Water parameters have good....have been doing water changes with the Furan 2 and keeping
track of any ammonia because of the antibiotics affecting the bio filter.

Any suggestions would be appreciated,
Mike

 

[NanaReefer]

Qt him and start treating him with Marycin Plus for Marine.
Heres a great disease guide.
http://www.saltwater-aquarium-onlin...ases-and-treatments.html#bacterial_infections

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[Mike in CT]

Bump

 

[NanaReefer]

Bump

Not much else you can do really. You treated the main illness, the rest is up to the fish.
I also suggest Maracyn 2 for Marine as it has vitamin B complex which helps with apatite.
Did you read the link?
Maracyn-Two Saltwater
Antibiotic (Minocycline) recommended for the treatment of Popeye, gill disease, fin and tail rot, dropsy, septicemia, secondary and internal infections. Contains B complex vitamins that stimulate metabolism to improve appetite.


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[Mike in CT]

Thanks for the link, good info there!
He started eating live brine shrimp yesterday, so hopefully he is on the up swing!

 

[NanaReefer]

How's the lil guy doing?

 

[Mike in CT]

He seems ok, he seems a lot more picky eating then he was when I first got him. (Maybe he had gone a long time without eating while in travel and at the Lsf and was starving so he had more of a appetite???) He will eat live and frozen shrimp, and black worms but they have to fall right on his nose for him to eat it. He does not seem to be deteriorating so I am hoping what he is eating is sustaining him. I have a pistol shrimp in my DT, so I am hoping once I get him in there I hope they will team up and be happy!

Thanks for asking

 

[NanaReefer]

Looking forward to some pics once they pair up! Good luck & keep us posted