odd behavior.

Poseidon84 · May 18, 2017

hello all! i have a question. has anyone seen or had a maroon clown and a lawnmower blenny act like this? they literally lay on eachother motionless and chill out like homies. ive never whitnessed it before. is it common?

Shaddow_wolf169 · May 19, 2017

I got one even better I have a yellow Watchman goby that thinks that a Favia is it buddy like it's a pistol shrimp

Shaddow_wolf169 · May 19, 2017

Stranger things have happened.

Poseidon84 · May 19, 2017

Shaddow_wolf169 said:
Stranger things have happened.

haha! ok, i was just wondering if i decided to pair another maroon with this one, that it may reject it because of this goofy relationship. i have definately got some crazy fish here, but its fun to see them play around

Shaddow_wolf169 · May 19, 2017

I got one clown love a hammer coral the other is hosting my heater.

Poseidon84 · May 19, 2017

i guess its better to love then fighting like my damsels i had to give away, lesson learned there, lost 4 fish because of those *****! lol

Arvin0677 · May 19, 2017

Maroon clowns can be terrors. Better that he is friendly than attacking the blenny

Katrina71 · May 19, 2017

Our little clown and Blenny were snuggled up together this morning. They act like best buddies. The clown seems to have taught the Blenny how to eat frozen.

Poseidon84 · May 19, 2017

well today hes been on his side at the bottom of the tank breathing heavy i think. not fast just seems heavy. it eats and moves when i approach the tank but not much. i dont think it will make it but ive seen him do it before but never a whole day. im worried and dont know what to do all params are good except nitrates are at 40 ppm but its just a FOWLR tank. so ya im not sure what to do

Katrina71 · May 19, 2017

Call on @Humblefish I'm sure somebody can help.

Poseidon84 · May 19, 2017

Katrina71 said:
Call on @Humblefish I'm sure somebody can help.

i sent him a pm. we will see if my buddy is still with me in the morning

Katrina71 · May 19, 2017

I'm sorry. I hate that helpless feeling.

Poseidon84 · May 19, 2017

Katrina71 said:
I'm sorry. I hate that helpless feeling.

thank you for your kindness it does suck quite a bit

Katrina71 · May 19, 2017

It sucks a lot. Been there done that.

Bluecbs · May 19, 2017

Do you have a separate tank and methylene blue? Mb helps the oxygen intake for fish suffering ammonia/nirite/nitrate poisoning....(if humblefish hasnt told you that already)

Poseidon84 · May 20, 2017

Bluecbs said:
Do you have a separate tank and methylene blue? Mb helps the oxygen intake for fish suffering ammonia/nirite/nitrate poisoning....(if humblefish hasnt told you that already)

i have neither. but i can get the medicatiin, i cannot however get a hospital tank. no funds available at this time. i was under the impression 40 ppm nitrates wouldnt effect my fish. was i wrong in this?

Maritimer · May 20, 2017

40ppm nitrates shouldn't be an issue for fish.

Have you treated any of the fish for anything? Added anything to the tank? Your description has me thinking that you may have some flukes going on in there, which would be helped immensely (and confirmed) by a freshwater dip, and can be treated with Praziquantel.

This excellent video details the procedure for a freshwater dip: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/video-how-to-do-a-freshwater-dip.214/

~Bruce

Poseidon84 · May 20, 2017

Maritimer said:
40ppm nitrates shouldn't be an issue for fish.

Have you treated any of the fish for anything? Added anything to the tank? Your description has me thinking that you may have some flukes going on in there, which would be helped immensely (and confirmed) by a freshwater dip, and can be treated with Praziquantel.

This excellent video details the procedure for a freshwater dip: https://www.reef2reef.com/ams/video-how-to-do-a-freshwater-dip.214/

~Bruce

i performed the dip, and it was hard to tell bit i think it was flukes as you described. hiw do i go about riding my tank of this parasite? thank you again

Poseidon84 · May 20, 2017

Poseidon84 said:
i performed the dip, and it was hard to tell bit i think it was flukes as you described. hiw do i go about riding my tank of this parasite? thank you again

also i have only used seachem reef fusion to raise my my calcium. its liw at 300. and original help to cycle with stability

Maritimer · May 20, 2017

You'll want to use Prazi-Pro to finish off the flukes, if that's what it is. (Did you spot any of those sesame-seed things floating in the water after the dip? Those would be dead flukes.)

It doesn't kill unhatched eggs, so dose again in a week or so.

~Bruce