Pink and blue spotted goby, breathing hard?

[Kimelix]

Does this goby seems to be ok? I just got it 2 days ago, shipped in sal 1.026 the same as the aquarium it is in.

It is mostly hiding but that is to be expected with a goby? I have been trying to feed it frozen food: mysis, shrimp and artemia. It just tastes the food then spit it out. The aquarium is well established and has a lot of amphipods.

I can not determine if the gills are swollen, but it breaths about 90 times per minute.

No detectable ammonia (salifert).
Could something be wrong or is it just adjusting?

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[vetteguy53081]

Does this goby seems to be ok? I just got it 2 days ago, shipped in sal 1.026 the same as the aquarium it is in.

It is mostly hiding but that is to be expected with a goby? I have been trying to feed it frozen food: mysis, shrimp and artemia. It just tastes the food then spit it out. The aquarium is well established and has a lot of amphipods.

I can not determine if the gills are swollen, but it breaths about 90 times per minute.

No detectable ammonia (salifert).
Could something be wrong or is it just adjusting?

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It’s is above normal breathing and fish seems somewhat thin
Isbut eating and what are you feeding?
These are susceptible to bacteria although I no see nothing that jumps out indicating such
What is ammonia and nitrate level and what test kits are you using?

 

[Kimelix]

I have been trying to feed it frozen food: mysis, shrimp and artemia. It just tastes the food then spit it out.

No detectable ammonia, 10 ppm Nitrate. (salifert)

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Does this goby seems to be ok? I just got it 2 days ago, shipped in sal 1.026 the same as the aquarium it is in.

It is mostly hiding but that is to be expected with a goby? I have been trying to feed it frozen food: mysis, shrimp and artemia. It just tastes the food then spit it out. The aquarium is well established and has a lot of amphipods.

I can not determine if the gills are swollen, but it breaths about 90 times per minute.

No detectable ammonia (salifert).
Could something be wrong or is it just adjusting?

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The breathing rate is ok, just breathing a bit too deeply. It is also coughing which can be a sign of something on its gills - mucus, detritus or gill flukes. Agreed that it is a bit thin.
Have you tried cutting the food into smaller pieces?
Jay

 

[Kimelix]

Chopped up some mysis it seems it did not spit out everything.
It is definitely coughing, not all the time.

I put in an extra spongefilter and will change some water to reduce diterius.

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[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Chopped up some mysis it seems it did not spit out everything.
It is definitely coughing, not all the time.

I put in an extra spongefilter and will change some water to reduce diterius.

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That looks worse than before?

You might consider dosing the tank with Prazipro, in case it is gill flukes.

Jay

 

[Kimelix]

That was a coughing fit? Now it is back to normal. I did a 5 min freshwater dip, no change directly after.

Prazipro is not available in Sweden, Esha-gdex containes the same active ingrediens.

1 ml contains: 66 mg of praziquantel.

hopefully I can get i tomorrow or on monday.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

That was a coughing fit? Now it is back to normal. I did a 5 min freshwater dip, no change directly after.

Prazipro is not available in Sweden, Esha-gdex containes the same active ingrediens.

1 ml contains: 66 mg of praziquantel.

hopefully I can get i tomorrow or on monday.

Just be sure to add extra aearation when dosing praziquantel.

Jay

 

[Kimelix]

The freshwater dip made the breating seem more normal. It is also eating chopped mysis now, and not spitting it out.

The fish is thin, I will feed it a couple of times before medication since praziquantel supress the apetite.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The freshwater dip made the breating seem more normal. It is also eating chopped mysis now, and not spitting it out.

The fish is thin, I will feed it a couple of times before medication since praziquantel supress the apetite.

Multiple small feedings each day a best 4x if you can do it.
Jay

 

[Kimelix]

I dosed Esha-gdex this morning. The goby started to show some symtoms again, but not after the first dose.
The eyes are a bit asymetrical, could this be because of flukes? Or maybe he was always like this.

 

[Kimelix]

Forgot to write how it sent. The goby is fine, Esha-gdx two times with 7 days apart and he was good to go into the display tank.