Quick help with lethargic mandarin

[Kirschy17]

okay so it seems the other mandarin is doing very good today. The two spot looks better aswell i might have overreacted yesterday calling them sick.

As for feeding i feed brine shrimp with artemia aswell as spirulina for my blenny and angel plus a mix of marine meaty stuff(frozen).

I saw both mandarins eating brine everytime i fed. I also know the two dpot being problematic but i got him too eat pretty fast. Hes eating frozen food of the sand all of the time. Hes also the one i have the longest time, like 3 months or so. I am looking to add a maye for him since i know they do best in pairs, but the first try failed. I think the 2nd fish was in a bad condition when i got it with injured fins and passed like 3-5 days after i got it.

Lastly for the dead mandarin i actually do suspect aggression now. Even if i never saw that, the male looks way better now. Hes showing his fin and has brigter colors just since yesterday. Ill keep having an eye on them.

 

[Kirschy17]

Do you know the source of the ammonia? That needs to be addressed first imo. Is there a dead fish somewhere? I’ve added Seachem Prime to neutralize the ammonia in an emergency, but the source needs to be eliminated. Has it resolved?

No idea tbh. I changed water and will test again later. Coral, other fish including a pygmy angel are doing fine so that seems to be checked luckily.

 

[laverda]

Brine shrimp has very little nutional value. Cyclops is much higher. If you try another Mandarin make sure its belly is not concave when viewed from underneath.

 

[Kirschy17]

I did feed cyclops, my leftover one does go mostly for the shrimp. Ill try again tough. I swear i checked both bellies regularly since they were my first mandarins and i was worried if they got enough food. I saw both filled when i checked the last time. Something mustve changed.