Sick Orchid Dottyback

[BuzzWrasse]

I have an orchid dotty back that started just sitting on the bottom of the tank. My foxface was nipping at it because it was just sitting there. I put it in a hospital tank and treated with copper for a week, now it is in a QT tank without copper. It does eat a little, but not very aggressively like it used to. Also it still just sits on the bottom and rarely swims up. I can actually put it in my hand in the tank and it doesn't really try to get away.

Sometimes it looks like its gonna fall over sideways.... I know this usually means imminent death, but it's still hanging in there so... Does anybody have any advice?

 

[revsgirl]

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Chasing the Dream Giver, not the dream! Tonya

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Hmm that's a tough one. Does it chase after and consume food?

 

[BuzzWrasse]

Sometimes it does, and sometimes it just comes out but just stays on the bottom. The day before yesterday it swam up a little and took a mysis shrimp, but I have been feeding it cyclopeze mostly, as it has been ignoring the shrimp for the most part. This is highly out of character as this fish usually is a very aggressive eater.