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08/17/2008, 11:55 AM
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copperband eating at the surface?
Ok, now that I have a webcam on my tank, and I see what the fish do when nobody is there to affect their behavior, I see my copperband butterfly at the surface. He looks like he is constantly eating something???
Here is a link, can anyone tell me what he is doing? When I am there, he never stays up at the top. So this is all new to me http://www.justin.tv/fishdoc Thanks! Chuck |
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08/17/2008, 11:59 AM
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Bizarre. Gill damage? You have a fuge, big tank. Should have plenty of oxygen. Gasping at surface? Maybe seeing reflection?
This species feeds almost constantly, and is not doing so: worrisome. I wish I had a clue.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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08/17/2008, 12:02 PM
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he never does it when I am there, and he appears totally healthy?
When I am there, he just swims around and picks at the rocks and eats, but now I see him doing.. well, whatever he is doing? Dunno? There are lots of pods from the fuge and everything is doing well in the tank including him. And yes, all the water params are good too. Bizarre! |
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08/17/2008, 12:12 PM
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I wonder if 2 of them would be less neurotic? i do not know a thing about butterflyfishes' attitude toward conspecifics.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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08/17/2008, 12:13 PM
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i think he misses you....lol
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08/17/2008, 12:15 PM
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good question? I got him to eat the aptasia, but I forgot to ask him if he liked it. Apparently, he is on an aptasia free diet.
I think he see something? He should try and get off the drugs. See this is what happens when you keep fish in a medical office, some of them get hooked.. pun intended... |
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08/17/2008, 12:16 PM
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maybe he is trying to find nemo? He is looking in the wrong place.
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08/17/2008, 12:20 PM
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my foxface is always doing that, and I have no idea why. I've had it for nearly two years and it eats like a pig, so I'm not worried about the health of the fish, but it is curious.
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-Chris- You don't win friends with salad. "Look! They're trying to learn for free!" ... "Use your phony guns as clubs!" Current Tank Info: rectangluar? wet? |
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08/17/2008, 12:25 PM
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time for a fish psychologist...
maybe I they have a form of OCD, we can call it FOCD.. fish obsessive compulsive disorder.. not sure how to pronounce it, when I do it comes out like the F word.. |
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08/17/2008, 01:47 PM
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Lol! Have horses? He's cribbing! sucking air, cause he's bored.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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08/17/2008, 02:07 PM
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He's just planning the big escape.
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