URGENT HELP PLEASE !!! Fish starved

xpace · 06/30/2013, 09:55 PM

Hi guys,

I need urgent help.
the story continues or just part of the original post where I was wandering about strong flow from my powerheads.
Since they been running my blenny wasn't behaving as usual, he was hiding in the corner or I should say only sitting on the bottom of the tank as there is no hiding place there and I think he was hiding from the water flow, not sure, but now it became worse as I've been noticing and today I distracted him just to see what's going on and here we go he was barely swimming and his stomach is just flat, so I have switched of the strong powerheads and tried to give him some seaweed but he doesn't seem to be accepting it, I've moved him into a quiet place in tank with seaweed next to him but no luck so far.

Anything you could suggest PLEASE !!!

Thank you

elrey · 06/30/2013, 10:38 PM

use some garlic

tson · 06/30/2013, 10:46 PM

Soak your food with garlic or selcon it helps. Let see if your fish eats or not.

Craigdillman · 06/30/2013, 11:27 PM

If you think the flow is the problem, try taking a powerhead out or moving the direction or something ?
Are you sure the fish arnt sick ? No sign of Ich or anything like that?

xpace · 07/01/2013, 01:32 AM

hi guys, thanks for replies.

I feed the blenny with seaweed with garlick bought specifically for him and I have fair bit of algae so he has plenty on his plate.
not sure if he would be sick but 2 clowns are fine. he seems to be bit darker but its probably because he is so skinny that all his dark areas came together to make him look darker. i just read on one site that blennies like to starve in captivity so not sure what to think. I have switched off two powerheads so only one is on at the moment. I left him near the LR and now I can't see him, probably looking for quiet spot to die.

anyone anything please advise.

thanks

xpace · 07/01/2013, 06:36 AM

anyone ?

spieszak · 07/01/2013, 07:27 AM

you could take a shot at soaking your food in fish oil. Get the caplets from the "vitamin" store. It might be more enticing than selcon or garlic.
What follows is NOT a scientific explanation, but my understanding of one. When humans starve our body eventualyl kind of shuts down the digestion process, and we get to where we're not really "hungry". If a body gets to that point, food has to be reintroduced slowly, or it causes problems. I don't have any idea if this happens with fish, but if the fish was truly starving, it may be in the process of re-regulating its digestive system, and its body may be "smart enough" to force him to eat slowly and not gorge. Someone with some real expertise may chime in, but I might consider careful observation to see if he's eating at all as opposed to not eating voraciously.

06/30/2013, 09:55 PM	#1
xpace Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney, AU Posts: 74	URGENT HELP PLEASE !!! Fish starved Hi guys, I need urgent help. the story continues or just part of the original post where I was wandering about strong flow from my powerheads. Since they been running my blenny wasn't behaving as usual, he was hiding in the corner or I should say only sitting on the bottom of the tank as there is no hiding place there and I think he was hiding from the water flow, not sure, but now it became worse as I've been noticing and today I distracted him just to see what's going on and here we go he was barely swimming and his stomach is just flat, so I have switched of the strong powerheads and tried to give him some seaweed but he doesn't seem to be accepting it, I've moved him into a quiet place in tank with seaweed next to him but no luck so far. Anything you could suggest PLEASE !!! Thank you

06/30/2013, 11:27 PM	#4
Craigdillman Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Lethbirdge Posts: 487	If you think the flow is the problem, try taking a powerhead out or moving the direction or something ? Are you sure the fish arnt sick ? No sign of Ich or anything like that? __________________ Current tank---125 gallon mixed reef 60 gallon sump, Reef octopus nw200 skimmer, Rapid LEDs, Maxspec gyre, Mp10s, Fuge, Biweekly 20% WC, QT everything

07/01/2013, 07:27 AM	#7
spieszak Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,877	you could take a shot at soaking your food in fish oil. Get the caplets from the "vitamin" store. It might be more enticing than selcon or garlic. What follows is NOT a scientific explanation, but my understanding of one. When humans starve our body eventualyl kind of shuts down the digestion process, and we get to where we're not really "hungry". If a body gets to that point, food has to be reintroduced slowly, or it causes problems. I don't have any idea if this happens with fish, but if the fish was truly starving, it may be in the process of re-regulating its digestive system, and its body may be "smart enough" to force him to eat slowly and not gorge. Someone with some real expertise may chime in, but I might consider careful observation to see if he's eating at all as opposed to not eating voraciously. __________________ I'm new to this saltwater thing, all comments should be taken with a BUCKET of salt! :-) -Stacey

06/30/2013, 10:38 PM	#2
elrey Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 123	use some garlic

06/30/2013, 10:46 PM	#3
tson Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: USA Posts: 39	Soak your food with garlic or selcon it helps. Let see if your fish eats or not.

07/01/2013, 01:32 AM	#5
xpace Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney, AU Posts: 74	hi guys, thanks for replies. I feed the blenny with seaweed with garlick bought specifically for him and I have fair bit of algae so he has plenty on his plate. not sure if he would be sick but 2 clowns are fine. he seems to be bit darker but its probably because he is so skinny that all his dark areas came together to make him look darker. i just read on one site that blennies like to starve in captivity so not sure what to think. I have switched off two powerheads so only one is on at the moment. I left him near the LR and now I can't see him, probably looking for quiet spot to die. anyone anything please advise. thanks

07/01/2013, 06:36 AM	#6
xpace Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Sydney, AU Posts: 74	anyone ?