hoevens wrasse not eating

Grnorton · 03/05/2015, 10:49 PM

so about 3 weeks ago i place a hoevens wrasse in my display tank (which i am running at 1.008 salinity for 3 more weeks. it was a brand new set up with no inverts and i did it this way to qt all my new fish with enough room) but when i added him, he went into the sand for about 5 days. after that he came out at lights on for a few hours and was eating frozen mysis no issue. then all of a sudden he just started ignoring the food. whenever i feed the tank he goes to a corner where he can see his reflection and just swims up and down the tank corner until the food is gone. and even more recently he has started coming out more at night and not during the day and still is not eating. any advice or experience? tank mates are yellow tang, blue hippo, 4 fire fish, midas blenny and 2 true percs. salinity is 1.008 constant and amm nitrate and nitrite are all at 0. pH is 8.3. temp is 80 with a apex controlling the lights, and chiller and heater. 90 gallon tank.

salty joe · 03/06/2015, 06:25 AM

wish I could help...you might want to post in the fish disease forum.

alexander_ktn · 03/06/2015, 06:37 AM

Some wrasses have issues with hyposalinity. I would put it in a tank with normal salinity (after slow acclimation) and see if its condition improves.

And salty joe is right, the fish disease forum might get you more input.

Dmorty217 · 03/06/2015, 08:16 AM

What are you checking the salinity with? Hypo is the most difficult and stressful attempt at treating ich you can possibly do. The reflection chasing is something that will come and go my 3 yr old melanarus does the same thing from time to time. I would look into the TTM and then setup a QT tank while you attempt to rid the tank of ich with hypo. Also some strains of ich are unaffected by hypo

03/05/2015, 10:49 PM	#1
Grnorton Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Posts: 101	hoevens wrasse not eating so about 3 weeks ago i place a hoevens wrasse in my display tank (which i am running at 1.008 salinity for 3 more weeks. it was a brand new set up with no inverts and i did it this way to qt all my new fish with enough room) but when i added him, he went into the sand for about 5 days. after that he came out at lights on for a few hours and was eating frozen mysis no issue. then all of a sudden he just started ignoring the food. whenever i feed the tank he goes to a corner where he can see his reflection and just swims up and down the tank corner until the food is gone. and even more recently he has started coming out more at night and not during the day and still is not eating. any advice or experience? tank mates are yellow tang, blue hippo, 4 fire fish, midas blenny and 2 true percs. salinity is 1.008 constant and amm nitrate and nitrite are all at 0. pH is 8.3. temp is 80 with a apex controlling the lights, and chiller and heater. 90 gallon tank.

03/06/2015, 06:25 AM	#2
salty joe Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: medina, ohio Posts: 2,419	wish I could help...you might want to post in the fish disease forum. __________________ Time to roll the dice.

03/06/2015, 08:16 AM	#4
Dmorty217 Saltwater Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Vandalia OHIO Posts: 11,624	What are you checking the salinity with? Hypo is the most difficult and stressful attempt at treating ich you can possibly do. The reflection chasing is something that will come and go my 3 yr old melanarus does the same thing from time to time. I would look into the TTM and then setup a QT tank while you attempt to rid the tank of ich with hypo. Also some strains of ich are unaffected by hypo __________________ Fish are not disposable commodities, but a worthwhile investment that can be maintained and enjoyed for many years, providing one is willing to take the time to understand their requirements and needs Current Tank Info: 625g, 220g sump, RD3 230w, Vectra L1 on a closed loop, 3 MP60s, MP40. Several QTs

03/06/2015, 06:37 AM	#3
alexander_ktn Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Austria Posts: 851	Some wrasses have issues with hyposalinity. I would put it in a tank with normal salinity (after slow acclimation) and see if its condition improves. And salty joe is right, the fish disease forum might get you more input.