Worst Luck With Fish Lately (Another Death)

BigEZ77 · 09/03/2016, 07:59 AM

Hi All,

Some of you may have seen my previous post about my Darwin clown getting sandwiched between the glass and a fish trap overnight. Now I've woken up to find my Orangemarked Goby is nowhere to be found. I believe it died of starvation. Last night, while doing tank maintenance, I noticed that it was extremely gaunt...never noticed this before which is strange. Anyway, I've been feeding Reef Frenzy for the past month or so and nothing else. I used to feed Mysis one day and Spirulina the next. Should I go back to a varied diet? I would like to get another one since they are such a good sand sifter and not as big as a DWG for example. Any other suggestions on what I should feed for these types of fish to survive?

I'm on my way to the cottage so may not be able to respond right away.

Thanks,

BigEZ77 · 09/03/2016, 08:05 AM

Forgot to mention that I've had it for months, so not a new addition. Surprised that I didn't notice the thinness until yesterday though.

thegrun · 09/03/2016, 08:34 AM

It seems more like a disease than a lack of food, but yes a variety is important, was it eating the Reef Frenzy?

joshbrookkate · 09/03/2016, 09:51 AM

My DW goby went missing for a couple of days. Found him in the overflow. Could yours have jumped?

BigEZ77 · 09/03/2016, 09:13 PM

Found him! Still alive but very thin. Going back to rotating between mysis, spirulina... and reef frenzy.

Dkuhlmann · 09/04/2016, 03:27 AM

I would worry about parasites if you see it eating and it's still so thin. You can easily worm your DT with PraziPro which gets rid of most parasites in fish and is 100% reef safe. I have started treating my tank every 4-6 months with Prazi just to make sure my fish don't have any parasites. I've noticed a big difference in my fish since I started doing this.

BigEZ77 · 09/05/2016, 09:07 AM

Thanks. I'll pick some up.

09/03/2016, 07:59 AM	#1
BigEZ77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Posts: 797	Worst Luck With Fish Lately (Another Death) Hi All, Some of you may have seen my previous post about my Darwin clown getting sandwiched between the glass and a fish trap overnight. Now I've woken up to find my Orangemarked Goby is nowhere to be found. I believe it died of starvation. Last night, while doing tank maintenance, I noticed that it was extremely gaunt...never noticed this before which is strange. Anyway, I've been feeding Reef Frenzy for the past month or so and nothing else. I used to feed Mysis one day and Spirulina the next. Should I go back to a varied diet? I would like to get another one since they are such a good sand sifter and not as big as a DWG for example. Any other suggestions on what I should feed for these types of fish to survive? I'm on my way to the cottage so may not be able to respond right away. Thanks, __________________ Russell Banggai / Yellow Wrasse / Black Ice and Davinci Clowns / Flame Angel / Royal Gramma / Blue Chromis / LPS (dominated) / Monti's / Softies / BTA's Current Tank Info: 45G Rimless, Tunze 9004, Kessil A160WE, Gyre XF130, 50lbs rock, Reef Crystals, Phosguard in reactor, Matrix, Chemipure Blue and NP XL biopellets in sump

09/03/2016, 08:05 AM	#2
BigEZ77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Posts: 797	Forgot to mention that I've had it for months, so not a new addition. Surprised that I didn't notice the thinness until yesterday though. __________________ Russell Banggai / Yellow Wrasse / Black Ice and Davinci Clowns / Flame Angel / Royal Gramma / Blue Chromis / LPS (dominated) / Monti's / Softies / BTA's Current Tank Info: 45G Rimless, Tunze 9004, Kessil A160WE, Gyre XF130, 50lbs rock, Reef Crystals, Phosguard in reactor, Matrix, Chemipure Blue and NP XL biopellets in sump

09/03/2016, 09:13 PM	#5
BigEZ77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Posts: 797	Found him! Still alive but very thin. Going back to rotating between mysis, spirulina... and reef frenzy. __________________ Russell Banggai / Yellow Wrasse / Black Ice and Davinci Clowns / Flame Angel / Royal Gramma / Blue Chromis / LPS (dominated) / Monti's / Softies / BTA's Current Tank Info: 45G Rimless, Tunze 9004, Kessil A160WE, Gyre XF130, 50lbs rock, Reef Crystals, Phosguard in reactor, Matrix, Chemipure Blue and NP XL biopellets in sump

09/04/2016, 03:27 AM	#6
Dkuhlmann Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 8,823	I would worry about parasites if you see it eating and it's still so thin. You can easily worm your DT with PraziPro which gets rid of most parasites in fish and is 100% reef safe. I have started treating my tank every 4-6 months with Prazi just to make sure my fish don't have any parasites. I've noticed a big difference in my fish since I started doing this. __________________ Previous tanks: 200 gal fowlr 9" Emperor Angel and many different butterfly fish 4" maroon clown and several other fish, 50 gal sump, 40 gal mixed reef/fish mostly softies and LPS. Current Tank Info: 40b 750 gph 45 lbs lr, 2"-3" sand, 165w full spectrum dimable LED, 20 gal sump/refugium 30 lbs lr, Bak Pak 2 skimmer, 4" sock temp 79-80, sg 1.026, NH3 0, NO2 0, NO3 <10, ph 8.2, calc 400, mag 1300

09/05/2016, 09:07 AM	#7
BigEZ77 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Ottawa ON Canada Posts: 797	Thanks. I'll pick some up. __________________ Russell Banggai / Yellow Wrasse / Black Ice and Davinci Clowns / Flame Angel / Royal Gramma / Blue Chromis / LPS (dominated) / Monti's / Softies / BTA's Current Tank Info: 45G Rimless, Tunze 9004, Kessil A160WE, Gyre XF130, 50lbs rock, Reef Crystals, Phosguard in reactor, Matrix, Chemipure Blue and NP XL biopellets in sump

09/03/2016, 08:34 AM	#3
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	It seems more like a disease than a lack of food, but yes a variety is important, was it eating the Reef Frenzy?

09/03/2016, 09:51 AM	#4
joshbrookkate Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 618	My DW goby went missing for a couple of days. Found him in the overflow. Could yours have jumped?