hi i have a huma huma trigger thats about 3" we have had him about 3 months and he was doing great but now its like he cant see anything he runs into everything and he wont eat right now he looks real skinny he never moved much but now its worse what can i do about this? thanks any info would be great:shake:
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How about you give a lot more info like Tank size, other tankmates, water quality, how long the tank has been established, what you are trying to feed, etc. Then we can help you a bit more! Hope this helps.
i have a 55 fo my tests are all good tank mates now are 1 hawiian puffer 1 fox face 1 rusty angel 1 spotted puffer 1 domino damsel 1 purple pseudochromis 2 atlantic anemones he has never been very active i asked the lfs why and they said there lazy triggers you might see him 1 time a day swim to the top then hes right back in the corner or hiding all my fish are small and they get along fine anything else you need to know? thanks oh my tank has been going for more than a year now
That lfs is full of it. humu humu's are about as close to a dog in water as you get. They swim all over, rearange rock, eat like pigs, some have said they will play games with you. My guess is something was not right with this fish from day 1.
I'm assuming your fish are all relatively small, because at full size you are a little overstocked for a 55g.
I'm assuming your fish are all relatively small, because at full size you are a little overstocked for a 55g.
yes they are all small spotted puffer 1" hawiian 3" trigger 3" fox face 5" angel 2.5" chromis 1.5" domino 1 " im getting a 150 soon but i wanna find out whats wrong with my fish first now my rusty angel looks to be sick the trigger has eat shrimp and feeders before and even some of my fox faces greens but now he wont eat at all what can i do?
You still haven't given water quality results. What is ammonia, nitrIte, nitrAte, pH, salinity, etc. It sounds like since the tank is overstocked as it is now you might be having some water quality issues. How many water changes do you do and what volume do you take out each time?
ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate 2.0 ph 8.2 1.022 i do a 10 gallon once a week orders of my lfs i called my lfs today and told him what was going on and he told me to do a 20 gallon change
2.0 is way too high for nitrate. The water change is a good idea with the nitrates so high, but you shouldn't have to do 10 gal changes a week if the tank is set up properly. What is your filtration method? Do you have a protein skimmer?
When did you start this tank?
When did you start this tank?
2.0 isn't a bad nitrAte reading. Most people strive to keep it below 5. Now if that was nitrIte, that'd be a different story. I'm surprised your nitrAtes are so low with that high of a bioload.