I watched Scooter (blenny) die this afternoon, he went into a siezure like state with his mouth wide open and fins flared, twitching very fast and then....nothing; the color faded.
Very depressing.
Anyway, I'm at a complete loss, the fish were happy last week and reclusive this week. I'm starting to wonder if they become diseased. I did add the snails about the same time they slowed down.
Symptoms:
Flicking against objects
Twitching of fins (almost like their scratching)
non-communal
hiding alot
I've looked up a little about marine ich, i can honestly see no salt like white spots on these fish, they are dark in color except for the yellow tang.
If I really strain I can see almost like a dusting on their sides but I can't be sure it wasn't there before. When my wife looks at them she sees nothing.
Any info at all would be great. Can I treat the tank with some sort of cover-all medication or anti-biotic that would improve their immune system?
If it is ich, I may look into the Kent RX-P product referred to in the gbolton thread.
Scooter was our first fish, the kids will not be happy.
thanks
BC
