So I woke up this morning to find my Blonde Naso Tang sucked against the side of one of my circulation pumps. I rescued him and see no indications of other issues. Unfortunately I have work, and am sure that I will continue to be stressed and think about him all day.
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Details:
It’s a Koralia pump, very powerful but am unsure which model. It is not an issue of flow reversal in the pump.
Other fish have never had any issues with this pump. Including a variety of small fish, Tomini Tang, and him (he has been there for many months).
The tank is a 120g 6” display, mixed reef with numerous high end SPS, LPS, Softies, Nems, sponges, and unusual inverts that I love. So most tank-dosing of chemicals is ruled out.
My Blonde Naso is about 7”, and has been in the tank for maybe 6 months or so, eating a fat and healthy diet of mostly frozen food and Algae. And has shown no signs of any ailments/diseases. However, I saw some stringy poop recently and suspected worms. If he pulls through, I will set up the QT and do some PraziPro (and unfortunately, may have to do all my fish).
After the rescue, he had the grille marks on his side. Fins appear untattered. There is one injured spot on one of his fins: Maybe 5mm across.
His behavior; Naturally, he couldn’t swim well afterwords, his body was bent in the shape of the pump, and he was swimming upside down (swim bladder). But thankfully he was breathing! After several minutes, his body is straightened and he appears to be swimming upright. He found a dark crevice in the rock and is chilling, obviously stressed, and breathing heavily. Expectedly, he didn’t eat today.
What actions I took:
•Firstly, I turned off that darn pump! My tank will be fine without that one for the day, as there are two other less-powerful pumps in there.
•Checked my salinity and temp: 1.025 and 77.5*F (it’s quick and easy and always important)
•Cleaned my skimmer cup and left it off
•Added some API stress coat with aloe (haha, it’s been a lot of years since I’ve used this. Hopefully it helps a little)
•I debated setting up the QT then and there. But I was already slightly behind schedule and needed to go to work.
•Additionally, I knew the QT would impose additional stress. And my only QT right now is a 10g; pretty darn small for such a big fish (this is the only big fish I want in there; I prefer smaller fish, so a small QT isn’t a huge issue for now. I’ll get a bigger one when we buy a house)
I’m hopeful, but not optimistic. Seeing such heavy breathing worries me. I sincerely hope he is still breathing when I get home, and I will definitely be leaving work slightly early today.
I’ll keep y’all updated.
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Details:
It’s a Koralia pump, very powerful but am unsure which model. It is not an issue of flow reversal in the pump.
Other fish have never had any issues with this pump. Including a variety of small fish, Tomini Tang, and him (he has been there for many months).
The tank is a 120g 6” display, mixed reef with numerous high end SPS, LPS, Softies, Nems, sponges, and unusual inverts that I love. So most tank-dosing of chemicals is ruled out.
My Blonde Naso is about 7”, and has been in the tank for maybe 6 months or so, eating a fat and healthy diet of mostly frozen food and Algae. And has shown no signs of any ailments/diseases. However, I saw some stringy poop recently and suspected worms. If he pulls through, I will set up the QT and do some PraziPro (and unfortunately, may have to do all my fish).
After the rescue, he had the grille marks on his side. Fins appear untattered. There is one injured spot on one of his fins: Maybe 5mm across.
His behavior; Naturally, he couldn’t swim well afterwords, his body was bent in the shape of the pump, and he was swimming upside down (swim bladder). But thankfully he was breathing! After several minutes, his body is straightened and he appears to be swimming upright. He found a dark crevice in the rock and is chilling, obviously stressed, and breathing heavily. Expectedly, he didn’t eat today.
What actions I took:
•Firstly, I turned off that darn pump! My tank will be fine without that one for the day, as there are two other less-powerful pumps in there.
•Checked my salinity and temp: 1.025 and 77.5*F (it’s quick and easy and always important)
•Cleaned my skimmer cup and left it off
•Added some API stress coat with aloe (haha, it’s been a lot of years since I’ve used this. Hopefully it helps a little)
•I debated setting up the QT then and there. But I was already slightly behind schedule and needed to go to work.
•Additionally, I knew the QT would impose additional stress. And my only QT right now is a 10g; pretty darn small for such a big fish (this is the only big fish I want in there; I prefer smaller fish, so a small QT isn’t a huge issue for now. I’ll get a bigger one when we buy a house)
I’m hopeful, but not optimistic. Seeing such heavy breathing worries me. I sincerely hope he is still breathing when I get home, and I will definitely be leaving work slightly early today.
I’ll keep y’all updated.
