I bought this guy from my preferred saltwater store 11/2. I'm not sure if he has eaten or not. I've been trying to observe him without stressing him out. He's in a 20 gallon long qt tank by himself. In the basement guest room. If the lights are on i have them dimmed down low. I kept him in observation for 9 days. Last night I did a water change and started copper. I've tried feeding LRS herbivore frenzy, brine and nori (even tried using Selcon). He has a few 3" pvc fittings for hiding. There is a powerhead, empty HOB, heater and air stone. There is a ammonia alert as well.
Last night I noticed a thin "trail" 2ish inches of mucus/slime coming off his tail fin. I am wondering if that is him shedding his slime coat. My understanding is that is stress related or potentially water quality. I went ahead and put him in copper in case something was getting to him. He seemed very skittish for the first few days which I expected. Now he seems lethargic. I want to do what I can to prevent this fish from dying.
I have a 15 second video I will try to figure out how to upload. The powerhead is a maxijet 600. I've had it in the 160gph powerhead mode. Im wondering if it's not enough flow and I should convert it to the 750gph mode. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Last night I noticed a thin "trail" 2ish inches of mucus/slime coming off his tail fin. I am wondering if that is him shedding his slime coat. My understanding is that is stress related or potentially water quality. I went ahead and put him in copper in case something was getting to him. He seemed very skittish for the first few days which I expected. Now he seems lethargic. I want to do what I can to prevent this fish from dying.
I have a 15 second video I will try to figure out how to upload. The powerhead is a maxijet 600. I've had it in the 160gph powerhead mode. Im wondering if it's not enough flow and I should convert it to the 750gph mode. Any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.
