My CBB has been in my 160g DT for about a month. Previously it spent 2 months in an observation tank making sure there were no visible diseases and getting trained to eat defrosted Mysis shrimp from a specialized CBB feeder. She would also pick at other frozen foods I tried her on but really ate the Mysis more than anything else. Initially on putting it into an isolation area in the DT then into the main DT it was doing quite well. It was eating some Mysis shrimp and other food with the rest of the fish and scavenging pods and other food from the rockwork and sand. It also was getting food from the specialized CBB feeder when desired without much interference from the rest of the fish. Eventually the rest of the fish caught on to the CBB feeder and swarmed her when she was getting food out of it. Over the last week she has used it less and less and is eating less when the other fish are feed. There is a good supply of pods in the tank and I replenish them every 2 to 3 days from the refugium. I had to switch to brine shrimp a week ago as I ran out of Mysis shrimp so there has been some change in available food. Yesterday she was listless. The same this morning but still picking at the rock work and her CBB feeder. She started swimming close to the top of the tank. At 1 PM she was like that, but 30 minutes ago I found her om the surface at the overflow grill. She is alive and not breathing deeply, but there is significant damage to her rear fins (picture below). I have removed her and placed her into a separate 5 g container with DT water and an air bubbler. I put in some brine shrimp and also a live rock with some aiptasia on it. She is barely moving now and is swimming slightly sideways with her snout up. I already have fish in my 10g quarantine/hospital tank and my 65 g observation tank.
I realize the picture I have included is not the best but hopefully good enough for you to make some suggestions. I am hoping to quickly get some ideas if I can put here in the 10g with the small yellow watchman gobby and pistol shrimp without risking disease to them and also how to treat her.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Thanks, in advance, Philip
I realize the picture I have included is not the best but hopefully good enough for you to make some suggestions. I am hoping to quickly get some ideas if I can put here in the 10g with the small yellow watchman gobby and pistol shrimp without risking disease to them and also how to treat her.
Any suggestions will be much appreciated. Thanks, in advance, Philip