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  1. Schlafrig

    Starry Blenny not eating in Quarantine Tank

    I recently bought a Starry blenny, Blue Eye Kole Tang, and a Royal Gramma and put them in a quarantine tank. I lost the Tang and Gramma within 24 hours of buying them. The Blenny is still alive but is not eating. Ive tried everything I have, LRS Fish Frenzy, NLS Pellets, Flakes, Hikari seaweed...
  2. J

    Emperor Angel not eating

    I have a 2.5 year old Emperor Angelfish that recently stopped eating. No major changes to the tank since adding new fish 12 months ago. Fins are a little beaten up but not sure who did it, or if it happened in its own. The emperor occasionally shakes its head, but I may be seeing things that...
  3. 2

    One of my clownfish is not eating.

    I’ve had them for around 4 years and all has been well. But recently one of my clowns doesn’t seem to go up to the surface during feeding. At times when pellets etc. reaches the water outlet it gets jetted down and he will catch some in his mouth. But other than that he lets the larger clown...
  4. Roja

    EMERGENCY NEED HELP WITH BOXFISH ICH

    I recently got a wild caught female black boxfish approx. 6 days ago. Size 2.5-3" and seemed very healthy and active. No visible damages except for a tiny opaque tear in one fin that's barely noticeable. I got it from a holding facility where they export fish from and they said she eats chopped...
  5. mgreef

    Anthias swimming vertically and not eating

    Hi, I have a female anthias in a 75g tank. Have had her a few months after quarantine. She has done really well with no major issues. A month or so back she stopped eating and would only eat frozen Mysis. Anyways, over the past few days to week, she has been swimming vertically. As soon as she...
  6. Z

    Algae blenny stopped eating

    I’ve had this algae blenny for over a year and he has been grazing for hours on end. I was just feeding my corals when I noticed he was super skinny and skittish. And as I think about it I haven’t noticed him grazing as much. Im confused on why he would just stop eating. The only thing that has...
  7. pufferenthusiast

    EMERGENCY Pufferfish not eating

    This seems like a no brainer.. I have two porcupine puffers living together which I have since separated for temporarily as it’s come to such desperate measures pH: 7.8-8.0 Ammonia: 0 Nitrite: 0-.025 Nitrate: 0-5.00 I’ve never had this issue before and he was eating perfectly fine previously...
  8. GothFishKeeper

    EMERGENCY I don’t know what’s wrong with my tang!!

    I was positive the problem was an internal parasite, because his poop has been these giant white milky clouds. But it’s not really stringy like people usually describe it. As mentioned they’re big white milky clouds that come out of him but they also have thin flat white clumps in them. The only...
  9. P

    EMERGENCY Porcupine puffer not eating.

    Hi all. My porcupine puffer isn’t eating. I’ve tried krill, half clams, shrimp, and silversides. I’ve added garlic guard and a supplement that I give all my saltwater fish. I’ve tested water parameters ammonia 0 nitrite 0 nitrate .5. I’ve had him for around 6 months. He has no visible signs of...
  10. E

    Eel won’t eat after adding California round ray HELP!

    I just got a round ray that needed better home conditions currently in a 200ish gallon tank she’s pretty small for now so will try to get a bigger home very shortly anyway the problem is since adding her my snowflake eel will not eat he is too stressed and scared. Also cuz when I try to put the...
  11. J

    Golden Arothron Puffer Bit His Tongue?

    I have had my golden arothron puffer for around 5 years. In this time he has always eaten very well. I liken him to a Labrador Retriever in personality and hunger. By far my favorite fish. He is in a ~220 gallon tank at my office. He usually eats head on whole shrimps and mussels. On...
  12. pookie

    Clownfish wont eat day 8

    Hi! I recently had my male clownfish murdered by an angelfish and got another clown the next day. I got a small orange storm clownfish from my lfs which was still in the bag of ORA. So technically he is from ora as he never touched the stores water. Anyway today is day 8 of not eating and really...
  13. MadMaxx

    Seahorse with weak snick

    Afternoon This is my first time posting so any help would be appreciated. I recently received a seahorse from a family friend that passed away and needed a new home. I have been taking care of saltwater aquariums for over three years now with great success, however the seahorse is the first...
  14. rattrapdotcom

    Just ordered white tail bristle tooth and now worried !!

    Hi ! I just ordered a white tail bristle tooth after doing a bunch of research and tests ! made sure I had plenty of food stocked, water is good parameters, no other tangs, and all that. after reading they will eat nori, sometimes mysis, and sometimes flake food, as well as the algae in the tank...
  15. L

    EMERGENCY clown fish on it’s side struggling to breath and get up

    My DT is 2 years old, My fishes were quarantined 14 days in copper power and apI general cure. Everything was fine until my most recent water change. My smaller clown fish showed signs of rapid breathing, inflamed gills and stopped eating a day after. There was also a small white bump near...
  16. A

    EMERGENCY Lion fish named Shark Bait

    We are on about 3 weeks now. He won’t eat we treated him with melafix and did a water change. He seems a little spunkier and not laying in the corner. None of the other fish are affected. But idk what’s going on please help
  17. newreef1

    Angelfish not eating

    Hello, any ideas why this angelfish is not eating? I’ve had him for a few weeks, he ate at first, very slow eater but ate little bits of the floor. Now he hasn’t eaten for a several days, maybe a week. Any ideas, I’ve tried frozen mysis, plankton, angel marine mix, angel frozen mix, new life...
  18. V

    New mccosker's flasher wrasse missing over a week.

    Hi so I bought a male mccosker's flasher on Sunday 3rd from my lfs. Looked great in the shop. Did my normal acclimatisation and added it to the tank. It right away went down and hid under a rock and stayed there until the next morning. In the afternoon it was gone and I couldn’t see it anywhere...
  19. K

    Porcupine Puffer Hiding, No Eating

    My porcupine puffer, that I've had for over 3 years, has gone on the occasional hunger strike but never for this long. There were a couple of days where he ate, but then went back into hiding in his cave and hasn't eaten anything in over 10 days when he used to come up and beg for food at dinner...
  20. B

    Dwarf lionfish question

    Hello I recently got a dwarf lionfish it’s about 3 or 4 inches big. He’s out of quarantine but I’m having a hard time getting him to eat, I’ve tried everything ghost shrimp, guppies and mysis shrimp. He ate 2 ghost shrimps last week when I had him in a 12x6 inch acclamation box. Now he’s in a 10...
  21. I

    EMERGENCY Porcupine puffer not eating and going downhill

    Hey everyone, My porcupine puffer started getting fussy about eating two weeks ago. It escalated to where they are chewing and then spitting out almost all the food they get. They are now getting too skinny and I don't know what to do. Tank parameters: 125 gallon long 1.0225 salinity 0...
  22. R

    Clownfish has strange white markings and not eating.

    Hey guys, New reefer here and I just bought a clownfish about two/three weeks ago. Last week he stopped eating for two days and I gave him a freshwater bath plus dosed the tank with prazi. He ate the next day but went back to not eating 24 hours later and then I saw him poop white. I gave...
  23. K

    Scooter Blenny not eating after 3 days in copper

    To say upfront the blenny is now in water with 0ppm copper. 2 different LFS recommended copper treatment in QT due to velvet in DT and I regrettably followed their advice. Current issue - Scooter blenny is not eating and does not look well. Heavy breathing, barely moving (see picture and...
  24. th365thli

    New Flame Angel staying in one spot

    I recently got a dwarf flame from an LFS. It initially explored my 65 gallon but since then has been staying in a specific "cave". It might venture out a little bit but otherwise just kinda hangs there. It also isn't really eating. I don't see spots or anything and the lfs copper treats it's...
  25. chocomallows007

    Copperband NOT eating clam or shrimp HELP

    He’s always out and about unless I approach the tank, that’s when he hides and stays hidden until I distance myself. He’s curious and all, but he just doesn’t want to eat anything I give him (shrimps and clams). He’s 2 days old now
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