Citron Goby

[SaltyMomma]

Help!
My citron Goby has been doing great but suddenly over last night he wouldn’t eat and was laying in the sand, then this morning he’s doing this. We tested nitrates/nitrites and levels are fine. All other fish are doing great. Last fish we added was a tang 1 week ago. He has no visible signs of anything. We inherited him so we’re not sure how old he is.

 

[Paul B]

He looks fine to me from here. I have 6 or 8 of them in various colors. I can't tell how long they live but I guess about 5 or 6 years. They eat tiny foods and I only feed seafoods like LRS food, live worms and frozen clams. They even spawn.

 

[MnFish1]

I can't see the video. The picture shows their normal posture. If the video shows sideways swimming or laying on its side - or a faster respiratory rate, etc - there may be a disease brought into your tank by your yellow tang last week.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Help!
My citron Goby has been doing great but suddenly over last night he wouldn’t eat and was laying in the sand, then this morning he’s doing this. We tested nitrates/nitrites and levels are fine. All other fish are doing great. Last fish we added was a tang 1 week ago. He has no visible signs of anything. We inherited him so we’re not sure how old he is.

Fish is breathing a little heavy and seems a little thin. Is tang going near it or intimidating it?

 

[SaltyMomma]

We haven’t seen it at all

 

[SaltyMomma]

I can't see the video. The picture shows their normal posture. If the video shows sideways swimming or laying on its side - or a faster respiratory rate, etc - there may be a disease brought into your tank by your yellow tang last week.

The tang is a tomini and was quarantined for a month before introduced

 

[MnFish1]

The tang is a tomini and was quarantined for a month before introduced

Quarantined with medication or not. If not with medication, disease is a possibility.

 

[SaltyMomma]

With medication.

 

[SaltyMomma]

Quarantined with medication or not. If not with medication, disease is a possibility.

With medication

 

[MnFish1]

With medication

Can I ask what you used?

 

[SaltyMomma]

The person we bought it from quaruntined him for a month I believe its with copper and a mixture of something.

 

[SaltyMomma]

Can I ask what you used?

Everything I'm reading is pointing to an internal parasite - what do I do to treat if I think it has it?

 

[SaltyMomma]

Here's the Tomini's qt proccess:

My QT consists of a 1hr dip in ruby reef kick ick, prazipro and 1 more thing that I can’t remember right now. I slow drip them with copper from my system n adjust them to the temp that way as well. Then they go into our system n that has copper at 225 n a UV sterilizer that runs from 8pm to 8am

 

[MnFish1]

Can you give us (we work as a team) more information? It's really important to try to figure out what exactly you used - and didn't use.

Your system, I assume is a FOWLR type system with no inverts. It is not a good idea to treat with copper continuously. Copper can affect various organs and the immune system as well. Its ok for a month, etc - Please try to figure out what was done - and then let us know..

Can you upload a video of your fish with YouTube?
What makes you think an internal parasite is active in your fish?

 

[MnFish1]

Here's the Tomini's qt proccess:

My QT consists of a 1hr dip in ruby reef kick ick, prazipro and 1 more thing that I can’t remember right now.

Not a good idea - you should know what you're QT'ing in. And - A dip with these things is unlikely to do anything but cause problems (stress) - and medication side-effects.

I slow drip them with copper from my system n adjust them to the temp that way as well.

Fish can usually be relatively quickly added with copper. at therapeutic levels

Then they go into our system n that has copper at 225 n a UV sterilizer that runs from 8pm to 8am

I think I already answered this one - I would not run a system with copper continuously - but - I. may be misunderstanding

 

[SaltyMomma]

Sorry this was the person we bought it from, he’s on vacation but gave me info on what he does to QT his fish.

 

[SaltyMomma]

Here’s a better video:

 

[SaltyMomma]

Our tank:

Reef tank - 48 gal

Fish:
Clownfish 1
Clownfish 2
Flame angel
Citron clown Goby
Azure damsel
Splendid dottyback
Tomini Tang

Tiger conch
Arrow crab
Emerald crabs
Nasariua snails
Blue leg hermits

 

[SaltyMomma]

Hey everyone—
Looks like after further watching the Tang is getting sneaky and tail whipping the goby under the rock