dragonet

[glacierdiver]

Hi, I just got a large dragonet at my lfs yesterday, they said he was eating well, today he is not acting right and is moving around with his front end but is not moving his tail and is almost bent looking midway back. I haven't seen him even attempting to eat copepods off the rocks, or even act like he is interested in hunting. Nothing has fallen on him but he acts almost like his back messed up. Any idea's????

 

[ucantmakeme]

Take it back before it dies if you think it will....

 

[stedfast82]

do you have any nem's in the tank cuz i had mine get stung and was just drifting at the top one time. i put her in a small bowel and put it in the sump for a day or 2 then she was ok

 

[wicked demon]

How did you acclimate the fish? Did you compare the PH of the water it came from to your water? What is your PH now?

 

[glacierdiver]

Died about 2 hours after post, called the lfs, and got a "oh thats too bad" response, . Anyway I do have a frogspawn, only coral that might of bothered it. Ph 8.1, ammonia, 0, nitrates 0. Acclimated properly. Rats, I've waited a long time and don't want to purchase something I can't provide the best for.

 

[Paul_N]

Died about 2 hours after post, called the lfs, and got a "oh thats too bad" response, . Anyway I do have a frogspawn, only coral that might of bothered it. Ph 8.1, ammonia, 0, nitrates 0. Acclimated properly. Rats, I've waited a long time and don't want to purchase something I can't provide the best for.

Wasn't the frogspawn, mine sleeps in between mine at night and stops on it all the time during the day.

 

[terryagi]

Any fish that could have attacked it?

 

[glacierdiver]

Watched the other fish, thought the yellow tang might but he didn't go after him that I ever was and did not act aggressive, grandma and clown could of cared less, no nasty crabs. Just might have been too much moving in a short amount of time. Lfs only had him for a day before I got him and he was very large. Ended up ordering one from F&S and he is doing very well and acting like a dragonet should. Thanks everyone for the posts