Elderly PJ Cardinalfish Advice

Wen · Mar 20, 2019

This cardinalfish is between 6-8 years old.

It’s fins have been ragged for about 3 months.
I removed all fish to treat for a couple ich spots occasionally seen on a tang. It went through a round of kanaplex with a wrasse that had eye damage/infection before cp.
Pj was in cp with 11 other fish and stopped eating 2 wks in.
Pj was removed from cp and put into ttm, where it nibbled food. After ttm, it’s in another qt for observation.
It’s fins look better, but Pj has been eating less and less over 2 wks and today not eating. It’s been swimming in slow circles for 2 days and resting on the bottom.

30 gal qt, amonia 0, 1.025, 78 degrees, feeding all the foods it used to eat

Is this what old age looks like? It’s very sad. Anything I can do?

ngoodermuth · Mar 20, 2019

I take it the main tank is still running fallow? Is he by himself in his QT? Have you tried live blackworms?

Wen · Mar 20, 2019

Yes, main tank fallow until middle of May.
He is now alone in the 30 gal qt. All other fish in 75 gal qt.
I'll see if LFS 45 min away has live blackworms in stock.
Normally, krill is its irresistible treat and he just looks at it.

Wen · Mar 22, 2019

ngoodermuth said:
I take it the main tank is still running fallow? Is he by himself in his QT? Have you tried live blackworms?

ngoodermuth, I picked up Clove when I was out this morning to euthanize the PJ.
However, I grabbed Clove herbal supplement, thinking it was clove oil.
The ingredients are clove buds and 45% grain alcohol and deionized water. Is this ok to use? or am I looking for 100% clove oil?
Thank you.