Mandaren Dragonet dieing?!?!??

mpearl · May 14, 2013

Ok so i have a 30 gallon biocube and its been running for about a year and a half, i have 2 clownfish, 1 fire fish, and a mandaren dragonet. since yesterday ive noticed odd behavior but only eith the madaren. I thought maybe it was the heat since its been really hot where i live! so I turned it down on my heater but shes still acting weird..I found her today and shes just lying there on the ground and her fins looked all shred up :( my only other guess would be that I have a LOT of bristle worms..? PLEASE HELP ive had her for a year!!!!

Gladfelter · May 14, 2013

Is it eating? Feeding copepods

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bucksfan1976 · May 14, 2013

I would put her in a QT tank , verify she is eating (feed her or him copepods) let her heal then return her to DT after she has completely healed.

bct15 · May 14, 2013

Mandarins are difficult to quarantine because of there eating habits. Bristle worms will not do that to a fish either. My two guesses would be

Your pod population in your bio cube is depleted.

A rock fell on the mandarin.

How much rock do you have in the biocube? Unless you have a ton of rock, constantly resupply your pod population, have a refugium, or the mandarin is eating frozen food a 30 gallon tank typically can't support a mandarin.

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bucksfan1976 · May 14, 2013

bct15 said:
Mandarins are difficult to quarantine because of there eating habits. Bristle worms will not do that to a fish either. My two guesses would be

Your pod population in your bio cube is depleted.

A rock fell on the mandarin.

How much rock do you have in the biocube? Unless you have a ton of rock, constantly resupply your pod population, have a refugium, or the mandarin is eating frozen food a 30 gallon tank typically can't support a mandarin.

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