I bought 2 captive-bred mandarin dragonets from Dr.Reef. They came in super tiny (about 1/2”) and unhealthy. I tried feeding frozen mysis and baby brine shrimp but they haven’t eaten. They’re a bag of bones, and it saddens me how sunken in their bellies are. I can even touch them and they won’t even bother to move away. Currently in QT, I can’t just put them in display tank in this condition, as they’ll get beaten up by the current, other fish, or shrimp.
I paid $200 for this pair. Apparently they don’t need to be sold healthy, just as long as they’re barely alive right before shipping. Have they reached the point of moribund, or do I still have a chance to nurse them back to health?
I paid $200 for this pair. Apparently they don’t need to be sold healthy, just as long as they’re barely alive right before shipping. Have they reached the point of moribund, or do I still have a chance to nurse them back to health?
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