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I've had my melanurus for about 6 months. I bought this fish from TSM Aquatics in Sewell, NJ, as i have all of the fish and inverts i have in my tank. All fish are quarantined before being sold by TSM--and they do an absolutely awesome job.
This wrasse has been the picture of health since i've had him.
Six days ago he emerged from the sand in the morning (as he always has done) and had sand stuck to his face--I had never seen this before. I didn't think a lot about it... especially with a fish that buries himself in the sand every night. With the first feeding of the day, he looked interested, but didn't eat. I also noticed that his mouth was open and wouldn't shut. I continued to monitor him, but for 2 days he didn't eat anything.
Days 3 and 4 he ingested several small pieces of LRS Reef Frenzy, but still couldn't close his mouth.
Days 5 and 6 he hasn't eaten anything and last night he had some white stringy poop hanging from him. From what i've read up on this doesn't appear to be a problem and can happen would feeding shrimp/krill--which i do.
This morning when he got up, he again had a clump of sand stuck to his face. I fed him and he didn't eat. Otherwise he looks great and is swimming around the tank like normal; but obviously, if he doesn't eat he's going to have issues eventually.
Any thoughts?
I'll post some pictures in a few minutes. Thx!
This wrasse has been the picture of health since i've had him.
Six days ago he emerged from the sand in the morning (as he always has done) and had sand stuck to his face--I had never seen this before. I didn't think a lot about it... especially with a fish that buries himself in the sand every night. With the first feeding of the day, he looked interested, but didn't eat. I also noticed that his mouth was open and wouldn't shut. I continued to monitor him, but for 2 days he didn't eat anything.
Days 3 and 4 he ingested several small pieces of LRS Reef Frenzy, but still couldn't close his mouth.
Days 5 and 6 he hasn't eaten anything and last night he had some white stringy poop hanging from him. From what i've read up on this doesn't appear to be a problem and can happen would feeding shrimp/krill--which i do.
This morning when he got up, he again had a clump of sand stuck to his face. I fed him and he didn't eat. Otherwise he looks great and is swimming around the tank like normal; but obviously, if he doesn't eat he's going to have issues eventually.
Any thoughts?
I'll post some pictures in a few minutes. Thx!
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