New Midas blenny at the bottom of tank
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Bouncingsoul39
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Did you do a drip acclimation before putting him in?
Bouncingsoul39
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that will shock the fish. they need to be acclimated slowly to your tank water. google “fish drip acclimation” and follow it from now on. That fish might be done for. Hopefully you can do the proper acclimation next time.
Mr. Mojo Rising
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drip acclimation is only needed in very certain situations IMO, and should never be done if the fish was shipped in a bag for a few days. This is a good guide: https://aquariawise.com/how-to-acclimate-new-fish-to-tank/
A new fish hiding out for a few days is normal, just leave it alone and let it get adopted to your tank. Hopefully it will pull through, I do believe that if a new fish is alive after 2-3 days, it should be fine. Good luck.
A new fish hiding out for a few days is normal, just leave it alone and let it get adopted to your tank. Hopefully it will pull through, I do believe that if a new fish is alive after 2-3 days, it should be fine. Good luck.
Ocean’s Piece
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About to say this. Just because a Midas is at the bottom of the tank for a few days doesn’t mean it’s gonna die. It’s stressed for sure. Midases typically do then when they arrive at the LFS. They’ll turn darker in color and perch on the bottom. After a few days, their coloration will brighten and they’ll start swimming. Don’t get me wrong, you should drip acclimate, but this is normal in most midases. These fish are very good at displaying their emotions. My Midas brightens up when there is food and gets dark stripes when he and my gramma don’t get along too well. Good luck
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Yes, except for certain circumstances where the retailer tells you not to because of stress from shipping or any other reason where it tells you not to
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Osmotic shock from poor acclimation. The method you used applies to Freshwater- Not Saltwater.
Best method is to float for 20 minutes and then pour contents into a clean pail and add a cup of water every 15 mins 8X. Test the bucket salinity and compare with tank salinity. It should be about the same +/- 1
If not, continue to add cup of water until theyre equal
Best method is to float for 20 minutes and then pour contents into a clean pail and add a cup of water every 15 mins 8X. Test the bucket salinity and compare with tank salinity. It should be about the same +/- 1
If not, continue to add cup of water until theyre equal
The fish could also be fine. You didn’t do the best method but there’s a really good chance it will survive. In my experience if “dumping into the tank” kills the fish something else was probably wrong with it as well.
I never drip if salinity is within a point. If it's not... I bring down new (stored) saltwater to match with RODI and directly add the fish to that and then drip from there.
I swear drip vs not drip is like QT vs not QT... those on both sides that will never agree.
Ofc we have no idea the salinity in the bag of that fish.
I swear drip vs not drip is like QT vs not QT... those on both sides that will never agree.
Ofc we have no idea the salinity in the bag of that fish.
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