BCash74
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I'm new to the forum: need to get my build thread going - hopefully will do so soon.
I've had this PBT for 4 weeks - he and all fish in tank were purchased from Dr. Reef Quarantined Aquaria. He came in skinny but has been fed aggressively - daily seaweed and 4-6 other feedings (TD Chromaboost with Selcon, flake, frozen mysis/brine). He's been healthy/happy and absolutely thriving.
Went to bed last night and he was perfect - awoke this morning and he had this lesion on his side. He is behaving normally: eating, active, fins fully extended, and no itching/scratching behavior.
Could this be a wound from a mantis shrimp?
My concern: I set the tank up with TBS livesand and live rock. I hit the jackpot (unintentionally as I specified I wanted "less critters") with hijackers. I've already caught two mantis shrimp and 3 or 4 gorilla crabs. I know I have at least two more mantis shrimp in the tank (I've heard and seen them both) and there are 10-20 other hijacker crabs of various sizes (a lot of porcelain crabs, but some other I'm not sure of yet). Since catching the 1st two mantis (caught them both in the same day) I haven't been as diligent setting my traps. I need to get back at it.
Other tank details:
Tank: 48"x24"x20" tall 100g IM ext (this is a short-term tank as I'm setting up my long-term tank - planning on a 7 or 8 footer). Rock work provides 18' of linear swimming before he overlaps himself.
Water parameters: SG 1.0253 (with hygrometer), Nitrate 7.6, Phosphate 0.06, alk 10.0, and calcium 415, pH 8.1-8.3
All inhabitants purchased through Dr. Reef Quarantined: 4 blue chromis, 1 yellow wrasse, one chalk bass. All other fish healthy, eating, and acting normally.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts!
I've had this PBT for 4 weeks - he and all fish in tank were purchased from Dr. Reef Quarantined Aquaria. He came in skinny but has been fed aggressively - daily seaweed and 4-6 other feedings (TD Chromaboost with Selcon, flake, frozen mysis/brine). He's been healthy/happy and absolutely thriving.
Went to bed last night and he was perfect - awoke this morning and he had this lesion on his side. He is behaving normally: eating, active, fins fully extended, and no itching/scratching behavior.
Could this be a wound from a mantis shrimp?
My concern: I set the tank up with TBS livesand and live rock. I hit the jackpot (unintentionally as I specified I wanted "less critters") with hijackers. I've already caught two mantis shrimp and 3 or 4 gorilla crabs. I know I have at least two more mantis shrimp in the tank (I've heard and seen them both) and there are 10-20 other hijacker crabs of various sizes (a lot of porcelain crabs, but some other I'm not sure of yet). Since catching the 1st two mantis (caught them both in the same day) I haven't been as diligent setting my traps. I need to get back at it.
Other tank details:
Tank: 48"x24"x20" tall 100g IM ext (this is a short-term tank as I'm setting up my long-term tank - planning on a 7 or 8 footer). Rock work provides 18' of linear swimming before he overlaps himself.
Water parameters: SG 1.0253 (with hygrometer), Nitrate 7.6, Phosphate 0.06, alk 10.0, and calcium 415, pH 8.1-8.3
All inhabitants purchased through Dr. Reef Quarantined: 4 blue chromis, 1 yellow wrasse, one chalk bass. All other fish healthy, eating, and acting normally.
Thank you in advance for your thoughts!
