Not so healthy Yellow Watchman Goby

[Ldanielle]

I ordered a Yellow Watchman Goby, a pistol shrimp and a GSP frag from what I thought was a decently reputable retailer. The shrimp seems fine, the GSP seems ok but had several small things come out when I dipped it. This poor goby tho, I thought initially it was DOA but noticed gill movement so I floated it for 30 mins and then scooped straight into tank per retailer’s instructions. It just floated around the tank like it was dead. So I scooped it back up and put it in a little breeder tank I have inside my tank at the moment. It survived the night so I tried to release back towards the bottom of the tank and it did ok for a few minutes and then just started floating around the tank again like it’s not strong enough to swim maybe. New to the hobby so I’m concerned on how to move forward. The retailer was very nasty when confronted about my shipment so they’re no help. Pics of goby and things that came out of gsp attached

 

[vetteguy53081]

I ordered a Yellow Watchman Goby, a pistol shrimp and a GSP frag from what I thought was a decently reputable retailer. The shrimp seems fine, the GSP seems ok but had several small things come out when I dipped it. This poor goby tho, I thought initially it was DOA but noticed gill movement so I floated it for 30 mins and then scooped straight into tank per retailer’s instructions. It just floated around the tank like it was dead. So I scooped it back up and put it in a little breeder tank I have inside my tank at the moment. It survived the night so I tried to release back towards the bottom of the tank and it did ok for a few minutes and then just started floating around the tank again like it’s not strong enough to swim maybe. New to the hobby so I’m concerned on how to move forward. The retailer was very nasty when confronted about my shipment so they’re no help. Pics of goby and things that came out of gsp attached

Fish is awefully thin and may be feeding off its liver. If new, I would return it to the store you got it from

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

I ordered a Yellow Watchman Goby, a pistol shrimp and a GSP frag from what I thought was a decently reputable retailer. The shrimp seems fine, the GSP seems ok but had several small things come out when I dipped it. This poor goby tho, I thought initially it was DOA but noticed gill movement so I floated it for 30 mins and then scooped straight into tank per retailer’s instructions. It just floated around the tank like it was dead. So I scooped it back up and put it in a little breeder tank I have inside my tank at the moment. It survived the night so I tried to release back towards the bottom of the tank and it did ok for a few minutes and then just started floating around the tank again like it’s not strong enough to swim maybe. New to the hobby so I’m concerned on how to move forward. The retailer was very nasty when confronted about my shipment so they’re no help. Pics of goby and things that came out of gsp attached

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

I agree, the fish is dreadfully thin - what happens is that fish don't have much in the way of fat reserves. When they have been starved - either from some health issue, or just not being fed properly through the supply chain, they utilize their liver for food energy. The trouble is, once that happens, the liver is toast and the fish can't recover.

Sorry - but it looks like they sold you a bad fish.....

Jay