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I'm in the final stages of my QT for my Yellow Tang and Lyretail Anthias. They have been readily eating medicated food (GC+Focus+Mysis and Brine Shrimp Mix+Garlic) with ample appetites. I keep a pvc pipe with nori attached to it since my Tang isn't particularly good at finding nori on a veggie clip and it just rots in my tank :/ Today I went to replenish the nori and as I moved the pipe, my Lyretail went absolutely bonkers and started swimming rapidly along the tank. Okay, big mistake by me I guess. I put the nori on, put his pvc back and kept an eye out from the other side of the room. He was fine.
I was making fresh medicated food for their second daily feeding and shook the garlic container in front of the tank. Apparently mistake number two? My tang started swimming rapidly along the tank as though I've scared him. I added the garlic and got the hell out of there for 10 min to let them calm down. Gave them their medicated food; they ate like pigs.
A few hours later I went to do a 10% water change since it's been a week (and I feed these guys 3x per day) - matched salinity (1.021) and temp of my new water to the QT. I siphoned out the water - Tang wasn't thrilled but none of my fish have ever been happy about water changes. I tried to prevent spooking him again by using a small fish container to slowly add new water into the QT in an un-disruptive way. I just sat and watched them for a few moments afterwards to keep an eye out. The tang began swimming rapidly along the tank. He then started flashing on the PVC. Anthias hid in the PVC the whole time but that's where he chills whenever people come into the room at first.
Tang has no spots on him. Has been pooping normally and eating readily throughout the day - medicated food has been ongoing for about 5 days. I feed 3x per day, 1-2 medicated feedings, the balance of the three is unmedicated food. I run an aerator 24/7 in the tank. Anthias has been intermittently going on rapid swimming sprees, which is concerning.
I am assuming that this is just stress? I went upstairs and left them completely alone for a few hours with no disruptions. I gave them one final medicated feeding which they ate readily. The lousy video attached to this post is after their final feeding. I hid on the basement stairs so I wouldn't scare them again.
Help! @Humblefish have I made any mistakes in the feeding protocol?! I'm so worried...
I was making fresh medicated food for their second daily feeding and shook the garlic container in front of the tank. Apparently mistake number two? My tang started swimming rapidly along the tank as though I've scared him. I added the garlic and got the hell out of there for 10 min to let them calm down. Gave them their medicated food; they ate like pigs.
A few hours later I went to do a 10% water change since it's been a week (and I feed these guys 3x per day) - matched salinity (1.021) and temp of my new water to the QT. I siphoned out the water - Tang wasn't thrilled but none of my fish have ever been happy about water changes. I tried to prevent spooking him again by using a small fish container to slowly add new water into the QT in an un-disruptive way. I just sat and watched them for a few moments afterwards to keep an eye out. The tang began swimming rapidly along the tank. He then started flashing on the PVC. Anthias hid in the PVC the whole time but that's where he chills whenever people come into the room at first.
Tang has no spots on him. Has been pooping normally and eating readily throughout the day - medicated food has been ongoing for about 5 days. I feed 3x per day, 1-2 medicated feedings, the balance of the three is unmedicated food. I run an aerator 24/7 in the tank. Anthias has been intermittently going on rapid swimming sprees, which is concerning.
I am assuming that this is just stress? I went upstairs and left them completely alone for a few hours with no disruptions. I gave them one final medicated feeding which they ate readily. The lousy video attached to this post is after their final feeding. I hid on the basement stairs so I wouldn't scare them again.
Help! @Humblefish have I made any mistakes in the feeding protocol?! I'm so worried...