Strange Acting Midas a Lenny

[Kn118544]

Hey guys need some advice. I have a Midas Benny that I have now had for three months and he was doing great until recently. I have started to notice that he had a few small black spots on him, and was originally thinking it just has to do with his pigmentation when he was stressed. Well, now he has started swimming a little differently and is swimming hard against the glass. After he does this he then floats down the bottom of the tank and sits on the sand bed. Have never had a Midas Benny do this before. In the picture you can see some of the little black dots I was talking about before hand. Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Is it eating well? It looks pretty thin to me. It’s behavior could be related to being malnourished. This species often eats well but still gets skinny - I always wonder if they are prone to internal parasites.

The spots aren’t related to that, there aren’t that many of them and they don’t look like turbellarian worms.

Jay

 

[Kn118544]

I feed Hikari Brine twice a day, and a seaweed clip twice a week. I’ll try and up the food and see if it works.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

I feed Hikari Brine twice a day, and a seaweed clip twice a week. I’ll try and up the food and see if it works.

Try small mysids and new life spectrum pellets, brine does not have very much fat/protein.
Jay