Stressed Midas Blenny not eating

[NAZAquatics]

Distressed Midas Blenny:

Hello all, I have a midas blenny I need help with. I bought him pre quarantined about 8 months ago and up until yesterday he was always out and about begging for food. I made sure to feed him a lot between frozen mysis, freeze dried brine shrimp and spirulina flakes.

Yesterday I came home during lunch and he wasn't out with the rest of the fish, he was up in his hiding spot, not moving. Even after I put some food in the tank. For his nighttime hiding spot he would perch upside down underneath my light mount at the top of the tank. I was afraid he was dead so I mistakenly poked him with my finger until he came out. He immediately turned a dark blotchy stressed color and kinda fell / slowly swam to the bottom of the tank. I kept the lights off yesterday and he's been sitting there since yesterday breathing somewhat fast, about 90 bpm.

Today he has borrowed down a little deeper and he's just sitting there under a red xenia and between my zoas and birdsnest. He won't eat anything. I even had some garlic soaked mysis that drifted right into him.

Any ideas? Should I just let him be? Take him out to a quarantine tank? Should I add a better hiding spot near him? Maybe put a pvc pipe down there?

I didn't notice any signs of parasites or disease, but I also haven't been able to get a good look.

I haven't added anything recently other then some quarantined invertss and coral frags from drreef a few weeks ago. All other fish, corals and tank parameters are fine.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Distressed Midas Blenny:

Hello all, I have a midas blenny I need help with. I bought him pre quarantined about 8 months ago and up until yesterday he was always out and about begging for food. I made sure to feed him a lot between frozen mysis, freeze dried brine shrimp and spirulina flakes.

Yesterday I came home during lunch and he wasn't out with the rest of the fish, he was up in his hiding spot, not moving. Even after I put some food in the tank. For his nighttime hiding spot he would perch upside down underneath my light mount at the top of the tank. I was afraid he was dead so I mistakenly poked him with my finger until he came out. He immediately turned a dark blotchy stressed color and kinda fell / slowly swam to the bottom of the tank. I kept the lights off yesterday and he's been sitting there since yesterday breathing somewhat fast, about 90 bpm.

Today he has borrowed down a little deeper and he's just sitting there under a red xenia and between my zoas and birdsnest. He won't eat anything. I even had some garlic soaked mysis that drifted right into him.

Any ideas? Should I just let him be? Take him out to a quarantine tank? Should I add a better hiding spot near him? Maybe put a pvc pipe down there?

I didn't notice any signs of parasites or disease, but I also haven't been able to get a good look.

I haven't added anything recently other then some quarantined invertss and coral frags from drreef a few weeks ago. All other fish, corals and tank parameters are fine.

pLEASE POST A VIDEO OF 20 SECS UNDER A WHITE LIGHT, NO BLUE LIGHTING TO ASSESS FISH.

 

[NAZAquatics]

pLEASE POST A VIDEO OF 20 SECS UNDER A WHITE LIGHT, NO BLUE LIGHTING TO ASSESS FISH.

Unfortunately I can't get a video of him. He has dug a burrow between two rocks, and I can only see part of the top of his head. This picture I took earlier is the best I could do. Now he has buried himself a little deeper. Every now and then I see him shift sand out of his burrow.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Unfortunately I can't get a video of him. He has dug a burrow between two rocks, and I can only see part of the top of his head. This picture I took earlier is the best I could do. Now he has buried himself a little deeper. Every now and then I see him shift sand out of his burrow.

When you get a chance, Please do

 

[NAZAquatics]

When you get a chance, Please do

Should I set up a QT tank and relocate the blenny there? I'm concerned that will only frighten him more.

 

[NAZAquatics]

Here's a video. You can see him move his tail and spit out sand. He seems to be digging a hole.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Should I set up a QT tank and relocate the blenny there? I'm concerned that will only frighten him more.

You could but only if treatment is required. Im trying to see overall body to determine a couple of possibilities

 

[NAZAquatics]

You could but only if treatment is required. Im trying to see overall body to determine a couple of possibilities

A few more videos. I see what looks like a grain of sand above his eye. And perhaps small bubbles towards his face.

 

[vetteguy53081]

A few more videos. I see what looks like a grain of sand above his eye. And perhaps small bubbles towards his face.

Videos dont play. You tube version is best