Yeah, I have to use manual focus if I use filters of any kind.It looks by far the best thought the coral glasses but I can't attach that to my camera and it messes with the focus.
This part of the hobby always sucks. I certainly hope it was not related to you not providing the right diet. Frankly, it would surprise me that you would get a fish without having an excellent understanding of its requirements including diet. However, I am happy you followed a good protocol and didn't let the fish suffer.Had to euthanize a fish today. One of my favorites unfortunately but it's been looking old for a month or so. I wonder if it got a spinal injury somehow as its spine was bent. Though maybe I wasn't giving it the proper diet. Found it struggling on the sanded this morning. It really was a beautiful fish with a fun personality.
Here's how it used to look:
Court Jester?Had to euthanize a fish today. One of my favorites unfortunately but it's been looking old for a month or so. I wonder if it got a spinal injury somehow as its spine was bent. Though maybe I wasn't giving it the proper diet. Found it struggling on the sanded this morning. It really was a beautiful fish with a fun personality.
Here's how it used to look:
Yeah
I just don't know. It's a sand sifter and they're notoriously hard to feed and with several wrasse and 2 mandarins I don't know if I had the natural food it needed. Of course it being captive bred I was hoping it wouldn't need that. My suspicion is a spinal injury as it was acting limp suddenly. Never saw any signs of broken fins to suggest bullying. It just seemed to suddenly look old and then waste away.
Sorry for your loss :crying-face: I'm by no means a fish disease expert, but if he didn't waste away due to lack of food in the sand another consideration could be that he succumbed to a mycobacteria infection. It can cause fish to waste away and develop a bent spine.Had to euthanize a fish today. One of my favorites unfortunately but it's been looking old for a month or so. I wonder if it got a spinal injury somehow as its spine was bent. Though maybe I wasn't giving it the proper diet. Found it struggling on the sanded this morning. It really was a beautiful fish with a fun personality.
Here's how it used to look:
This is one of those things about old age in fish, my yasha looked similar the day he unfortunately passed.Had to euthanize a fish today. One of my favorites unfortunately but it's been looking old for a month or so. I wonder if it got a spinal injury somehow as its spine was bent. Though maybe I wasn't giving it the proper diet. Found it struggling on the sanded this morning. It really was a beautiful fish with a fun personality.
Here's how it used to look:
Thanks that may well be it or something similar. Certainly fits the symptoms.
I thought so too but apparently they live on average 5 years not the 1-2 I'd originally heard.
Honestly, my Hectori only lived a year. Generally they come in at an unknown age in captivity. I can see a captive bred one making it 3-4 years but 5 is unusual for most goby species.
Try a Hector's. Very similar but it sifts sand and picks at rocks. Eats both algae and pods - even eats some hair algae.
We'll see. Mine certainly had enough food because it was a tiny 1/2" and grew very quickly to 2". Had it for almost a year and was possibly what helped me get through cyano. Hectors are just as nice but I think I may go in a different direction.Try a Hector's. Very similar but it sifts sand and picks at rocks. Eats both algae and pods - even eats some hair algae.
I may hunt another hectori down for my SPS reef as I have the cyano issue currently and also need a bit more activity in the tank.Try a Hector's. Very similar but it sifts sand and picks at rocks. Eats both algae and pods - even eats some hair algae.
I thought it wasn’t a high chance of them eating cyano? Like 60 no 40 yes?
Managed to catch a flasher!
Hey I know you better, so do Frank and the guys, what kind of flashing is that! :squinting-face-with-tongue:
The disappointing kind.
