HELP! Poorly goby :( - Aquarium Advice

MarkW19 · 02-05-2008, 11:23 AM

My yellow clown goby has been in the bottom corner of the tank all morning, barely moving. He's breathing, although quite fast, and he seems to be having a bit of trouble doing so.

He also has some torn fins, which seem to heal and then get torn again daily, for the past week or so.

I tried target feeding and some food dropped right by him but he didn't even move.

I've checked all my levels, and everything is good (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, negligible nitrates, pH 8.1, SG 1.024).

Everything else in the tank seems fine - shrimp, crabs, feather duster etc.

What can I do to help him?

blazeyreef · 02-05-2008, 11:40 AM

ph is a little low, but that should not be the cause of this. What shrimp and crabs do you have? Most crabs are known for attacking fish, especially one that is so small. Being attacked would cause him stress, which might keep him from eating etc.

**roka64** · 02-05-2008, 12:08 PM

How long have you had him? What are you feeding him. You can try soaking his food in garlic guard.

MarkW19 · 02-05-2008, 01:00 PM

My shrimp is a blood shrimp, my crabs are small hermits.

Ive had him for about 2-3 months, I feed him flake and frozen brineshrimp in garlic and spiriluna.

He's moved a bit now to the top of the tank, but isnt moving around like he usually does, in his usual places.

blazeyreef · 02-05-2008, 01:05 PM

hmm ok, hermits or blood shrimp dont usually bother anything, even small gobys. hmm let me think... Whats the temperature?

MarkW19 · 02-05-2008, 02:59 PM

Tank is 25.5-26.8 degrees every day.

blazeyreef · 02-05-2008, 03:05 PM

ok so no sudden drop in temperature... hmm this is confusing...

**melosu58** · 02-05-2008, 09:05 PM

The first line of action should be a PWC. Pristine water is a must. Do you see any white spots on him.

MarkW19 · 02-05-2008, 09:16 PM

Well I'm sorry to say that he's gone. I couldn't see him all day, and then I just found one of my crabs eating the dead body

I'd only done a PWC a few days ago, and all water parameters were optimal. No white spots on any of my fish. Everyone else looks fine (inc. shrimp/feather duster which apparently are the first to show signs of bad water quality).

I don't know what happened to him - his fins were getting nipped a few times this past week, but that's all. He seemed to be eating ok, active

MarkW19 · 02-07-2008, 09:23 PM

I wonder why he died? Could it have been the stress from having his fins nipped over the past week or so?

02-05-2008, 11:23 AM	#1
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	HELP! Poorly goby :( My yellow clown goby has been in the bottom corner of the tank all morning, barely moving. He's breathing, although quite fast, and he seems to be having a bit of trouble doing so. He also has some torn fins, which seem to heal and then get torn again daily, for the past week or so. I tried target feeding and some food dropped right by him but he didn't even move. I've checked all my levels, and everything is good (0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, negligible nitrates, pH 8.1, SG 1.024). Everything else in the tank seems fine - shrimp, crabs, feather duster etc. What can I do to help him?

02-05-2008, 11:40 AM	#2
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,592 Images: 1	ph is a little low, but that should not be the cause of this. What shrimp and crabs do you have? Most crabs are known for attacking fish, especially one that is so small. Being attacked would cause him stress, which might keep him from eating etc. __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-5gall snowball shrimp, 20long-awaiting setup,29gall planted* "We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing" CTR** Last edited by blazeyreef; 02-05-2008 at 12:58 PM..

02-05-2008, 01:05 PM	#5
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,592 Images: 1	hmm ok, hermits or blood shrimp dont usually bother anything, even small gobys. hmm let me think... Whats the temperature? __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-5gall snowball shrimp, 20long-awaiting setup,29gall planted* "We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing" CTR**

02-05-2008, 03:05 PM	#7
blazeyreef Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Nashville TN Posts: 1,592 Images: 1	ok so no sudden drop in temperature... hmm this is confusing... __________________ Houston "Face Trials with Smiles"-Porter Ellett *My aquariums-5gall snowball shrimp, 20long-awaiting setup,29gall planted* "We are nothing until we make ourselves somthing" CTR**

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02-05-2008, 01:00 PM	#4
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	My shrimp is a blood shrimp, my crabs are small hermits. Ive had him for about 2-3 months, I feed him flake and frozen brineshrimp in garlic and spiriluna. He's moved a bit now to the top of the tank, but isnt moving around like he usually does, in his usual places.

02-05-2008, 02:59 PM	#6
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	Tank is 25.5-26.8 degrees every day.

02-05-2008, 09:16 PM	#9
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	Well I'm sorry to say that he's gone. I couldn't see him all day, and then I just found one of my crabs eating the dead body I'd only done a PWC a few days ago, and all water parameters were optimal. No white spots on any of my fish. Everyone else looks fine (inc. shrimp/feather duster which apparently are the first to show signs of bad water quality). I don't know what happened to him - his fins were getting nipped a few times this past week, but that's all. He seemed to be eating ok, active

02-07-2008, 09:23 PM	#10
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	I wonder why he died? Could it have been the stress from having his fins nipped over the past week or so?