Bioworldmaker
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Figure eight not eating - stress? disease?
I started a tank about 10 days ago. 10gal.
Let it sit for 2 days for the chlorine to evaporate, then on day 3 added 4 ghost shrimp. Day 4, down to 2 ghost shrimps. Day 7 added a figure eight puffer fish and biospira. Fish was swimming up and down the glass. Day 8 introduced salt enough to bring the SG to 0.002. Moved things around the tank, fish stopped swimming against the glass. I noticed a small pinkish/whittish spot on the side of the fish, by the fin. Day 10 increased SG to 0.004. The pinkish/whittish spot seems bigger. As of today, ammonia is 0.25ml/L, no readings of nitrates or nitrites.
I haven't seen this puffer eating at all. Since I got it in the tank, I threw in some tiny-tinny snails, but that didn't seem to get the fish interested. So I threw in some more snails (this time with their shells partially crushed) and still nothing. The ghost shrimp came rushing out from behind the plants and started sucking on the snails, though. The shrimp seemed happy besides the salty water, and seemed to have enjoyed the free scargot meal.
The figure eight had no interest on the ghost shrimp either. Later on, I bought some frozen krill, defrosted and put it into the tank. The f-8 came by to check it out, took a very few bites - spit it out. Then it went back to swimming around ignoring the rest of the krill.
I don't know if there is something wrong with this fish or if it is just taking its time to adapt. I think the pink/whittish spot may be some kind of fungus, or an ulcer, but I didn't want to add medication to the tank just yet (may kill the nitrifying bacteria?).
So, I need some aquarium advice.
Should I medicate for fungus or should I wait a couple more days and see if it resolves itself? Any one has any idea of what the pinkish/whittish spot may be?
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Sorry about the quality of the pic, that was the best I could get, the little bugger wouldn't stop swimming up and down once it saw me...
Ok, so here's a pic of the damage. I hope someone can help me!
The pink round spot is right there at the gill/pectoral fin, it is about 4mm I would guess. It kind of look like fungus, but it also kind of look like it could be a parasite that made a hole in the skin and got it infected... I have no idea. I looked everywhere and didn't find an answer.
I started a tank about 10 days ago. 10gal.
Let it sit for 2 days for the chlorine to evaporate, then on day 3 added 4 ghost shrimp. Day 4, down to 2 ghost shrimps. Day 7 added a figure eight puffer fish and biospira. Fish was swimming up and down the glass. Day 8 introduced salt enough to bring the SG to 0.002. Moved things around the tank, fish stopped swimming against the glass. I noticed a small pinkish/whittish spot on the side of the fish, by the fin. Day 10 increased SG to 0.004. The pinkish/whittish spot seems bigger. As of today, ammonia is 0.25ml/L, no readings of nitrates or nitrites.
I haven't seen this puffer eating at all. Since I got it in the tank, I threw in some tiny-tinny snails, but that didn't seem to get the fish interested. So I threw in some more snails (this time with their shells partially crushed) and still nothing. The ghost shrimp came rushing out from behind the plants and started sucking on the snails, though. The shrimp seemed happy besides the salty water, and seemed to have enjoyed the free scargot meal.
The figure eight had no interest on the ghost shrimp either. Later on, I bought some frozen krill, defrosted and put it into the tank. The f-8 came by to check it out, took a very few bites - spit it out. Then it went back to swimming around ignoring the rest of the krill.
I don't know if there is something wrong with this fish or if it is just taking its time to adapt. I think the pink/whittish spot may be some kind of fungus, or an ulcer, but I didn't want to add medication to the tank just yet (may kill the nitrifying bacteria?).
So, I need some aquarium advice.
Should I medicate for fungus or should I wait a couple more days and see if it resolves itself? Any one has any idea of what the pinkish/whittish spot may be?
--- edit
Sorry about the quality of the pic, that was the best I could get, the little bugger wouldn't stop swimming up and down once it saw me...
Ok, so here's a pic of the damage. I hope someone can help me!
The pink round spot is right there at the gill/pectoral fin, it is about 4mm I would guess. It kind of look like fungus, but it also kind of look like it could be a parasite that made a hole in the skin and got it infected... I have no idea. I looked everywhere and didn't find an answer.