Am I healthy looking?

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  1. PghSteeler

    PghSteeler Tassled File Fish

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    I do have nassarius snails and they are quick, Im hoping if I put enough mysis in the tank he will just go after it. Its hard I dont want to overfeed and have nitrate issues but am afraid if I dont put enough in everyone will starve. I think I am going to try usign a turkey baster to thaw some whole mysis and squirt them near his home and around some of my corals as well
     
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  3. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    Last pic looks a touch thin to me. Looks like a slight inversion just behind the pectoral.

    edit. Looking again the anal fin COULD be what makes it appear slightly inverted. I would still get it eating soon.
     
  4. PghSteeler

    PghSteeler Tassled File Fish

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    OK went out and bought some mysis shrimp today. Highest quality I could find it is basically a brick of whole frozen mysis not chopped up pieces in cubes
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    Fed it to the corals as well they loved the stuff, he has yet to touch it but then again even the clowns and Blue Tang are looking at it funny, something new to them I guess. Hopefully it doesnt cause nitrate or phosphate spikes, I rinsed it in FW before mixing it with SW and using a turkey baster to feed. Still lots of extras hanging around but hopefully my CUC will make short work of that
     
  5. Renee@LionfishLair

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    No, I agree. The anal fin is deceiving in that he looks REALLY skinny, but he's indeed mildly concave.