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  1. tinnghe

    tinnghe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    my emperor started to hide yesterday and when i feed him today he doesnt want to eat anything i can do? i have him for around a month
     
    tinnghe, Jan 8, 2008
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  2. Nemo 22

    Nemo 22 Coral Banded Shrimp

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    are you feeding him food with garlic if not try it.they love it. and its good to mix a variety of different foods with fish change their diets so they dont get tired of eating the same thing.like pizza everyday sucks.lol
     
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  3. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    Try live brine shrimp to entice it to eat!
    Is there something that is scarring it and stressing it out?
    Is it sick?
    How is is breathing pattern?
     
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  4. tinnghe

    tinnghe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    he is breathing fine no obvious sign of of sickness, h come out once in a while and then go back in, feed him raw shrimp but no interest so dont know what is wrong
     
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  5. BaxterS80

    BaxterS80 Pajama Cardinal

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    You might want to check your water parameters, ammonia, nitrites, etc..We had a problem with one of our quarantine tanks, and sure enough ammonia was detected. We did a major water change and the fish in question was eating the next day...
     
    BaxterS80, Jan 8, 2008
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  6. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Like bax said, check parameters.. Might of gotten spooked somehow....
     
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  7. tinnghe

    tinnghe Purple Spiny Lobster

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    nitrate sit at 20, ph normal, nitrite none, amonia none. so what else should i check, however, i might think that he doesnt like the light that i have on, since i had new bulbs in there around a week ago hope he is ok.
     
    tinnghe, Jan 9, 2008
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