Marty's 180g [My Elusive Shrimp]

Thanks for the response. Should I try to lower the concentration or should I filter it all out with carbon?

 

Ok, he's really listing and appears to be breathing differently. I am going to filter out the copper and re-administer it after he is out of QT.

 

No! He's my favorite.

 

It's my fault he is in a jam and I refuse to lose him. He'll come back!

 

That is true reefer spirit!

 

they will do this when they feel threatened or just as a precautionary measure. it freaked me out the first time this happened to me. usually they also coat themselves in a sort of mucus layer. strange...

 

The carbon must be doing it's job, he is doing a little better and not listing as much. This was at a feeding, but he is still not eating. An hour ago he was laying down under a rock and kept having to right himself. You can see him list a little in this video, but he "seems" to be rebounding.

 

Maybe that was it, but he seemed happy and eating until the cupramine went in. I'm going to spare him another dose just in case.

 

QT Day 5, day 2 of Cupramine reduction (saving my own wrasse)

All fish doing well and Sonny the Six-line Wrasse is back to doing carefree laps around the pool.

1.026 SG
78*
0 Amm
0 Trites
.2 Trates
11.8 Alk
8.2 PH
.3 Copper (and dropping w/ carbon)

Bought an Eheim autofeeder, but I'm wondering what else I should put in besides flakes. Can't put frozen mysis or brine in there, so I am thinking dried shrimp. If I can find any.

They certainly don't like the pellets I tried today.

No signs of any parasites. Great swimmers and eaters.

 

Glad to hear.

Try New Life Spectrum (NLS) pellets.