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03-01-2007, 07:27 PM
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Clowns Galore!
Join Date: Oct 2005
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Rabbitfish Passed
Last night I noticed my rabbitfish was looking a little rough after he wouldn't come to eat. When I got home he was being eaten by my LTA. The LTA is just a little larger than the rabbitfish was. Water change was scheduled for tonight anyway. I usually only do 20 gallons, but I went ahead and doubled that since I had a dead fish. While I got the water upstairs the LTA spit the rabbitfish out. Yuck!
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03-01-2007, 07:29 PM
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Clowns Galore!
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And trust me you don't want pics!
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03-01-2007, 07:31 PM
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Keep on truckin'
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Sorry for the loss 
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03-01-2007, 07:36 PM
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spaceman spiff
 
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That stinks. Do you think the anemone capitalized on a meal of opportunity (as in, an unhealthy, lethargic fish found its way in front of it), or something else? Are the other fish at risk?
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03-01-2007, 07:40 PM
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That sucks
Sorry for your loss
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03-01-2007, 07:45 PM
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Clowns Galore!
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I think he just wasn't finding enough to eat, unfortunately. He ate nori everynight and grazed on algae around the tank. He just kept getting thinner the last week or so. Other than that he was/looked healthy.
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03-01-2007, 07:53 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Did you have him for a while? I wonder if it was an internal parasite. My foxface eats about once or twice a day, and he's always been fine. I'm sorry yours didnt make it . |
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03-01-2007, 08:05 PM
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Clowns Galore!
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I think I bought him about 6 months ago. So not too long ago. All my other fish are fat and happy.
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03-01-2007, 08:49 PM
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Reefless Reefer
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sounds like an internal parasite, i am very unlucky with this also. i have started to feed metronidazole to the tank on a regular basis to get rid of the parasites. i pretty much do it once a month for a couple of days.
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03-01-2007, 08:51 PM
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Clowns Galore!
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I may have to consider this just to make sure the other are OK. They are all very fat now and have been.
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03-01-2007, 10:49 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
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Geoff, is that a food you feed that has that med. in it? What is the food called??It doesn't hurt anything in the tank?
thanks.
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180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 3250 gph powerheads, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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03-01-2007, 10:52 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ScruffyRubicon
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wanna bet
sorry to hear that
(and I don't have a song for it)
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03-01-2007, 10:56 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Mar 2004
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OOPS!!! am really sorry to hear about your Rabbitfish they are one of my favorites!!!
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Jenni AKA "Reefmama"
180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 3250 gph powerheads, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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03-01-2007, 11:00 PM
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Reefless Reefer
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Originally Posted by jennmac415
Geoff, is that a food you feed that has that med. in it? What is the food called??It doesn't hurt anything in the tank?
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it is a medicine made by Seachem. it comes in a powder in a tube. most LFS will carry it.
i use frozen foods, so i put a couple of scoops of metronidazole in a shot glass and put my food cube in there and mix it all up. i then feed it to the tank. have not had a problem with anything and i have been dosing quite a bit lately with the new fish that are in there.
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03-01-2007, 11:05 PM
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Shark
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I thought meds in a reef tank were a no-no...this one is ok?
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180 gallon AGA RR mixed reef inwall, 100 gallon rubbermaid stock tank sump, 10 gallon hex fuge, Quiet one 5000 return pump, PCI PS-3000 skimmer with Octopus needlewheel pump, 72" Constellation from Aquactinics, 2 3250 gph powerheads, 2 250 watt heaters, 200 lbs live rock, 200 lbs pulverized limestone
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