My One-Month Old 12 Gallon Nano Cube
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12 Gallon Nano
Dear KidNano,
Thanks for your kind comments. By the way, my Cardinal (black & white) has not eaten for 48 hrs. and I notice that he has at times sort of a long thread like if the fish is constipated or something similar. Have you ever seen this in this type of fish? Any suggestions?
Thanks, regards, Hector
Dear KidNano,
Thanks for your kind comments. By the way, my Cardinal (black & white) has not eaten for 48 hrs. and I notice that he has at times sort of a long thread like if the fish is constipated or something similar. Have you ever seen this in this type of fish? Any suggestions?
Thanks, regards, Hector
I actually have experienced this twice and unfortunately both times i lost the fish. So I'm not the best person to ask about this. With the first fish (Watanabe Angelfish) I noticed it and went online and found some med at the fishy pharmacy online. Took the fish out and treated him in a quarantine tank. He died the next day. The second time was a purple tang. I got to him a little sooner as I already had the med. He lasted 6 days in quarantine before he died. he could potentially have worms or some sort of internal parasite. But he might not. However in both of my situations, the fish never stopped eating as you mentioned yours has.
questions:
1. how long have you had him?
2. what are you feeding him?
3. how often do you regularly feed him?
questions:
1. how long have you had him?
2. what are you feeding him?
3. how often do you regularly feed him?
OK...in response to question #2. Brine shrimp, from everything I've heard they have absolutely no nutritional value. Unless they are fed with the yoke sak still attached and after gut stuffing them with Phytoplankton. I highly reccomend switching to Mysis shrimp and a small pellet or silver sides. It's important with Marine fish to mix up their diet to make sure they're getting all the nutrients they need.
If you go to reefkeeping.com they just posted a good article about growing your own brine shrimp and feeding just after they've hatched. It's a pretty simple process and something that could highten the reefing experience. I'm considering it as another step sometime down the road.
I'm not sure that this would create the problem that your experiencing with your fish but I hope it helps.
Keep us posted.
If you go to reefkeeping.com they just posted a good article about growing your own brine shrimp and feeding just after they've hatched. It's a pretty simple process and something that could highten the reefing experience. I'm considering it as another step sometime down the road.
I'm not sure that this would create the problem that your experiencing with your fish but I hope it helps.
Keep us posted.
TimSchmidt
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Quite true. You can check to see if you have the "gut fed" mysis as you should see the protein values listed. I think brine is like 4% and mysis is like 96% protein. Brine shrimp is like popcorn. Most livestock loves it, but it isn't very nutritional.