andersonkc Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I was looking at my YCG and noticed his belly was a shade of white. Anyone have experience with this? Is it sick? (perched on glass) Link to comment
D Z Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I'm no expert on fish, but that one is not looking too good.....how long has it been like that? Are your water parameters ok? Has it been eating fairly regularly? Link to comment
andersonkc Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Eats regularly. It has always had the concave belly, but I recently noticed the whiter part. Water params seem in order. My sexy shrimp and all corals are thriving. Link to comment
BulkRate Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 That's not a healthy yellow clown goby. My bet's on an internal parasite if it's eating regularly and with interest. Incidentally, what food? Link to comment
MadReefer13 Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 That sucks he looks bad I'm with BulkRate I'd say internal parasite as well best of luck for you and your lil ycg If your food doesn't have garlic I'd look into that. Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 That fish is very emaciated. Either he has internal parasites, or he's not getting enough food, sorry. Link to comment
andersonkc Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Been feeding Cyclopeeze since thats all he really gobbles up. Other foods are too large for him. How does one develop parasites? I have had him for quite some time. Maybe 6-8 months. Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 This was my YCG, Cosmo, when I first got him 1+ year ago. Note how skinny he was: This is how he looks like today: I feed mine frozen Mysis (Hikari brand) and Hikari Marine S pellets. He goes nuts for both. Link to comment
andersonkc Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 How often do you feed? I really want mine to plump up! This was my YCG, Cosmo, when I first got him 1+ year ago. Note how skinny he was: This is how he looks like today: I feed mine frozen Mysis (Hikari brand) and Hikari Marine S pellets. He goes nuts for both. Link to comment
BulkRate Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 Once a day in my case... but you might want to do a 2nd light feeding opposite your normal one. If you have a pellet food, try crushing it a little to make some <.5mm bits. Mine would routinely spit out pellets until I started doing this. Here's my little guy: Link to comment
Reefwiser Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I feed these guys 3 to 4 times a day. Generally that is always the best schedule with fish as they have a short digestive system that is designed to have a constant availability of food. All fish do all day is look for food and eat food. Link to comment
Tamberav Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 Feed him small amounts several times a day. Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 I feed mine 3x to 4x a day. Link to comment
andersonkc Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share Posted July 23, 2014 I have been feeding him multiple times a day over the past few days. His color seems to have gotten better. How long before he starts to plump up? Still feed Cyclopeeze; new pellets arriving today. Also, I had some Rod's food and he seems to like the "scallop" pieces. Link to comment
magikarp Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 This was my YCG, Cosmo, when I first got him 1+ year ago. Note how skinny he was: This is how he looks like today: I feed mine frozen Mysis (Hikari brand) and Hikari Marine S pellets. He goes nuts for both. This is a great fat little Goby Mine is fickle. Was really hard to get eating at first, then ate everything and anything plus was super competitive, even aggressive with other fish. 2 years older and is only interested in the smallest peices of food and no longer competes with the other fish. Link to comment
Snow_Phoenix Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 I have been feeding him multiple times a day over the past few days. His color seems to have gotten better. How long before he starts to plump up? Still feed Cyclopeeze; new pellets arriving today. Also, I had some Rod's food and he seems to like the "scallop" pieces. It might take a while, be prepared to wait a month or two for him to fill out completely. Keep feeding him and monitoring your tank's phosphate levels in the case of overfeeding. This is a great fat little Goby Mine is fickle. Was really hard to get eating at first, then ate everything and anything plus was super competitive, even aggressive with other fish. 2 years older and is only interested in the smallest peices of food and no longer competes with the other fish. Thank you. Cosmo (my YCG) has come a long way in my tank(s). I love him very much. I remember having a Warpaint Green Clown Goby about two years back that had a similar problem. I paired him up with a Blue Gudgeon Dartfish and he slowly 'learnt' to eat prepared food by copying his buddy's movements. Link to comment
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