msparklym13 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Happy Friday! I was hoping for some Watchman help.... I decided to replace my recently deceased Diamond Goby with a Yellow Wachman. I got him home, dripped for 45 min put him in. He looked happy, didn't hide and has been performing for my 2 year old. Fast forward two hours and my bright yellow Goby is now almost white-!?? Anyone heard of/seen this before?? I feel like I just bought a Zebra from TJ, got home and found out it was a painted donkey :-) Happy Friday! I was hoping for some Watchman help.... I decided to replace my recently deceased Diamond Goby with a Yellow Wachman. I got him home, dripped for 45 min put him in. He looked happy, didn't hide and has been performing for my 2 year old. Fast forward two hours and my bright yellow Goby is now almost white-!?? Anyone heard of/seen this before?? I feel like I just bought a Zebra from TJ, got home and found out it was a painted donkey :-) Link to comment
markalot Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Many fish can fade when not happy, scared, or just because they feel like it. Is the tank cycled, any tankmates, water check out ok? Link to comment
msparklym13 Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 Many fish can fade when not happy, scared, or just because they feel like it. Is the tank cycled, any tankmates, water check out ok? Yes I actually took my water to LFS today before purchasing. All perimeters spot on! He is about 4 hours old in my tank- hoping he is just scared :-( Poor little dude!! Link to comment
Cencalfishguy56 Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yes I actually took my water to LFS today before purchasing. All perimeters spot on! He is about 4 hours old in my tank- hoping he is just scared :-( Poor little dude!!more than likely scared give him a day or two, I had a tailspot blenny that went pale the colored up the next day Link to comment
markalot Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Yes I actually took my water to LFS today before purchasing. All perimeters spot on! He is about 4 hours old in my tank- hoping he is just scared :-( Poor little dude!! Spot on? Scary words to hear from a live fish store. Keep an eye on ammonia, make sure you test yourself. Since this is the beginners section I need to ask ... did the tank have a sufficient ammonia load to build up enough bacteria to handle a fish? If not then you will soon have an ammonia spike, burn the fishes gills, and the fish will most likely suffer and die. Just making sure. Link to comment
msparklym13 Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 Spot on? Scary words to hear from a live fish store. Keep an eye on ammonia, make sure you test yourself. Since this is the beginners section I need to ask ... did the tank have a sufficient ammonia load to build up enough bacteria to handle a fish? If not then you will soon have an ammonia spike, burn the fishes gills, and the fish will most likely suffer and die. Just making sure. Ha! Spot on was my version :-) So far so good - I tested myself this morning! My two clowns and the firefish are living the dream LOL Link to comment
markalot Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Ha! Spot on was my version :-) So far so good - I tested myself this morning! My two clowns and the firefish are living the dream LOL Ah, good to hear. Link to comment
Dylan.N Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Try dimming the lights a bit for a few days and slowly start ramping up back to the level you have them at. He is most likely shocked from the move. Link to comment
msparklym13 Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 Guess who is back and ready to party??? Yay for my yellow friend!!! Whoooot! Link to comment
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