awpong Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I came home today to find my lionfish, bright red, chilling on my sand.... with his tail missing!!!! WTF happened to him!? I don't have any crabs or shrimp in the tank, and his tank mates are a cleaner wrasse, lemonpeel angel, and a small volitan lion. WTF!!! Only one of my powerheads has been on for the past couple days, and the other one has a foam guard on it! This is so that my volitan won't chop off his fins.... I've been watching him closely for the past few days because I've noticed that his breathing rate has been a little faster than usual, but now he seems to be breathing fine. He's not pale, he's actually quite vividly red. And the other day I had noticed that it looked like he was missing a small section of his tail, but it wasn't anything worse than what a clown's tail looks like during pairing. Just a little tattered, but nothing to really worry about. He was that way last night too, and now all of a sudden... WTF!!! Does anyone know what's wrong? None of my fish pick on him. Here's what his tail used to look like: Link to comment
khan_man Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 WOW let me just say that is a beautiful fish. And i wish i could help you but i do hope someone can help you figure this out. Hope all goes well. Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 my first guess is disease. Link to comment
songlines Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Very pretty fish, hard to say. My girlfriend had something that looked similar to that but in a fresh water tank and it was a bacteria infection causing fin rot. Sorry about your fish, I hope you figure it out. Link to comment
Ezsharkman Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Man, that looks bad! Same type of thing happened to my YW Goby. What happend was he got stuck in the overflow and by the time i saw him it had wounded his tail. His tail slowly rotted away and he went to fishy heaven. I sure hope the same thing doesnt happen to your fish. Im not really a lionfish fan... but boy that is one gorgeous fish! Good Luck Link to comment
1fishmonger Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Bacterial/Fin rot - Might be worth trying to set up a QT for it. Link to comment
awpong Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 He's not looking good. He tried to escape from the ghost shrimp I fed him, and he can't swim anymore :'(. He's scooting around the sand, and just twiched himself into a rock. :'( I feared finrot, but I'm surprised it happened over night and just to the tail. Lionfish are famous for their fins, so it's bizarre that they weren't effected. Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Bacterial/Fin rot - Might be worth trying to set up a QT for it. Link to comment
awpong Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 I'm really upset. Not only have I spent 9 Months planning this dwarf lion tank, only to have both my zebra not make it past shipping and my fuzzy in his current condition, but he's also 3 days outside of the alive arrive guarantee I really hope he pulls thru. He's worrying me because he's scared of the shrimp. He used to gobble those things up. *sigh* Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I'm really upset. Not only have I spent 9 Months planning this dwarf lion tank, only to have both my zebra not make it past shipping and my fuzzy in his current condition, but he's also 3 days outside of the alive arrive guarantee I really hope he pulls thru. He's worrying me because he's scared of the shrimp. He used to gobble those things up. *sigh* I would still contact liveaquaria just to see what they say. I haven't personally dealt with them but their customer service seems great, and often times companies with customer service like that will still help you out. Link to comment
awpong Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 What would I say? "I know that my little friend survived past 2 weeks, but only by three days. Is there anything that y'all could do for me, or am I SOL?" Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 What would I say? "I know that my little friend survived past 2 weeks, but only by three days. Is there anything that y'all could do for me, or am I SOL?" Pretty much. Or just mention what you're seeing, maybe include a picture and ask for some help. They may go from there to offering to reimburse you. Link to comment
awpong Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Pretty much. Or just mention what you're seeing, maybe include a picture and ask for some help. They may go from there to offering to reimburse you. Well I just called, and they said there wasn't anything they could do since I am outside of the warranty. Link to comment
Ezsharkman Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 That sucks awpong! I have seen your excitement and enthusiasm throughout this whole entire build and to have things go south at this point must really suck. Link to comment
awpong Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 That sucks awpong! I have seen your excitement and enthusiasm throughout this whole entire build and to have things go south at this point must really suck. :'( Yea it sucks! It's starting to look like my dwarf lion tank won't have any dwarf lions in it :'( I guess I'll just have to survive with it as a baby volitan grow out tank. I might buy another dwarf at one of the LFS. I've never lost a fish I bought there, but I'll soon have lost both of the fish that I ordered online. I guess I won't be doing that again :'( Even the coral I've ordered online hasn't fared the best in my tanks either. I've had 1000000x fold more success with locally purchased livestock. Link to comment
khan_man Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 i am sorry about this situation. keep us posted as to what methods you will attempt to help it heal. Link to comment
Cintax Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 It's pretty lame they won't do a good faith warranty on the fish. One thing about local fish stores is you can watch the fish swim and see how he reacts to other fish and food. This alone is worth the extra couple of dollars you might be saving ordering online. Link to comment
awpong Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Well, he's currently laying on his back in the back of one of my caves. He's still breathing, but he's not looking happy. If he doesn't right himself out in the next hour, I might feel compelled to freeze him. At this point I'm just hoping he's not contagious. All of my other fish look fine. I'll probably end up doing a WC tomorrow just in case. Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 Well, he's currently laying on his back in the back of one of my caves. He's still breathing, but he's not looking happy. If he doesn't right himself out in the next hour, I might feel compelled to freeze him. At this point I'm just hoping he's not contagious. All of my other fish look fine. I'll probably end up doing a WC tomorrow just in case. Don't freeze him, that's one of the worst ways to do it. Look into using baking soda or clove oil Link to comment
awpong Posted October 3, 2011 Author Share Posted October 3, 2011 Don't freeze him, that's one of the worst ways to do it. Look into using baking soda or clove oil False. Freezing is a natural anesthetic that slows down breathing and heart rate. It's basically the equivalent of falling asleep. Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 False. Freezing is a natural anesthetic that slows down breathing and heart rate. It's basically the equivalent of falling asleep. orly http://www.wetwebmedia.com/euthanasia.htm http://www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic...anasia-of-fish/ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/fish-d...-fish-down.html You could also just put it in a bad and smack it against something for a quick and painless death, although I wouldn't have the heart to do that. Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 You could also just put it in a bad and smack it against something for a quick and painless death, Smack Ryan for saying that! Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 Smack Ryan for saying that! It is unfortunately the second quickest and most painless way to humanely kill a fish... First would be cutting it's head off. Like I said though, I wouldn't have the heart to do it. Link to comment
metrokat Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 It is unfortunately the second quickest and most painless way to humanely kill a fish... First would be cutting it's head off. Like I said though, I wouldn't have the heart to do it. RYAN STOP IT! Grrrr Link to comment
ry05coupe Posted October 4, 2011 Share Posted October 4, 2011 RYAN STOP IT! Grrrr I'm not being an ass on purpose, I swear. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/index.php?...st&p=984987 Link to comment
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