AMPM Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 I've had a pair of longnose hawkfish in my 40g breeder frag tank for little over 6 months now. They both eat like crazy, right from the syringe at feeding time. Well tonight the smaller hawkfish (female) didn't eat. I even put a piece of krill right in front of her with my tweezers and she wouldn't take it. This is very unusual. She just sitting on the power head and doesn't look real healthy, kinda laying sideways Idk what to do, any ideas? She was eating yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 Maybe try some live food? I sure it's fine for it not to eat for several days if it has been feeding normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPM Posted October 16, 2017 Author Share Posted October 16, 2017 5 hours ago, Muttley000 said: Maybe try some live food? I sure it's fine for it not to eat for several days if it has been feeding normally. I feed live brine as a treat. They love the chopped krill. This isn't normal, this morning it looks pale and looks like it's struggling to breath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted October 16, 2017 Share Posted October 16, 2017 8 hours ago, AMPM said: I feed live brine as a treat. They love the chopped krill. This isn't normal, this morning it looks pale and looks like it's struggling to breath Not good, any other symptoms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPM Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 3 hours ago, Muttley000 said: Not good, any other symptoms? No, she colored up a bit. Hasn't moved off the power head and still won't eat. I even tried live brine. Still no go. I ended up putting her in a qt, added some meds for parasites. She went right in the net, no real struggle at all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Muttley000 Posted October 17, 2017 Share Posted October 17, 2017 Good luck! I wish I had some info to share that was helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPM Posted October 17, 2017 Author Share Posted October 17, 2017 4 hours ago, Muttley000 said: Good luck! I wish I had some info to share that was helpful. I appreciate it! She has her color back today. Still not eating. I gave her some live brine so she can eat when she wants in the qt without causing nitrite or ammonia issues Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Any updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMPM Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 41 minutes ago, Joe said: Any updates? I ended up losing her. She had some long stringy poop, i believe it was an internal parasite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AspiringLobophyllia Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Sorry to hear that :/ Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk AMPM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 4 hours ago, AMPM said: I ended up losing her. She had some long stringy poop, i believe it was an internal parasite Sorry to hear. They are awesome fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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