Foxface Rabbit - Not doing well!

[Siberwulf]

I'm thinking he's about to be a goner.

I fed them yesterday, he ate just fine. I did switch foods up on them, moving from pure brine to a mysis mix. He was iffy, but ate some of it. I also kept some nori w/garlic in there.

Today, he did not come out to eat, which was peculiar. In fact, I had a heck of a time hiding. He was way in the back. When I finally found him, he looked like he was fast breathing. I tried to feed him pure brine so he'd at least get something in him, but he was having none of it. He is so lethargic, I can move him with my hand (how I got him out to shoot this video)



Help, please!

 

[billyocean]

Mine did the same out of nowhere and died that night. Hope someone can help out.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I'm thinking he's about to be a goner.

I fed them yesterday, he ate just fine. I did switch foods up on them, moving from pure brine to a mysis mix. He was iffy, but ate some of it. I also kept some nori w/garlic in there.

Today, he did not come out to eat, which was peculiar. In fact, I had a heck of a time hiding. He was way in the back. When I finally found him, he looked like he was fast breathing. I tried to feed him pure brine so he'd at least get something in him, but he was having none of it. He is so lethargic, I can move him with my hand (how I got him out to shoot this video)



Help, please!

Fish is listless and has mouth open. Cant really see the body . As these fish startle easily, It may have crashed into object.
How are other fish breathing and behaving (swimming, eating, etc)?
Assure temp-salinity-ammonia had not become elevated. These guys are susceptible to flukes and may be gill flukes in which rapid breathing, lethargic behavior and lack of appetite are tell-tale signs.
Any yawning effect from fish ?

Need better video with glass cleaned so I can see body for signs of disease or other issues

 

[Jay Hemdal]

+1 that it might have hit the tank wall or some other injury.

Any other fish in the tank?
Are they all symptom-free?

jay

 

[Siberwulf]

+1 that it might have hit the tank wall or some other injury.

Any other fish in the tank?
Are they all symptom-free?

jay

Here's another video.



Every other fish (3 PJ Cardinal, 1 Clown, 1 Filefish) are doing fine. I'm running Ammonia right now. All other params are normal, though.

Ammonia is zero :-/

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Here's another video.



Every other fish (3 PJ Cardinal, 1 Clown, 1 Filefish) are doing fine. I'm running Ammonia right now. All other params are normal, though.

While it might be a strike injury, I always wonder in these cases, why the fish doesn't show damage on its snout from hitting something?

The fish seems a bit thin in this video.....


Jay

 

[Siberwulf]

While it might be a strike injury, I always wonder in these cases, why the fish doesn't show damage on its snout from hitting something?

The fish seems a bit thin in this video.....


Jay

I was the guy who didn't know better and was feeding the whole tank only brine. I was switching to mysis this week and added in nori with garlic (from the LFS). He absolutely demolished a bunch of my hair algae and bubble algae, and has been kinda "meh" over the new food. He loved that brine shrimp

 

[Siberwulf]

Also..... I'm not sure what to do with him. I have no means to euthanize him, but then again....I'm not a doc enough to know he's for sure going to die. Do I just let him die and pull him out when he passes?

This is the worst.

 

[Jay Hemdal]

Also..... I'm not sure what to do with him. I have no means to euthanize him, but then again....I'm not a doc enough to know he's for sure going to die. Do I just let him die and pull him out when he passes?

This is the worst.

Really sorry.

Here is a post I made on fish euthanasia:

Fish Euthanasia

Euthanasia Euthanasia is a word derived from two Greek words that roughly translates to “good death”. In other words, euthanasia is the painless killing of an organism. In general usage, there is also the underlying understanding that euthanasia is performed on terminal patients only. This...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

 

[Siberwulf]

Well, I had to head out for a little bit lat night. He was still acting the same way. Came home...and he's gone. Like literally. I'm going to have to pull apart the aquascape to find his body.