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05-24-2008, 02:59 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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|  Open mouth
Any ideas why my velvet neon damsel keeps opening and closeing his mouth rapidly for the last 3 /4 days, opens round 2/3mm? _________ Hardware-55G Rena Display,Filstar XP3 Canister Filter, 200w Rena Heater, 1xKoralia 3, 1xKoralia 2, Lee's Medium Airline Protein Skimmer, 8x39watt T5 Fish-Yellow Tang, Midas Blenny, 2xClowns, Neon Damsel, Blue Yellow Tailed Damssel, Chalk Goby Inverts-Snails, Hermits, Black Long Spine Sea Urchin, Cleaner Shrimp, Coral Banded Shrimp, Feather Duster, Green Bubble Tip Anemone, Coral's-Green/Purple Mushroom's, Waveing Xenia, Button Polyps, Green Star Polyps,  | 
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05-24-2008, 03:24 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Not enough O2? Does he hang around the top only? Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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05-24-2008, 04:37 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alberta, Canada Age: 23
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water too warm?
this is most likely a slim chance. im just throwing it out there though. its happening to my fresh water tank as we speak. so annoying | |
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05-24-2008, 11:02 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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For o2 i have a koralia 2 pointed up at surface,+ my return pipe from cannister filter, then theres the bubbles that hit the surface from the airline skimmer, Lees skimmer medium, the temperature is set at a constant 80f? | |
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05-25-2008, 04:34 AM
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| | Gigas Clam
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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osund slike a lack of O2 to me too. Try an air pump and wooden air stone, just to see if it makes a difference _________ You will never know whats in my tank as i can only type 15 words  | |
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05-25-2008, 05:18 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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I would also lower the temp a little(77-79) The higher the temp, the less O2 is in the water. Luna | |
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05-25-2008, 05:59 AM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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when i put my arm in the tank it feels quite chilly but i have 2 thermos and both are same temp must be correct...ok will give it a go and post results ,cheers guys | |
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05-25-2008, 02:18 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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Had a airstone in the tank now for a couple of hours, fish still doing it, how long does it take , if this is the problem of course... | |
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05-25-2008, 04:27 PM
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| | Spaghetti Worm
Join Date: May 2008 Location: ...the night time... is the right time...
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Originally Posted by Stingray  Had a airstone in the tank now for a couple of hours, fish still doing it, how long does it take , if this is the problem of course... | did you add anything to the tank like purple up or calcium or something,i had this happen to my blue damsel cause like a retard i added stuff i didnt test for.i tried an airstone too but it didnt work, he got worse,i netted him and ran the net with him in it back and forth across the tank forty or so times and that and a quick 10% water change worked. | |
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05-26-2008, 12:28 PM
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#10 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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No added nothing to the tank, did my 1st water change yesterday 10% and he is still doing today the other fish are fine???
I have attached a vid link... 052608203947.flv - Video - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
Its not very clear but his mouth is opening and closeing rapidly, he does not swim at the surface he is all over the tank...
Last edited by Stingray; 05-26-2008 at 12:49 PM.
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