Randall’s Prawn Goby quarantine

MarsOnBars · Apr 30, 2024

had a Randall’s Prawn Goby for 3 days, and hasn’t eaten. Showed interest once, but has not left a tube since day 1. Breathing is normal. I’ve tried Mysis and the usual pellets, will go get some garlic guard tomorrow. Any tips for qting a goby in a bare bottom?

(Ps my watchman did not have any of these issues hence the confusion)

Jay Hemdal · Apr 30, 2024

MarsOnBars Welcome to the Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Forum!

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- Did you quarantine with medication when you first acquired the fish? (If Yes, which medication?)
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MarsOnBars · Apr 30, 2024

Jay Hemdal said:
MarsOnBars Welcome to the Fish Disease Treatment and Diagnosis Forum!

The #fishmedic team and other knowledgeable members of our community will do our best to help you resolve your questions. Please provide as much of the following as you are able:

Brief description of the issue you are observing and answers to the following questions:

How long have you had the fish with the condition?

Did you quarantine with medication when you first acquired the fish? (If Yes, which medication?)

Current water quality measurements

Clear photos of the issue taken using WHITE light and/or a short video of any behaviors (post in your response or on YouTube).

If you can help us by providing as much of the above info as possible, it will make diagnosing and providing recommendations for treatment MUCH easier! The Fish Medic team will get back to you as quickly as possible. In the meantime, other members of our community may also share their experience with similar situations and advice that they may have regarding your situation.

You may also feel free to provide a more detailed description of the condition if you wish to share more info than the above list.

Additionally, these links may be useful while you await a response:

CURRENT QT PROTOCOL LINK

HOW TO ASK FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS HELP LINK

Params stable per LFS, who does digital and fluid tests.

vetteguy53081 · Apr 30, 2024

MarsOnBars said:
had a Randall’s Prawn Goby for 3 days, and hasn’t eaten. Showed interest once, but has not left a tube since day 1. Breathing is normal. I’ve tried Mysis and the usual pellets, will go get some garlic guard tomorrow. Any tips for qting a goby in a bare bottom?

(Ps my watchman did not have any of these issues hence the confusion)

In many cases, a bowl of sand is a must. Quarantine can be with general cure treatment or PraziPro. They are tolerant of coppersafe at max level 2.25 monitored with Hanna copper test kit and added aeration using air stone and monitoring water quality

MarsOnBars · Apr 30, 2024

vetteguy53081 said:
In many cases, a bowl of sand is a must. Quarantine can be with general cure treatment or PraziPro. They are tolerant of coppersafe at max level 2.25 monitored with Hanna copper test kit and added aeration using air stone and monitoring water quality

Will definitely try the sand bowl, airstone and monitoring underway. Thank you