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[eagletjg]

Started tank last august and it is 90 gal with approx 150-175LBS of live rock/live sand. I waited all this time to add a mandarin to allow copods/ampipods to multiply and they did. 2 days after adding mandarin noticed him lying on the bottom inside cave and color was gray/white and slimy. almost looked dead. he is moving but i'm concerned!

 

[Termato]

Started tank last august and it is 90 gal with approx 150-175LBS of live rock/live sand. I waited all this time to add a mandarin to allow copods/ampipods to multiply and they did. 2 days after adding mandarin noticed him lying on the bottom inside cave and color was gray/white and slimy. almost looked dead. he is moving but i'm concerned!

How's the water parameters?

Sounds like fungus but can't be sure. What is the temp at?

Have you been treating for anything?

Any live plants?

 

[eagletjg]

Started tank last august and it is 90 gal with approx 150-175LBS of live rock/live sand. I waited all this time to add a mandarin to allow copods/ampipods to multiply and they did. 2 days after adding mandarin noticed him lying on the bottom inside cave and color was gray/white and slimy. almost looked dead. he is moving but i'm concerned!

How's the water parameters?

Sounds like fungus but can't be sure. What is the temp at?

Have you been treating for anything?

Any live plants?

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often.

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often.

 

[crazyforcordoras]

Was he thin when you got him? Mandarins should be thick around the cheeks. That means they are full and healthy.

 

[Termato]

Started tank last august and it is 90 gal with approx 150-175LBS of live rock/live sand. I waited all this time to add a mandarin to allow copods/ampipods to multiply and they did. 2 days after adding mandarin noticed him lying on the bottom inside cave and color was gray/white and slimy. almost looked dead. he is moving but i'm concerned!

How's the water parameters?

Sounds like fungus but can't be sure. What is the temp at?

Have you been treating for anything?

Any live plants?

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often.

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often.

I would look more into the fungus and see if that could be it. There is another two or three other possibilities but because you said white and slimy I think it might be fungus.

Is he/she eating?

 

[eagletjg]

Started tank last august and it is 90 gal with approx 150-175LBS of live rock/live sand. I waited all this time to add a mandarin to allow copods/ampipods to multiply and they did. 2 days after adding mandarin noticed him lying on the bottom inside cave and color was gray/white and slimy. almost looked dead. he is moving but i'm concerned!

How's the water parameters?

Sounds like fungus but can't be sure. What is the temp at?

Have you been treating for anything?

Any live plants?

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often.

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often.

I would look more into the fungus and see if that could be it. There is another two or three other possibilities but because you said white and slimy I think it might be fungus.

Is he/she eating?

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often

appears to be eating, just cant believe fungus hit that fast. seems to have happened just hours after the light went off last night.

 

[Termato]

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often

appears to be eating, just cant believe fungus hit that fast. seems to have happened just hours after the light went off last night.

Is it over the entire body?

Because you don't have plants you could try to get some special fungus medication. That could help.

 

[eagletjg]

Was he thin when you got him? Mandarins should be thick around the cheeks. That means they are full and healthy.

Very full and no pinching in its stomach area, looked great. Funny thing was that he seemed to regain some of his color when i was shining the light on him, went from gray to more vibrant colored stipes etc.

Water parameters are great and have been throughout. I use ESV salt mix and it works well. I have an unlimited supply of demineralized water for changeouts. PH, Salinity, Nitrates , Nitrite, Calc , Ammonia all in line. Water temp is steady between 77.5 and 79, i have a chilles attached to refugium. the only live plants reside in the fuge. Every now and then I treat to raise alk/ph but not often

appears to be eating, just cant believe fungus hit that fast. seems to have happened just hours after the light went off last night.

Is it over the entire body?

Because you don't have plants you could try to get some special fungus medication. That could help.

Yea, very uniform but faded from gray to almost regular color when shining light on him for a while