jock
02/02/2015, 12:03 PM
Can you please help diagnose what is wrong with my royal gramma?
https://vimeo.com/118506861
I tried to get pics but they were hopeless. On the purple part of his body there are blotchy light coloured patches. I added a starry blenny about 6 weeks ago that may have given it something although blenny looks fighting fit. Did have blenny in qt for 4weeks after ttm initially (so 6weeks total).
Also noticed a couple of times in last hour that it would open it's mouth wide open for a couple seconds. Can't say I've seen this before.
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/02/f8020dc69b62def88e5253676505c46b.jpg
Could it just be stress? I also added couple corals (never qt'd :( ) and ended up rearranging rock work a wee bit. This was about a month ago. Ever since the gramma has taken up new home hiding behind an internal skimmer. I have no idea why it chooses to stay there as it does have a wee hideout in rocks it occasionally uses that is outwith other fish territories but it spends 90% of time hiding behind skimmer.
Tested water parameters and all good.
Please help. Stunning fish but he looks just awful just now. Even the video does not do it justice.
https://vimeo.com/118506861
I tried to get pics but they were hopeless. On the purple part of his body there are blotchy light coloured patches. I added a starry blenny about 6 weeks ago that may have given it something although blenny looks fighting fit. Did have blenny in qt for 4weeks after ttm initially (so 6weeks total).
Also noticed a couple of times in last hour that it would open it's mouth wide open for a couple seconds. Can't say I've seen this before.
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/02/02/f8020dc69b62def88e5253676505c46b.jpg
Could it just be stress? I also added couple corals (never qt'd :( ) and ended up rearranging rock work a wee bit. This was about a month ago. Ever since the gramma has taken up new home hiding behind an internal skimmer. I have no idea why it chooses to stay there as it does have a wee hideout in rocks it occasionally uses that is outwith other fish territories but it spends 90% of time hiding behind skimmer.
Tested water parameters and all good.
Please help. Stunning fish but he looks just awful just now. Even the video does not do it justice.