harlequin tusk

gobuckeyes · 02/27/2009, 01:33 PM

I have a auss harliquin tusk about 6" have had about 2 months put ht for 5 weeks when i first got it. Tusk has been in dt about 3 weeks has been swiming and eating good but for past 4 days seems to be laying under rocks more and not eating as much as it has been. his mouth keeps moving when he is swiming around
hadnt notice that before maybe its nothing. ive had a tusk before this before i took my tank down and it was always swiming and eating endlessly but just wanted to see if tusk do this or maybe somthing is wrong thanks for any info

MrTuskfish · 02/27/2009, 01:48 PM

HTs, IME, get bolder & bolder with time. Sometimes, any fish can lay low for a while and fight off whatever is bothering it. Other times. this behavior is real cause for concern. Any other symptoms, scratching, etc? Wounds, bruising, any bullies? Any other fish acting strange? Water params ok? If he quits eating, try some ghost shrimp in a few days; if he turns these down, IMO, there is really something wrong.

gobuckeyes · 02/27/2009, 02:45 PM

no other fish is bothering him i have a damsel a clown and a naso tang they all seem tobe fine the tusk dosent show any signs of anything like itching or bruising all prams look good test water every other day and always the same.

02/27/2009, 01:33 PM	#1
gobuckeyes Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ohio Posts: 55	harlequin tusk I have a auss harliquin tusk about 6" have had about 2 months put ht for 5 weeks when i first got it. Tusk has been in dt about 3 weeks has been swiming and eating good but for past 4 days seems to be laying under rocks more and not eating as much as it has been. his mouth keeps moving when he is swiming around hadnt notice that before maybe its nothing. ive had a tusk before this before i took my tank down and it was always swiming and eating endlessly but just wanted to see if tusk do this or maybe somthing is wrong thanks for any info

02/27/2009, 01:48 PM	#2
MrTuskfish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Wild Blue Yonder Posts: 7,260	HTs, IME, get bolder & bolder with time. Sometimes, any fish can lay low for a while and fight off whatever is bothering it. Other times. this behavior is real cause for concern. Any other symptoms, scratching, etc? Wounds, bruising, any bullies? Any other fish acting strange? Water params ok? If he quits eating, try some ghost shrimp in a few days; if he turns these down, IMO, there is really something wrong. __________________ If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat. "Extremism in the pursuit of ich-free tanks is no vice".........with apologies to Barry Goldwater, 1964 Current Tank Info: 180, 2-240 FOWLRs, 240 reef

02/27/2009, 02:45 PM	#3
gobuckeyes Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: ohio Posts: 55	no other fish is bothering him i have a damsel a clown and a naso tang they all seem tobe fine the tusk dosent show any signs of anything like itching or bruising all prams look good test water every other day and always the same.