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Hi everyone,
I have recently noted a change in OCTOROK's behavior and I am starting to get worried. He spends almost all of the time 'shrivled' in a corner nowadays and really doesn't seem to take any food. A lot of stuff has happened recently and I'm wondering if any of this stuff is probably to be the culprit ---
Introduced a large hermit crab
Introduced mushroom rock w/small pest anenome
An aggressive damsel who was bothering OCTOROK was found killed (OCTOROK'd I believe), another 4 stripe damsel remains but I have yet to see him interact with OCTOROK
The temperature has dropped, unheated tank
OCTOROK used to readily eat frozen food, and loved silversides and shrimp. Now he just kind of picks at stuff or ignores it completely. I also tried feeding him a clam and a snail tonight, which he used to take. No luck.
I'm getting worried because this has gone on about a week. I have just done a water change but am considering doing more. This upcoming week I will be eliminating the anenome.. and I can always try to remove the hermit crab; but he rarely moves or does anything. I am also considering trying to find saltwater fish to put in as live food for him..........
Anyone have any other ideas or suggestions for me? I feel like this is really turning serious ........
Robert
****************** Update *****************
I had left this piece of table shrimp in the tank after OCTOROK ignored it.. it was kind of down in the corner so I figured he wouldn't go for it anymore. So, I cut a new piece of shrimp to get it ready to put right up to him w/a turkey baster (hes always taken this). Well, first I saw him go down to this piece of shrimp in the tank that had been sitting, and he jumped on it like he was going to eat... but then he just sort of moved away like 'oh well nevermind'; and he did the same to the shrimp I offered to him. I have a theory that he is not going to eat anything that he doesn't kill from here on out. Can anybody confirm that this is possible, and give me possible routes of action?
Robert
I have recently noted a change in OCTOROK's behavior and I am starting to get worried. He spends almost all of the time 'shrivled' in a corner nowadays and really doesn't seem to take any food. A lot of stuff has happened recently and I'm wondering if any of this stuff is probably to be the culprit ---
Introduced a large hermit crab
Introduced mushroom rock w/small pest anenome
An aggressive damsel who was bothering OCTOROK was found killed (OCTOROK'd I believe), another 4 stripe damsel remains but I have yet to see him interact with OCTOROK
The temperature has dropped, unheated tank
OCTOROK used to readily eat frozen food, and loved silversides and shrimp. Now he just kind of picks at stuff or ignores it completely. I also tried feeding him a clam and a snail tonight, which he used to take. No luck.
I'm getting worried because this has gone on about a week. I have just done a water change but am considering doing more. This upcoming week I will be eliminating the anenome.. and I can always try to remove the hermit crab; but he rarely moves or does anything. I am also considering trying to find saltwater fish to put in as live food for him..........
Anyone have any other ideas or suggestions for me? I feel like this is really turning serious ........
Robert
****************** Update *****************
I had left this piece of table shrimp in the tank after OCTOROK ignored it.. it was kind of down in the corner so I figured he wouldn't go for it anymore. So, I cut a new piece of shrimp to get it ready to put right up to him w/a turkey baster (hes always taken this). Well, first I saw him go down to this piece of shrimp in the tank that had been sitting, and he jumped on it like he was going to eat... but then he just sort of moved away like 'oh well nevermind'; and he did the same to the shrimp I offered to him. I have a theory that he is not going to eat anything that he doesn't kill from here on out. Can anybody confirm that this is possible, and give me possible routes of action?
Robert