Supraz
Reefing newb
I have a 29G biocube. Its been setup since march and it had been without fish until Saturday. I recently had a flatworm outbreak and ive been trying to siphon them out. It seens to be going ok. I went to my LFS with the intention of getting a yellow damsel to see if it could help me with the process, but while i was there talking to the owners son they convinced me to buy a spotted mandrin. I have chaeto in the fuge area with some live rock and have been letting it build up with pods so I figured it wouldnt be an issue. Theres no competition for the pods unless the flatworms are eating them.
After putting the mandrin in the tank it seemed fine. Immediately swimming around and eating pods. I checked on him every hour or two throughout the day and he was very lively and hungry. This went on until this morning. I went to check on him before work and he was resting on the sand next to a rock. I could see him breathing but not moving at all. After a minute or so I walked off to get my camera and I turned on the tank lights, thinking I saw a small spot of Ich. Once the lights came on I noticed 4 spots around the mandrins mouth and a few spots on his side and a few on his fins.
He did move around a bit but not alot. I ran out of time and couldnt test the water to make sure there wasnt any other issues. I was under the impression that when a fish had Ich it still moved around and was active.
I do not have a QT. If I set one up for the mandrin how am I supposed to keep him fed. From what I understand you dont put any live rock in the QT right because the copper in the Ich treatment. Do I just buy some pods online and drop them straight into the QT? Any advice is greatly appreciated.
After putting the mandrin in the tank it seemed fine. Immediately swimming around and eating pods. I checked on him every hour or two throughout the day and he was very lively and hungry. This went on until this morning. I went to check on him before work and he was resting on the sand next to a rock. I could see him breathing but not moving at all. After a minute or so I walked off to get my camera and I turned on the tank lights, thinking I saw a small spot of Ich. Once the lights came on I noticed 4 spots around the mandrins mouth and a few spots on his side and a few on his fins.
He did move around a bit but not alot. I ran out of time and couldnt test the water to make sure there wasnt any other issues. I was under the impression that when a fish had Ich it still moved around and was active.
I do not have a QT. If I set one up for the mandrin how am I supposed to keep him fed. From what I understand you dont put any live rock in the QT right because the copper in the Ich treatment. Do I just buy some pods online and drop them straight into the QT? Any advice is greatly appreciated.