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Posted: April 19 2008 at 3:21pm |
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my sailfin is not doing so good. His color is really pail and the whites look more greyis. He has some like blotchy marks on his body.... any thoughts as to what could be going on?
Edited by taylorwaldron - April 19 2008 at 3:51pm
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Posted: April 19 2008 at 3:55pm |
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sorry to hear this i cant give much advice on fish sickness, but my sailfin is one of my fav fish by far.
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Posted: April 19 2008 at 4:43pm |
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is he eating?
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Posted: April 19 2008 at 5:08pm |
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he is not touching the nori that is in there, but i did put some mysis shrimp soaking in garlic, and he did eat quite a bit of that, so that is a good thing.
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Posted: April 19 2008 at 6:17pm |
Eating is definitely a good sign but based on his coloration it doesn't look good. Sometimes fish can really change their color like that due to stress.
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Posted: April 19 2008 at 6:18pm |
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fish 4 you recommended i use the melafix stuff. we will see what happens i guess with that.
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Posted: April 19 2008 at 6:21pm |
If it's stressed crush up a zoloft.....JK  . Sorry to hear that it's not doing good. I really hope he pulls through. I loved our sailfin. We will definitely need to get a new one when we get our tanks situated.
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Posted: April 20 2008 at 10:24am |
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well he made it through the night again. i kept the lights off most of the day yesterday he maybe cut back on some stress, he is not hiding in the corner anymore. so maybe just maybe getting a little better...
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Posted: April 20 2008 at 12:45pm |
 taylorwaldron wrote:
he is not hiding in the corner anymore. so maybe just maybe getting a little better... |
I certainly hope so.
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Posted: April 22 2008 at 9:44am |
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just an update, my saifin is doing great! color has come back, he is not hiding, not breathing hard and eating like a pig!
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Posted: April 22 2008 at 9:54am |
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THATS GRRRRREAT!!!
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Posted: April 22 2008 at 11:11am |
so was it the melafix or the garlic?
What does melafix fix and how? What does it have in it?
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Posted: April 22 2008 at 12:24pm |
My sailfin did the exact same thing but then died. I didn't try Melafix but did use Garlic. I guess I should have used Melafix  Melafix uses Melaluka (sp) which I think comes from the bark of a tree in Africa? People who use it for themselves say it works.
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Posted: April 22 2008 at 1:58pm |
it is a baterial infection remedy that for the most part it reef safe. The corals hate it and are closed up for a while but they will come back. It seems to have done the trick. I don't think it was the garlic but i do add it occasionaly to food anyways so i fugured why not.
There is also a product called primafix which is for fungus.
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Posted: April 22 2008 at 6:49pm |
Arriving late to the party  but i would ask these questions of you, Taylor:
1) How long did you have your sailfin when you first noticed this palid coloration?
2) Did the fish look "worst" early in the morning or right after turning on the lights?
The reason I ask is because maybe it wasn't "sick" at all - just new and a little stressed. Also, I can remember having Yellow Tangs that got very pale looking every night due to the lights being off. When I first saw it I was worried but later realized it was normal for them.
My Foxface used to do the same thing while sleeping; very blotchy, pale colors, lay almost on his side... but he was fine 
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Posted: April 22 2008 at 8:35pm |
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it had been in my tank for 4 months. it was def sick. hid in the corner, breathing hard, no color and surface was blotchy, day and night not just when the lights went out
Edited by taylorwaldron - April 22 2008 at 8:36pm
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Posted: April 22 2008 at 10:24pm |
That's awesome. I hope it continues to do well.
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Posted: April 23 2008 at 12:29pm |
2 points for Melafix. 
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Posted: April 24 2008 at 5:32pm |
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well I thought everything was good, acting fine looking normal, came home today.. was dead.
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Posted: April 24 2008 at 5:34pm |
I was afraid that might happen from all the stress. I'm sorry to hear you lost him.
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