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Newsmyrna80 · 03/17/2021, 10:54 AM

My spotted mandarin has recently started losing weight and his anal fins seem to be rotting. He has been in a 80 gallon for over 10 years so I don’t think it’s a copepod situation. Plus he has always eaten frozen, pellets, eggs basically anything I’ve put in the tank. He’s still hunting but doesn’t seem interested. I thinking he has a bacterial infection. About a month ago I was cleaning the tank and when I wasn’t looking he thought he’d check out the hose and got sucked up in it and into the bucket.☹️
I have a QT always set up that has a ton of pods and chaeto in it. If I move him to there what should/could I treat him with?
Any help is appreciated!

03/17/2021, 10:54 AM	#1
Newsmyrna80 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Florida Posts: 2,312	Spotted mandarin losing weight and fin rot My spotted mandarin has recently started losing weight and his anal fins seem to be rotting. He has been in a 80 gallon for over 10 years so I don’t think it’s a copepod situation. Plus he has always eaten frozen, pellets, eggs basically anything I’ve put in the tank. He’s still hunting but doesn’t seem interested. I thinking he has a bacterial infection. About a month ago I was cleaning the tank and when I wasn’t looking he thought he’d check out the hose and got sucked up in it and into the bucket.☹️ I have a QT always set up that has a ton of pods and chaeto in it. If I move him to there what should/could I treat him with? Any help is appreciated! __________________ 80 gal frag with 30 gal refugium, Orphek Atlantik LED, Red Sea RSK300 skimmer, predominately SPS and LPS Current Tank Info: 80 gallon reef tank with 30 gal refugium