Friend's lionfish is sick - please help!

[Matthew Tulini]

Hi folks, one of my friends asked me for help with her sick lionfish so
I'm posting her questions/concerns here. Thank you very much for your help!

"She hasn`t eaten in like probably more then 2 weeks refuses any food
even live food which I don`t feed her normally but I was trying to
intice her. She has been of late swimming in small circles and now is
doing that upside down. If I sit with her she`ll sit next to me though.
She`s a Momma`s girl. Tonight it looked as though a sore has started on
her lip it wasn`t there this morning."

Additional info: she says it is a Volitan lionfish. The water
parameters are fine. She also recently lost a 3 yr old fuzzy dwarf.

If you have any idea what's wrong and/or can suggest a course of action,
please e-mail me or respond here. Thanks again everybody!

-Matt

[Billy]

"Matthew Tulini" > wrote in message
news:4mRKf.1602$gh4.1128@trnddc06...
>>
> "She hasn`t eaten in like probably more then 2 weeks refuses any
> food even live food which I don`t feed her normally but I was
> trying to intice her. She has been of late swimming in small
> circles and now is doing that upside down. If I sit with her she`ll
> sit next to me though. She`s a Momma`s girl. Tonight it looked as
> though a sore has started on her lip it wasn`t there this morning."
>
> Additional info: she says it is a Volitan lionfish. The water
> parameters are fine. She also recently lost a 3 yr old fuzzy
> dwarf.
>


This isn't enough info. You have no idea how many times I've been
told "water parameters are fine" only to learn that the person's
opinion of "fine" was vastly different thatn mine. The fish *is*
sick, that much is apparent. If you could post the actual water
param, we may be able to do more than guess. I'd start by doing a
large water change, anyway.

b

[Matthew Tulini]

Billy wrote:
>
> This isn't enough info. You have no idea how many times I've been
> told "water parameters are fine" only to learn that the person's
> opinion of "fine" was vastly different thatn mine. The fish *is*
> sick, that much is apparent. If you could post the actual water
> param, we may be able to do more than guess. I'd start by doing a
> large water change, anyway.

I asked and she responded with the following:

"all ammonia nitate and nitrite is 0. Ph is 8.2 Hardness and alkenlity
are fine. I`m starting to think it`s my neighbors and their damn band
practice!"

Is it possible that loud noise will shake-up a fish? Anyway, she's not
a newbie. She has done water changes. I would believe her when she
says the water params are ok.

-Matt

[Billy]

Hmm...got me there. Repost to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs....lots more
traffic in there, you'll get an answer mithin minutes, generally.

b

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"Matthew Tulini" > wrote in message
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> "all ammonia nitate and nitrite is 0. Ph is 8.2 Hardness and
> alkenlity are fine. I`m starting to think it`s my neighbors and
> their damn band practice!"
>
> Is it possible that loud noise will shake-up a fish? Anyway, she's
> not a newbie. She has done water changes. I would believe her
> when she says the water params are ok.
>
> -Matt

[wolf]

Check temperature, make sure its near 79, try putting it in a quarantine
tank and medicate it wth antibiotics



"Billy" > wrote in message
...
> Hmm...got me there. Repost to rec.aquaria.marine.reefs....lots more
> traffic in there, you'll get an answer mithin minutes, generally.
>
> b
>
> --
> ¼á
> "Matthew Tulini" > wrote in message
> news:9otLf.50446$6f2.29845@trnddc02...
>> "all ammonia nitate and nitrite is 0. Ph is 8.2 Hardness and alkenlity
>> are fine. I`m starting to think it`s my neighbors and their damn band
>> practice!"
>>
>> Is it possible that loud noise will shake-up a fish? Anyway, she's not a
>> newbie. She has done water changes. I would believe her when she says
>> the water params are ok.
>>
>> -Matt
>
>