blennie pining for the fjords?

[lost in atx]

I have a bi-color blennie that's out of his normal routine and is just laying on his side on the gravel. Pretty much normal appearance, but no swimming. suggestions?

[iflytoohigh]

try poking him. make sure he is alive.

my neighbor discovered one my fish dead the other day. he was over checking out my tank, and the fish was laying against a rock in an odd position. i was in the kitchen making drinks, so i was like, " oh, ' he's ok. he does that. he is just waitin for something to swim by so he can eat it." well, he said, ' i dunno man. can i poke it?" i agreed. and he did. turns out, it was dead. i was sad.

hopefully yours will fair better. see if he is interested in eating some mysis. mine loves it. also, check your parameters.

[Wryknow]

Yeah, there's not a lot you can do when they start getting sick like that. You could try sticking him in a hospital tank if you have one (and can catch him) and perhaps dose some antibiotics but it seems like its usually too late to help by the time they are sick enough to catch in my experience. You might also try giving him some live brine shrimp to see if you can get him to eat. I hope he pulls through for you.