hammondegge Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Any suggestions on how to feed a blind fish? My mandarin seems to have lost its sight. Otherwise healthy and was eating mysis. He is in a seahorse tank and has little competition at feeding time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crab Rangoon Posted October 11, 2006 Share Posted October 11, 2006 Hm, I see blind freshwater fish off and on, but I cant recall having seen one that was marine. All I can think of is to perhaps use your choice brand of garlic extract to soak the food in, to make it easier to smell. Also, if you have a turkey baster for target feeding corals, also use this to somewhat target feed the area the fish is in with it's food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammondegge Posted October 12, 2006 Author Share Posted October 12, 2006 thanks for the response randy. he passed away today. i am clueless as to what may have happened though. he was healthy one day, blind the next, and dead one day later. has anyone ever had that happen before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ACampbell Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 Sounds like a killer seahorse. They are some of the most aggressive fish. J/K Sorry to here about your loss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejaustin Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 I don't have anything educated to add, but I'm sorry to hear about the mandarin. They are cool little fish. ej Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedude Posted October 12, 2006 Share Posted October 12, 2006 The newest coral magazine has an interesting article about pathogens in our common frozen food. My guess would be that whatever we can provide through supplementation is still not the same as what a mandarin can eat in the wild. Due to the high waste accumulated in a seahorse tank, he probably became stressed and contracted a disease. Sorry Robert about your loss. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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