Possibly Sick Seahorse

slayer_zeus · #1 06/20/2007, 06:43 PM

Ive got a couple of seahorses that are acting very odd. They are in a 37 gallon show tank with some gobies and a few very docile fish. today, two of my three seahorses are just hanging around in one place and not eating and there are not physical wounds on them. The third seahorse is fine and swimming well. the temp is about 76 degrees and the other fish are fine. A 10 % water change was done two weeks ago. Any Advice would be appreciated.

bill-e · #2 06/20/2007, 07:06 PM

What are today's measured water parameters?

slayer_zeus · #3 06/20/2007, 08:42 PM

Well, this is my friends tank, but i know the salinity is 1.022, but i do not know the current ph, no2, and no3. The odd thing though is that the third seahorse is very active and not showing symptoms like the other two.... I will get parameters as soon as i can.

David123 · #4 06/21/2007, 05:38 PM

Its imerative the parameters are known, if you can get them we may be able to help.

I don't like 76°f for horses, 74 is better, IMO 76 is a fluctuation max.

JennyL · #5 06/21/2007, 07:46 PM

It would also help to know what species this is.

slayer_zeus · #6 06/22/2007, 12:50 PM

Well one of his seahorse died, the other one, Hippocampus comes, seems to be on his way to recovery. I'm waiting for him to get me some water parameters so I can see whats up and post them. The one that died looks like a hippocampus sp., but Im still not sure because she was large and had very distinguishable ribs on her body and she was purplish. But anyhow, very weird...