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In thge main tank he bloats very fast and is floating horizontally on the surface. struggles to swim and doesn't get much food.
The QT he seems more upright but still floats a little bit; plus he gets plenty of food to eat.
I tested the QT tank and SG is 1.022 and main SH tank is 1.025.
Temp is 74.5 on main SH tank and 73 in the QT.
I don't plan on any changes based on these readings and will order some new meds, just not sure what one.
Some further reading stated keeping seahorses at high SG can cause GBD. They recommend no lower than 1.017; mine is safe as the reef.
Considering lower the SG for the QT guy and see if it helps, plan to go to 1.020.
Thoughts?
P.S. Paulie, the article also stated high temps can cause GBD for...
So the one male horse keeps getting this buoyancy problem.
Have removed air six times already and treated whole tank with meds for bacterial infection.
Decided to move him to something smaller to try and nurse him back to health.
Tough call. Could be a parasite but which so can be treated properly.
Or is it really an oxygen issue.
Sometimes you get one that cannot handle all the stress of capture and moving around.
Good luck.
I would go with the Vipraspectra over the tank centered and about 12" high from tank. Low light corals can on bottom and sides.
You can increase / decrease the intensity of the light and find a happy medium for all coral.
EDIT:
Be aware that this light is heavy. I had one and in Feb this year...