whats happening to my copperband

[125reefer]

ive had this fish in my tank well over 3 years and i noticed today he is starting to act funny.it wouldnt eat yesterday and today it is staying by mypowerhead swimming in frantic cicles around it..could this be the end for him.i know they dont live along time in captivity but it seemed so healthy 2 days ago.i know i will get posts on how sensitive these fish are i just want some opinions on whether you think its over or how can i help it

 

[sjlesq]

same thing happened to mine and it died after a couple of years?

 

[prattreef]

The end is near I'm afraid. Why? You'll probably never know.

 

[125reefer]

so fish is eating again and stopped its crazy behavior of swimming frantically but i now notice a small red dot under its dorsil fin.not sure if it hurt itself swimming in a frenzy or a mark from not eating in a couple of days.the good news is it is eating once again.anyone know what the red mark might be from.its in the upper area close to its face but under the fin.thanks

 

[jcolon2]

You're best bet would be to take a picture so other reefers on the site could best help you. Best of luck!

 

[125reefer]

wont show up in the pic.to small.the description is on point .the red mark is the size of 2 lead points of a pencil

 

[spike915]

The red mark isnt a good sign bacterial infection?

 

[125reefer]

Yeah it might be.hopefully its just bruising from the crazy swimming.i figured if it was a bacteria infection it would have been a marking by its abdomine.just in case anyone is wondering about this fish please be advised they are very sensitive fish.he was a great find.when i picked him up he ate like a pig ate the lfs.when i brought him home it didnt eat till 4 days after it was introduced to my system.the way i got him to eat was to feed all the fish there normal diet of mysis and cyclopeeze.then i turned off pumps and dropped in a half a cube of bloodworms.all the other fish were full from the food i gave before which gave him ample time to start picking.i did this for 4 months straight then i went and started mixing with all the other fish foods still shutting down pumps and it started to feast with other fish.the funny thing is the other fish dont grab the blood worms they seem to let the copperband eat that by himself.3 years later and he seems to be happy besides this latest incident

 

[dnyce78]

My copperand exhibits the same behavior on occasion. I'm not 100% sure why. Once, he did it for like 4 days straight. He seems to do this when stressed for whatever reason. I just put a couple of new fish into the tank and first thing he started doing was circling the powerhead. I've never actually seen him eat. I see him pick at rocks on occasion but never really have I seen him go after something I put into the tank. I will say that I do NOT have an aptasia problem after adding him. Goodluck with yours. My guy is by far my favorite fish in my tank.