Royal Gramma losing color

[rayme07]

Hi everyone
About 5 months ago I bought a royal gramma from LFS and he's been doing fine. Until when I came home today he lost his color in his body. I tested My water everything is ok. I'v been feeding him brine shrimp, blood worms, Flake foods ,and pellet foods. I have no idea what it is . Please Help
Raymond

[lReef lKeeper]

could be stress. what else is in the tank ??

[rayme07]

I have 2 percula clowns, 1 cardnal, 1 yellow tail damsel, 1 green chromis, and one blue hippo tang. But I dont think its the tang because he never atacks anything that I seen of.

[lReef lKeeper]

could also be the food being offered. brine shrimp has NO nutritional value. try switching your fish over to mysis shrimp.

[rayme07]

Thanks I'll try it.

[CarmieJo]

I also soak all of my food in vitamins and garlic.

[Kevin McG]

I second the mysis shrimp. It s very important to feed a vitamin riched food for these fish we keep. Also, try some nori sometimes even the dottybacks will take to eating it, I know my Brazilian Gamma loves it :)

[rayme07]

Thanks everyone
Also Keven whats nori Iv never herd of that.
Thanks Raymond

[CarmieJo]

Nori is seaweed.

[Kevin McG]

Nori is seaweed.

Thanks Carmie, I get mine from noridirect.com (http://www.noridirect.com/main.sc)
You can get a huge package for $8 I believe, all my fish love it :up:

[Phurst]

I just pick mine up at the grocery store. It's like $3.00 for 6 sheets I think.

Speaking of, I knew another reefer was nearby at the grocery the other day. There was a basket sitting in the aisle with, among other things, nori, frozen shrimp, Mrs. Wages Picking Lime, Arm & Hammer baking soda and several gallons of distilled watter :)

[CarmieJo]

Did you hang around their cart and meet them? Would the greeting be "Reefer, huh"? Or maybe not. :)

[Phurst]

No, I was in a hurry, but around here I'm just as likely as not to get arrested for asking someone that question :)

[lReef lKeeper]

i would have waited ... i guess i am just a little more HARD CORE than you are though !!:agree: :D

[Phurst]

:) Lol!!! :)

[Pescaiolo]

I just pick mine up at the grocery store. It's like $3.00 for 6 sheets I think.



Wow thats robbery! Go to an Asian market. I get 100 sheets for 8 dollars at the Asian marke down the street from my house. They come in resealable packages as well so you can store them for longer. :)

[Phurst]

Hmm, there's an asian market down the street I should check out. I get mine at a fancy-schmancy supermarket in the "ethnic foods" section.

[rayme07]

Thanks Iv never herd of sea weed being called nori is that a japanese name for sea weed.
Anyway I have sheets of sea weed but he dont eat it only my tang dose. Should I try floating some at the top. Iv been feeding him pellet food and shrimp. Hes still the same color but hes acting very heathy going in and out of the rocks and he eats the food I give him. So I don't know why he's lost his color. I wonder If I give him live food like blood worms would work any suggestions. Thanks