Hi all,
So i had the shock of my life, when i saw my male mandarin with a bristle worm in his mouth!!! he was next to a rock, but frozen, like he was hunting a copipod, then it dawned on me, that his "wings" arent moving and he look like he was paralyzed.
when i noticed the bristle worm - about 3mm fat and about 2cm long - i intervened. it was curled up and looked like it was stuck to the mandarin's mouth. when i moved it away, the mandarin didnt move any fins, just moved with the water like a dead fish would, still with the bristle worm attached, but thankfully he swam away after the worm had detached.
i've been watching him and he seems a lot more subdued.
is he going to die? do you guys think he got stung? has anyone else had a fish encounter a bristle worm?
at the moment, he's moving around, but no where near as active as he usually is.
i hope he'll be ok, just gottta watch him. but if anyone has any info, pls let me know.
many thanks
B
So i had the shock of my life, when i saw my male mandarin with a bristle worm in his mouth!!! he was next to a rock, but frozen, like he was hunting a copipod, then it dawned on me, that his "wings" arent moving and he look like he was paralyzed.
when i noticed the bristle worm - about 3mm fat and about 2cm long - i intervened. it was curled up and looked like it was stuck to the mandarin's mouth. when i moved it away, the mandarin didnt move any fins, just moved with the water like a dead fish would, still with the bristle worm attached, but thankfully he swam away after the worm had detached.
i've been watching him and he seems a lot more subdued.
is he going to die? do you guys think he got stung? has anyone else had a fish encounter a bristle worm?
at the moment, he's moving around, but no where near as active as he usually is.
i hope he'll be ok, just gottta watch him. but if anyone has any info, pls let me know.
many thanks
B