First fish vs power head

[jason604]

I found him now hiding under a rock seems like each time he moves away from the rock he just keeps on spinning and rotating in a odd way that fishes don't do. I was able to catch a few pics. Should I put him out of his misery? Quarantine n medicate? Or let him be. I can't really tell but It may look like he's missing a piece of meat from his belly. Poor guy

[Dearth]

If you have a quarantine tank I'd put it in there to see if it will heal

[ckmullin]

wow....looks like he is hurt. are there noticeable spots on the skin which look red as if bruised?

[jason604]

He didn't make it. Went to fishy heaven now =( after taking out his corpse there was a chunk of meat missing from his belly. MAKE SURE YOU GUYS CHECK UR POWERHEADS BEFORE STARTING IT!!! Don't want this to happen again!

[slakker]

One of the reasons why I never turn off pumps or powerheads when feeding...

[Dearth]

Only time I ever shut off the pumps or power heads is for cleaning them otherwise they always run.

Don't worry about your crabs and snails they will always find stuff to eat

[gregzz4]

Same here
I never turn off my powerheads other than for cleaning

The food will spread around well enough for everyone to find some with the powerheads on

Vortech and Tunze controlled units have a feed mode, but I never turn down my MP10s. It gives everyone a workout chasing the food

Sorry about your fish
Hate to say it, but it probably won't be your last loss. I've been at this for under a year and have lost 4 already. It's just part of the hobby

[jason604]

I also turn it off because the food just gets brought down to my sump through the overflow if I don't turn off my return pump