Clown fish died

[Frankie the frog]

Has 2 clown fish for over 8 years, they died with a couple of months. Got new fish after a month and they died after a couple of days. Bought more clowns, one died so I waited a while Little guy was doing ok so i got him a friend, died within a week and little guy died the next day! Water parameter are ok. Should I start over, new sand etc

 

[lapin]

You have some sort of disease unless your tank is chemically contaminated or the parameters are way out of spec.

 

[Frankie the frog]

Parameters are all good, even had them double checked at the pet store. Wonder if I should just start over, new sand clean everything however would like to keep the live rocks , just don’t know if the rocks are contaminated.

 

[Frankie the frog]

You have some sort of disease unless your tank is chemically contaminated or the parameters are way out of spec.

Also how do I get rid of disease in my tank if this is the case. So strange, never had problems until I had to get new fish.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Has 2 clown fish for over 8 years, they died with a couple of months. Got new fish after a month and they died after a couple of days. Bought more clowns, one died so I waited a while Little guy was doing ok so i got him a friend, died within a week and little guy died the next day! Water parameter are ok. Should I start over, new sand etc

Often, these sudden deaths will be due to a change in water quality or disease, but need more info t tell if disease played a role.
Were fish suddenly breathing heavy
Did you notice loss of appetite?
Any itching, scratching, darting, swimming at surface or other?

 

[Frankie the frog]

Yes, they seem to have trouble breathing, swimming at the surface or hiding low on the sand. Water parameter were double checked and were ok. I did notice some bugs walking around on the rocks and sand, gross.
Had clownfish for a long time before and they were so happy.