Dead clowns
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4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
How long has your tank been set up?
A few observations:
1) your coral looks angry (guessing it’s a parameter)
2) the gills of the fish are reddish indicating potential ammonia burn (likely the parameter)
3) the clowns look very thin and unhealthy as if they haven’t eaten and have been suffering for some time.
Sorry for your loss!
A few observations:
1) your coral looks angry (guessing it’s a parameter)
2) the gills of the fish are reddish indicating potential ammonia burn (likely the parameter)
3) the clowns look very thin and unhealthy as if they haven’t eaten and have been suffering for some time.
Sorry for your loss!
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JoshH
Tank Status: Wet...ish, growing things....
I'm going to throw my hat in for ammonia issues. It seems you may have added a lot of Fish rather quickly to your new system. How old is your system? Did you cycle it properly? You're going to hear it again but we need solid parameters, how many other fish are in the tank? When were they added?
I’ve been checking my ammonia especially once a week and it’s been at 0 the coral picture was when I just turned the lights on so it looks angry or disturbed
The clowns both ate especially the bigger one I’m not sure
Ammonia 0
Nitrate 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate might vary a bit
Ph is 7.6-8.0
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
The presence of zero ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate tells me this is a brand new tank. That was my original suspicion and unfortunately, that’s also your answer. Slow down and take it easy!
My salinity was checked yesterday when I did a water top off which was 1.025 just a small goby and that’s all
I'm not sure if it's just me or..
I've always had an issue with those kind of test kits.. you test the water, let it sit for x amount of minutes and then compare..
Personally I'd say that it reads somewhere around 0.5
How old is your system, did you seed it with live-rock, sand or water from an established system?
Sorry I hadn't seen this message,
I dose No3-PO4-X daily myself, it basically reduces phosphates, I'll include a picture of my two Oscellaris
(sorry that the images are blurry, old phone)
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Should be good now,
What kind of water was it? My LFS offers 3 mixes, Osmose, pre-mixed & sea water, was it also 'cured' live-sand + live-rock?
It's often adviced to wait for atleast 4-8weeks before adding any fish, and even a couple of weeks if you put it live-sand, live-rock & water
4FordFamily
Tang, Angel, and Wrasse Nerd!
You still haven’t answered how long the tank has been set up, you’ve been asked several times.
I mean no disrespect but I do want you to have your answer so we can advise you further.
I mean no disrespect but I do want you to have your answer so we can advise you further.
