Dead fish

[tmm161]

Lost a fish today, came home to emerald crab and peppermint shrimp devouring the body. Once they released it, I pulled the carcous. Should I do any kind of water change. 25 gall.

 

[bnord]

Sorry for the loss, how was the rest of the crew doing? It looks like you have some resiliency in the tank. I don’t think a water change is necessary, but it will do no harm

 

[Garf]

Lost a fish today, came home to emerald crab and peppermint shrimp devouring the body. Once they released it, I pulled the carcous. Should I do any kind of water change. 25 gall.

Nah. It happens. Was it a new fish?

 

[tmm161]

Nah. It happens. Was it a new fish?

Yep, dang diamond goby.

 

[MischiefReef]

Your CUC would have caught most of what came off the body, if you removed the dead fish, a water change should not be necessary. Maybe test ammonia if super concerned.

 

[Stephen8169301]

Prob smacked his head to hard on the lid

 

[tmm161]

Your CUC would have caught most of what came off the body, if you removed the dead fish, a water change should not be necessary. Maybe test ammonia if super concerned.

Thank you

 

[Tamberav]

Main thing is to watch the rest of your fish closely in case the new fish had some sort of disease.

 

[tmm161]

Main thing is to watch the rest of your fish closely in case the new fish had some sort of disease.

Good point. Everyone really seems happy.
I'm thinking I might not have given him enough time to acclimate, and also having a ywg. Might have stressed him out

 

[vetteguy53081]

Lost a fish today, came home to emerald crab and peppermint shrimp devouring the body. Once they released it, I pulled the carcous. Should I do any kind of water change. 25 gall.

Thank your cleaner crew who reduced risk of decay. If youre running carbon, your water quality should not have changed

 

[tmm161]

I do have carbon bag in there. As this point just trying to rid the diatoms on the sand bed. I gave it a lift yesterday after feeding corals reef roids