Fish Death After Vacation

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What happened not sure but all my levels are normal he did get kinda eaten by the clean up crew
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What ??? A three day one
OK vacation lol that's what in thought you meant.
Hard to say about the fish. Sometimes they just die for unknown reasons. Since you were not at home there's no way to know if there was any unusual behavior or aggression from other fish prior to death so it will probably remain a mystery.
 
From the looks of the fish, I'd say aggression.
 
Vaccinating fish... Hmm. I don't think that's going to happen in the near future, but maybe someday! I know you can vaccinate dogs and cats, and some snake/bird shots have been developed. I don't think there are many viral infections we need to deal with when it comes to fish, so I won't hold my breath for fish vaccines to come out.

Sorry about your fish, OP. Hard to say what the cause was due to the state of the body, but I wouldn't worry too much unless you lose more. Sometimes, fish just die for no apparent reason. Aggression is also a possibility.
 
On a serious note if I didn’t die from a sickness I’m thinking it might have got kinda bullied from my two spot bristle maybe but the only other things I have a clowns and another question is when I go to add fish later will he bully them for example wrasses angles bangi Cardinal anthias or Chromis
 
On a serious note if I didn’t die from a sickness I’m thinking it might have got kinda bullied from my two spot bristle maybe but the only other things I have a clowns and another question is when I go to add fish later will he bully them for example wrasses angles bangi Cardinal anthias or Chromis
How big is your tank ?
 
The only reason I think the tang is because is kept getting bit by the bicolor so I’m thinking he had enough
 
Vaccinating fish... Hmm. I don't think that's going to happen in the near future, but maybe someday! I know you can vaccinate dogs and cats, and some snake/bird shots have been developed. I don't think there are many viral infections we need to deal with when it comes to fish, so I won't hold my breath for fish vaccines to come out.

Sorry about your fish, OP. Hard to say what the cause was due to the state of the body, but I wouldn't worry too much unless you lose more. Sometimes, fish just die for no apparent reason. Aggression is also a possibility.
Actually vaccinating fish is a thing. I worked with wild Atlantic salmon that would get oxytetracycline prior to bringing into a captive facility. I've been involved with vaccinating trout for bacterial infection as well.
 

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