Fish is just sitting on the bottom!
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Alright. I super minced some shrimp. And put that. Along with him in a small Tupperware with a bunch of nail holes in the lid off to the corner of my tank. He's showing a little signs of life. He's darting around in very short bursts. So hopefully he can survive the night and I can see if I can pick up some pods
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Poor guy didn't make it through the night 
I wish I woulda caught this a little sooner so I could have saved him. It looks like I'll be sticking to just normal fish and inverts until I can get a tank setup that's able to take care of something like this
I wish I woulda caught this a little sooner so I could have saved him. It looks like I'll be sticking to just normal fish and inverts until I can get a tank setup that's able to take care of something like this
Just be clear, there are two simultaneous problems. First, a scooter will starve in that tank, research every fish you buy before you buy it. Second, there is a biofiltration issue, ammonia should not be present in a cycled tank and will cause harm to any fish even if the fish is appropriate for your tank. This second problem will not be solved by researching fish, this community can help with that but will need to know what all is in the tank, what are the modes of filtration, how long has it been set up etc.
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Poor guy didn't make it through the night
I'm sorry for your loss
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Sorry, Terrell.
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If he is still around, I am not sure if it would work, but my little scooter LOVES the nova fish eggs. I watched him eat like 15 of them when I fed him this morning. He is in QT which also can't keep copepods well.
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Like I said I'll just be sticking with simple verts and easy fish like clowns/chromas/etc. I don't have the tank or knowledge yet to take care of more advanced fish like this.
Right, an important point, though, is that only one of two deadly issues has to do with the special diet of the fish. The other problem is that your tank is not processing waste the way it should be, even the most beginner fish will die from this if you don't solve this problem.
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Live stock as if now
2x clowns
1x coral handed shrimp
1x emerald crab
1x decorator crab
1x green tip torch coral
1x purple hammer coral
2x separate small colonies of zoas
1x leather coral
1x mushroom coral
Tank is roughly 2 months old. It wasent typically cycled. The LFS set it up using rock from there tank. Along with 10g of water from there current tanks. And 25% WC are done weekly on Tuesdays
Filtration includes a simple marineland hang on filter with some floss and carbon bags that are changed every 2nd WC
Feeding is done every other day alternating between pellets and mysa shrimp
Edit** substrate is corallife live sand. With ~18lbs of LR, again both from established tanks from the LFS
@terrell wohlrab We all make mistakes, so don't beat yourself up over this. What's important is that you learn from your mistakes.
I think for now I would allow your tank to stabilize before adding anymore livestock. Check ammonia daily, and be prepared to do WCs anytime you get a reading other than zero.
I think for now I would allow your tank to stabilize before adding anymore livestock. Check ammonia daily, and be prepared to do WCs anytime you get a reading other than zero.
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I have definitely learned that I need to d9 my research before buying fish because it looks cool, and it's cheap. Like I said before I know I don't have the tank or the knowledge to take care of something more advanced then a "basic" fish or invert. I'm happy with my tank now so I don't plan on adding anything for a while And will definitely continue to search forums and learn all I can before my next purchase.
With that being said it takes 5 minutes to check for ammonia so I will start doing it daily and buy a good 15-20 gallons of RO water in case of emergency WC needed
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Can anyone recommend a good ammonia test kit? My current one is just a topfin kit. You take about 5ml of water and add 8 drops of liquid and look for a color change. I'm sure it's not 100% accurate
http://www.marinedepot.com/Salifert...ater_Aquariums-Salifert-SF1111-FITKAM-vi.html
Seachem also makes a good ammonia test kit.
