1 Dead and 1 on the Way

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brigbills

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I lost a clown 2 weeks ago now a basslet is missing some of it tail fins. this also happened to the clown and with in a day the clown was dead. Water levels are great. I just resently change out my light system. when from florencent to 250 MH and 96 w actincs.
55 gallon 65 pounds of love rock and 3 corals zoos/mushroom/bubble
I have well water that runs through two stand filters. Not ro/di filtration
What do you think?
 
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brigbills

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1 perc Clown and 1 Lunar Wrasse 2 turbo snails/1 small red hermit crab/missing emerald crab and couple small snails
 
groupergenius

groupergenius

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Originally Posted by brigbills
1 perc Clown and 1 Lunar Wrasse 2 turbo snails/1 small red hermit crab/missing emerald crab and couple small snails
Keep an eye on that Lunare Wrasse. I had one in an aggresive tank with a Panther Grouper that ate the goldfish I gave to the grouper.
 
groupergenius

groupergenius

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Originally Posted by brigbills
look like he is missing pieces of his fins
The wrasse is missing pieces of his fin? Well, he must not be the culprit then.
 
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brigbills

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No not the Wrasse the basslet/ and the dead clown was missing pieces of its fins. LFS says maybe fin disease?
 
groupergenius

groupergenius

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Do you have any way to separate the wrasse? I would think, and I am no expert, that if there was a fin rot disease in the tank all the fish would be affected at the same time. Maybe your LFS can take the wrasse back for a week or so and see if the fins grow out.
 
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brigbills

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i will ask the lfs but i hope the basslet is not dead when i get home
 
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brigbills

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temp 80
PH 7.8
Amon .25
Nitri .1
nitra 20ppm
Alk 1.7
SpG 1.023
Cal 400
Po4 .1
Tested last night
What do you think now?
 
brandan

brandan

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Ammonia and Nitrite should be at 0ppm. Nitrates are "ok", but the other two need to come down, and pH needs to come up. I don't think that has much to do with the fins and deaths though. I think you may have gotten some type of hitchhiker on your LR maybe. How long has the tank been setup and how long after did you notice all of this?
 
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brigbills

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Tanks one year old.
The fish lost just started three weeks ago. He is not dead. But still doesn't look good.
Thank you for your help
I will do water change tomorrow.
 
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anmldr

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What did you change to cause an increase in your ammonia levels? I didn't think an established tank would have an ammonia spike unless you added uncured rock or something dead.. What testing kit are you using?
 
saltn00b

saltn00b

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the Lunar wrasse is a larger species of wrasse that is usually quite aggressive and more at home in an agressive type of tank then a community tank. The torn fins are text book examples of harassment. The wrasse also needs a larger tank than a 55. more like double that at least.
 
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brigbills

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I just started cleaning my crushed coral. I had never cleaned it in one year. that may be a reason for the ammonia spike?
 
saltn00b

saltn00b

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if you are cleaning it and causing a mess, you should just replace it with a much healthier choice that doesnt need cleaning, LS.
 
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brigbills

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I got a Oceanic Ro/DI Unit 4 stage Love it and have done one 5 gallon water change and the basslett is doing better. I am going to do 5 gallons very two days
 
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