Clownfish Dead

oceanist

oceanist

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So i went to sleep with both of my new clownfish doing fine , i woke up this morning to 1 clownfish , i looked all over for the other one , and i eventually found him dead inbetween the upper part of a rock , the other fish isnt showing any signs of stress and is eating , so im wondering what happened , all of my levels are fine , would i notice a mantis during my cycle or would he only get excited when fish are put in the tank , it looked like the clownfish had a tiny tiny stab on his belly but i couldnt be positvie , he wasnt torn apart or anything either
 
mr_bill

mr_bill

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If it was a mantis it would have eaten the fish. They kill fish for food so I wouldn't count on that as a possibility. Did you buy these two fish as a pair? How did you acclimate them? What are your water paramaters?
 
oceanist

oceanist

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water is
ph 8.2
ammonia 0
ites 0
ates 35
sal 1.025
temp 79
I dont know what it could have been i used ro water and the other clown shows no sign of stress could they have fought , i didnt see any nips in the dead clownfish , just a little red spot underneath his belly , yes i bought them both last night and drip them in
 
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jdragunas

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Originally Posted by Oceanist
So i went to sleep with both of my new clownfish...
Well, maybe if you didn't sleep with the clownfish...lol, j/k
Sorry about your loss.

Sometimes fish just die. If your other clown is fine, maybe the deceased had a sickness, or something previous to you purchasing it. It is also possible that they fought, clownfish can be pretty territorial. Is the deceased smaller or bigger than the living?
 
mr_bill

mr_bill

Active Member
35 NITRATE is pretty dang high. That is the only thing I see out of what you've listed for water parameters. It is possible there was a scuffle during the night between the two fish if they are not a pair.
 
jambi0n

jambi0n

Member
oceanist, sorry to here that buddy. it's not cool when you see a fish dead. were the two clowns the same? when you got them at the store, were you watching them for a while to see how they were doing?
again, sorry to hear about your fish. didnt you get them from youlr lfs, lee's feed? maybe you can bring them back and they can give you another one.
 
oceanist

oceanist

Member
yeah they were being a bit agressive with each other , i also bought them aqua cultered so i payed more , i brought it to lees feed and they gave me credit , after they tested my water , they normally dont do that on freshwater , but they were suprised because it was aqua cultered , on the other hand the other is doing awesome still active and eating so thats a plus ,
yeah i think it was the smaller one that died ..
35 is high , but it is still safe , i had that thought to , LFS said 35 is fine if you drip which i did
Jambi0n ***** folsom is getting some purple firefish in on thursday , $15 , that will be just intime for me to add more fish
also you guys should i get another clown , so the other one has a buddy , or keep him in there alone for awhile
Thanks you guys are awesome
 
hot883

hot883

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So Sorry "O". They are great fish. Some fish are just 1 more move away from death. Doesn't help any, but still. On a better, HAPPIER note; I got some zoos in today. Happy Happy Happy.
 
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oreo12

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nitrates don't mater nitrites do Maybe it was a bad fish where did you buy it *****?
 
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jdragunas

Guest
nitrates do matter, just not as much as nitrites. I'd work on lowering the nitrates, it's just not really urgent.
 
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