deer
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Hi guys, I recently bought a medium sized Maroon Clown for one of my tanks. He went in with a Amblyeleotris goby, several snails, crabs, and a pair of shrimp who are all doing fine, if a little greedy.
Acclimation went well, and the clown fish showed fairly normal behaviour. He hid at first, but soon began to eat and explore his new home.
However, I did notice something strange about him, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. His chin was a little eroded from rubbing against the bag in transit, but in my experience this heals quickly.
Sadly, over the next few days his vitality waned as he stopped eating and began to hide again. Eventually, he no longer left one small area of the tank and was breathing rapidly while struggling frantically to keep his place in the water column. Three hours later, he perished.
The only thing I can think of that might have killed him is cyanide poisoning. If this turns out to be correct, I am not going to buy fish from that store any more! Does anyone have an idea what could have killed the poor little guy?
Thanks
Acclimation went well, and the clown fish showed fairly normal behaviour. He hid at first, but soon began to eat and explore his new home.
However, I did notice something strange about him, but I couldn't quite put my finger on it. His chin was a little eroded from rubbing against the bag in transit, but in my experience this heals quickly.
Sadly, over the next few days his vitality waned as he stopped eating and began to hide again. Eventually, he no longer left one small area of the tank and was breathing rapidly while struggling frantically to keep his place in the water column. Three hours later, he perished.
The only thing I can think of that might have killed him is cyanide poisoning. If this turns out to be correct, I am not going to buy fish from that store any more! Does anyone have an idea what could have killed the poor little guy?
Thanks