dead clown why

[donniejr]

i have a 60 gal tank done cycled up and running for 5 weeks added 2 emerald carbs 1 cleaner shirmp and 2 clowns when we put the clowns in the bigger one of the two was picking on the small one came home last night the bigger clown was dead in the shrimps mouth
ph=8.4
nitrate=0
nitrite=0
alk3.6
sg=1.022
temp=78.4
did the little off him when no one was around

 

[kanicky]

I notice you didn't post your ammonia reading. Can you post that please?

 

[donniejr]

ammonia was 0

 

[watson3]

You say you put the "bigger" one in..This implies that these fish may have not been raised together..Just because she was bigger does not mean that they were not both already females..

 

[donniejr]

got them together from lfs about 20 in tank at store

 

[watson3]

Originally Posted by donniejr
got them together from lfs about 20 in tank at store
Then they should have all been the same size..See where this is leading...Not your fault..

 

[donniejr]

when i put them in the tank they were acting differnt dont know but one acted like he was wild any one was tank rised

 

[watson3]

Originally Posted by donniejr
when i put them in the tank they were acting differnt dont know but one acted like he was wild any one was tank rised
Really does not seem like there is a way to determine this..The big problem is that there were all these in one tank and you got one bigger than the other..

 

[donniejr]

so how do i go about getting another

 

[watson3]

Personal experience and a healthy relationship with my LFS, I took back the one that was not sucked into the PH, and got credit for him and left with two new ones..The key however is to get either the only two in a tank, or two the same size...

 

[donniejr]

thanks so much the lfs is not very good about helping anybody going to get stuff from swf.com and knot the lfs