Dead firefish

[stryder]

I just bought a purple firefish on Wednesday and he was doing great, eatting swimming and everything. On Friday evening he went under his rock for the night and I didn't see him all day Saturday or today so I lifted up the rock and there he was dead. Does anyone one know what could have happened?
Stryder:notsure:

 

[beth]

With the info that you know, no we can not tell you what happened. I can tell you that that is a common problem with hobbyists who buy fish and then put them directly into their tanks rather in to a QT.
When a fish is sick it is difficult to pick up on the problem in a display tank, let alone treat a problem. In a QT, the hobbyist is one on one with the fish, carefully examining the specimen and ready to act if illness is present.
Sorry for your loss.