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jesusb
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Hello people! I'm new on this site and a beginner on saltwater fish.
I have a 30gal tall tank with live rock.
I been having it for about a year and a half and I had a big tomato clown that grew too big for the tank and had to give it away.
So recently I bought another tomato clown and he is about an inch long, along with 2 green chromis.
Had them on the quarantine tank for a week before introducing them to the tank.
When they were settled I noticed my tiny clown getting territorial next to the suction cup of the filter. And everytime the green chromis would get close he would attack them.
After 3 days or so one chromis died. And the other one would not eat and would stay on a corner pretty close to the top.
I took the other chromis to the quarantine tank immediately but he died over night.
I was pretty upset, so I took a water sample to my LFS and the water seemed fine.
I waited another week and bought a Coral beauty angel about 2 inches long. Again, the tomato would attack at the angel whenever he got closer but the angel would attack back so I took the tomato out to the quarantine tank for a week and rearranged the rock and the suction cup of the filter. After putting back the tomato he looked for the suction cup again and claimed territory. And they seemed fine and would not fight. (But I wouldn't know overnight)
After 2 days of putting the clown back, the angel caught the "ick" and so had to be quarantined. Treated with garlic food, the a UV sterilizer and daily water changes removed the ick in about a week and a half. After a few days of being introduced back into the tank, he misteriously died.
Now I dont know if it was the "ick" or the clown who caused the deaths but My LFS says it's the clown who stressed the fish and caused them to died.
So I need help in what to do. Can there be any fish who would not fight with the clown?
Or should I just leave that 30 tall all for himself and start a new tank (which I was planning to do anyways)
Could he had been the caused of the deaths?
I dont want to get rid of him neither! Lol
Also, I have good filtration, a UV sterilizer with new bulb, and airstone, also 3 different types of food.
Temp is 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
I have a 30gal tall tank with live rock.
I been having it for about a year and a half and I had a big tomato clown that grew too big for the tank and had to give it away.
So recently I bought another tomato clown and he is about an inch long, along with 2 green chromis.
Had them on the quarantine tank for a week before introducing them to the tank.
When they were settled I noticed my tiny clown getting territorial next to the suction cup of the filter. And everytime the green chromis would get close he would attack them.
After 3 days or so one chromis died. And the other one would not eat and would stay on a corner pretty close to the top.
I took the other chromis to the quarantine tank immediately but he died over night.
I was pretty upset, so I took a water sample to my LFS and the water seemed fine.
I waited another week and bought a Coral beauty angel about 2 inches long. Again, the tomato would attack at the angel whenever he got closer but the angel would attack back so I took the tomato out to the quarantine tank for a week and rearranged the rock and the suction cup of the filter. After putting back the tomato he looked for the suction cup again and claimed territory. And they seemed fine and would not fight. (But I wouldn't know overnight)
After 2 days of putting the clown back, the angel caught the "ick" and so had to be quarantined. Treated with garlic food, the a UV sterilizer and daily water changes removed the ick in about a week and a half. After a few days of being introduced back into the tank, he misteriously died.
Now I dont know if it was the "ick" or the clown who caused the deaths but My LFS says it's the clown who stressed the fish and caused them to died.
So I need help in what to do. Can there be any fish who would not fight with the clown?
Or should I just leave that 30 tall all for himself and start a new tank (which I was planning to do anyways)
Could he had been the caused of the deaths?
I dont want to get rid of him neither! Lol
Also, I have good filtration, a UV sterilizer with new bulb, and airstone, also 3 different types of food.
Temp is 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
