velbar
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So I have had My tank up and going in its latest configuration for a year maybe 2. I came into a little money where I could add to the tank again and made a decent order,
reef package with jades, mated pair of sea horses,a pair of rock anemones, candy coral, and purple nana coral.
I acclimated the sea horses and starfish for 4+ hrs and they were doing beautiful all that time, the banded shrimp and emerald crabs were acclimated 2+ hours and were also doing great. after the acclimation times each critter was added to the tank.
as of 10am today, roughly 24 hrs since they arrived and acclimation began everything other than snails and crabs (hermit and emerald) is dead.
from this order both sea horses died, the banded shrimp died, as did both the rock anemone.
that was living in the tank prior to the addition of this order,clown fish, two yellow tangs, a flame angel, a blue damsel, a lawn mower blennie, a green chromis, 2 cleaner shrimp. I had the water tested and did it Myself and in all cases other than a rise in NO3 everything was in acceptable ranges. the only thing I can think of is a parasite or disease that was brought in by the latest order because not only did the new order die swiftly so did the previously healthy fish. the clown fish and damsels had been with Me for several years as was one of the tangs..... I am at a complete loss and heart broken over all this.
I am scrambling to get a small tank set up to try and save the starfish and crabs and snails but I am not sure I can put anything back in the tank because I dont have a clue which of them, if any, is the culprit.
Mike
reef package with jades, mated pair of sea horses,a pair of rock anemones, candy coral, and purple nana coral.
I acclimated the sea horses and starfish for 4+ hrs and they were doing beautiful all that time, the banded shrimp and emerald crabs were acclimated 2+ hours and were also doing great. after the acclimation times each critter was added to the tank.
as of 10am today, roughly 24 hrs since they arrived and acclimation began everything other than snails and crabs (hermit and emerald) is dead.
from this order both sea horses died, the banded shrimp died, as did both the rock anemone.
that was living in the tank prior to the addition of this order,clown fish, two yellow tangs, a flame angel, a blue damsel, a lawn mower blennie, a green chromis, 2 cleaner shrimp. I had the water tested and did it Myself and in all cases other than a rise in NO3 everything was in acceptable ranges. the only thing I can think of is a parasite or disease that was brought in by the latest order because not only did the new order die swiftly so did the previously healthy fish. the clown fish and damsels had been with Me for several years as was one of the tangs..... I am at a complete loss and heart broken over all this.
I am scrambling to get a small tank set up to try and save the starfish and crabs and snails but I am not sure I can put anything back in the tank because I dont have a clue which of them, if any, is the culprit.
Mike
