So Confused......

trotsky123

trotsky123

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I am so confused as to why my fish keeps dying.
After my accident with nemos (which was caused by me) I left my 16 gal tank with perfect conditions. Confirmed by professional pet shop. I had just 1 chromis (which I had for over a month) and about ten little hermit crabs and snails.
I decided to buy 2 more green chromis two days ago. One of them dropped dead today.
I have the test with chemicals so here are my readings:
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate between 0 and 5.0 ppm (assume after one fished died some time today)
PH is close to 8.0 (if measure from 7.8)
Salinity is 1.0225
What the hell is going on? Should I just quit?
 
daftboy

daftboy

Member
How long is this tank been running i have a 28g and i would not do more then 5 fish... so 3 maybe pushing it how big are the fish etc... you should try to aad one at a time
 
J

jstdv8

Guest
chromis are schooling fish but will kill off the weakest until they get the number THEY want.
Very likley in a 16 gallon tank that number is 2
 
trotsky123

trotsky123

Member
WOW! Seriously? I thought they are nice peaceful fish. These fish are 3/4 inch long.
All I ultimately want is two little clowns. This fish was recommended in the store, in my research AND on this forum to start with.
I also heard that I must introduce two clowns at the same time because of the dominance issue....???
 
J

jstdv8

Guest
They are peaceful nice fish, but not necessarily to each other.
 
trotsky123

trotsky123

Member
hmmm interesting
well, i got one yellow fin and one green chromis looking all happy - water clear, measurements are good
but i'm scared to add clowns and that was the whole purpose
 
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