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[srgvigil]

I have paid the price for my negligance. I have not done a water change ever in my tank (its about 2 months old), I checked my nitrates last night and they were really high. This morning I woke up and one of my clownfish was dead

Tomorow I am getting a light to support a anemone and my LFS has a sebae anemone with two paired clowns that have already hosted it. My first question is... If I where to buy these as a triad (the paired clownfih and the anemone they already hosted) would they reamin a triad? (clowns still hosting anemone). Second question also is about my other remaining clown. Would he be ok I should I give him back to the LFS (hes not that old hes still small). Or would he be ok as a third wheel? Or should I get him a friend?

 

[dchec2100]

First, are you sure it was the nitrates that killed the clown? What are you other parameters? You should probably take care of that before adding any other livestock. That being said, the two new clowns, if paired like you said, will bully the third one to death. See if your LFS will give you a store credit for him.

 

[srgvigil]

I checked my water perameters the night before he died
Ammonia and nitrite were at 0
and the ph was a bit low but not low enough to kill him
I raised my ph if anyone is wondering

 

[alyssia]

You shouldn't get an anemone yet, most people will say your tank is too young. And like dchec said, two clowns will eventually bully the third too death. The nitrates might not of killed your clown, fish can stand nitrate levels much higher than inverts can.

 

[srgvigil]

I see your point. The one that died had a fast growth spurt. It was acting sort of erradicly the day b4 it died. I just blamed this on the nitrates. Maybe the growth spurt was to much on her little body?

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by SrgVigil
http:///forum/post/2484486
I see your point. The one that died had a fast growth spurt. It was acting sort of erradicly the day b4 it died. I just blamed this on the nitrates. Maybe the growth spurt was to much on her little body?
I dunno, I never heard of a growth spurt killing a fish. What are your exact water parameters?

 

[srgvigil]

Ammonia:0
Nitrite:0
nitrate:20
Ph: 8.0 (im gonna add buffer)
(i did a water change last night)

 

[coralreefer]

i dont think it was your nitrates that killed the clown because fish can usually tolerate nitrates of about 30 pp/m

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by coralreefer
http:///forum/post/2485790
i dont think it was your nitrates that killed the clown because fish can usually tolerate nitrates of about 30 pp/m
Fish can actually tolerate nitrate levels much higher than that.