kcobain111
Member
Hello again. I have a Royal Gramma in my tank that i lost for a few days then found him stuck under a rock i got him out and he didn't look to good now he's missing again. If he dies will it cause an ammonie spike in my tank?
Will missing fish cause Ammonia spike?
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mudplayerx
Active Member
How many inches of fish? Unless it is a huge fish, you are unlikely to get an ammonia spike in a well-established tank. However, you may get a significant spike in nitrates and phosphates.
kcobain111
Member
The tank is about 2 months old only had 2 small clowns about 1 inch each and 1 1.5-2 inch gramma in there for about 1 week. He may not be dead yet but he wasn't doing very well when i found him stuck under a rock in a hole i didn't think he could even fit in.
jobob
Member
he mite have been hideing. did he swim away when u picked up the rock? mine use to do that all the time. i would find him in a little hole, or between two rocks! but if u have live rock and a well-established tank. u should be fine. i lost about 5 fish in my 55. long story. i had ick problem, meds then different meds. they did mix well, kill almost all the fish. only 3 lived. a watchman goby, scooter blennie, sixline wrasse. i lost about $300 in fish that month!! so now i dont use medicines anymore. i do have sick tank i use (if i can catch them!!) but anyway i didnt have any kind of spike. 55gal with 80lbs lr.