Civicman86
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Well I purchased my first two clowns on Sunday. Did a proper acclimation and they seemed to be doing well. This morning before work i checked on them and all seemed to be fine
Went down tonight to relax and watch them for a bit and found one dead and stuck to the filter suction pipe.
Got the fish out and inspected him. He had lost most of his color and his eyes looked very washed. No other visual signa that I noticed.
I immediatly took an ammonia reading which is still at 0. The other fish looks to be doing well, although he wont eat the new spectrum flakes I had put in (i assume this could be normal for newer fish?). He darts towards the flakes as if he is going to eat it l, then turns away.
Anyways, should I chalk this up to just a weak fish? I didnt check nitrates but can...figured ammonia was the real parameter to check first. Maybe he was being bullied? Last night they were inseperable as they swam around the tank like wing men.
Real question is should I get another small clown to try to get a pair or just leave it at one?
The tank is a 10g. Has a cheap HOB filter (using filter flosss from the main tank as a source for bacteria) and small 80gph pond pump pointing straight up to ripple the water. All params were good before putting fish in. 0 ammonia, 0 nitirite, and very small amount of Nitrate (just enough to see a color difference).
Thanks.
Went down tonight to relax and watch them for a bit and found one dead and stuck to the filter suction pipe.
Got the fish out and inspected him. He had lost most of his color and his eyes looked very washed. No other visual signa that I noticed.
I immediatly took an ammonia reading which is still at 0. The other fish looks to be doing well, although he wont eat the new spectrum flakes I had put in (i assume this could be normal for newer fish?). He darts towards the flakes as if he is going to eat it l, then turns away.
Anyways, should I chalk this up to just a weak fish? I didnt check nitrates but can...figured ammonia was the real parameter to check first. Maybe he was being bullied? Last night they were inseperable as they swam around the tank like wing men.
Real question is should I get another small clown to try to get a pair or just leave it at one?
The tank is a 10g. Has a cheap HOB filter (using filter flosss from the main tank as a source for bacteria) and small 80gph pond pump pointing straight up to ripple the water. All params were good before putting fish in. 0 ammonia, 0 nitirite, and very small amount of Nitrate (just enough to see a color difference).
Thanks.