Can't keep clownfish

[sidd129]

Well, I am sad to say that I cannot keep clownfish alive. I have a 120 mixed reef. My sps and lps are flourishing. I have a 12" rbta that they host in. I will test my parameters tomorrow. I will also check my tank for stray voltage tomorrow. Along with these fish are a bimaculatous anthia, a bicolor psudochromis, and a yellow tail blue damsel. I have never seen these fish aggressive towards each other but I can't say for sure as I don't know what happens after the lights go out. The clowns will be swimming and acting fine one day, and dead the next. No labored breathing, no spots, no battle wounds, nothing.

Is this strange luck or could there be something wrong that I am doing. The fish that I have kept die a month or more apart.

Thanks for you help,


Adam

 

[ds4x4]

Yellow tail you should get rid of.. they are evil.. My 2 cents.. i got rid of all my damsels

 

[Avgou]

Have you tried an ORA Clownfish? What about signs of Parasitic Isopods?

Do the host the anemone?

 

[ocellaris123]

What species of clownfish are you trying and are they wild caugth vs tank bred. I have a pair of black and white ocellaris with a yellow tail damsel and they dont let the damsel give them any guff. Than again they dont let me do any tank maintenance without attacking my hand.

 

[jtdesigns2]

i had a hard time with the yellow tail damsels as well - I agree "they are evil!"

but with a tank that size i highly doubt they have anything to do with your clown trouble.

stray voltage is a good idea (i actually had that problem) but it doesn't make sense that your other fish are doing fine.

what kind of clowns?

perhaps it is just bad luck.... hmmmm

 

[lildraken]

That happened once to baby tomato clowns that I purchased. they just all of a sudden die when everything else flourished with no signs of aggression. I must say that since they were new they never really seemed to gain any weight or were very robust compared to the other fish. I'm assuming their condition wasn't has healthy as the resident fish.
try a different species of clown and don't forget to quarantine!

 

[robsk]

I really like clownfish...if you try it again, maybe look at the tank raised variety???

 

[ds4x4]

I threw my white/ black stripe damsel in the 220 so he was the only fish in there then added a Sailfin and the damsel started being aggressive.. now he resides in the sump

 

[E.intheC]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14298082#post14298082 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ocellaris123
What species of clownfish are you trying and are they wild caugth vs tank bred. I have a pair of black and white ocellaris with a yellow tail damsel and they dont let the damsel give them any guff. Than again they dont let me do any tank maintenance without attacking my hand.

Mine are very territorial toward my hands as well!!

It could be your anemone, if it's big enough and the clowns are small enough.. I'd be curious to see where the clowns sleep at night as well.. they may be getting gobbled up at night