G_Sanab922
New member
So last night I picked up a pair of True Percula Clowns. When I picked them up they looked very nice and healthy. We acclimated them to my bucket that had half new saltwater and half from his tank.
All was good and they were swimming around. Also added a little portable pump for aeration. I passed by my gf house to show her and say hi since I was close to her house. Then left to my house. I took a peek into the tank and the male was acting weird and stayed close to the bottom not moving much. By the time I got home it had been about 2 hours since I got them. I opened up the bucket to acclimate them and the male was dead. :sad2: The female was perfectly fine swimming around like normal.
Can anyone tell me the probable cause of death?
I thought maybe shock,even though we acclimated them? But if that was the case why didn't the female die as well?
Will I ever know what happen?
Feel free to ask for specifics if there is anything I could be missing.
Trying to learn so that something like this doesn't happen again.
p.s. I'm not in anyway upset at the member who sold it to me. I do understand that things do happen.
All was good and they were swimming around. Also added a little portable pump for aeration. I passed by my gf house to show her and say hi since I was close to her house. Then left to my house. I took a peek into the tank and the male was acting weird and stayed close to the bottom not moving much. By the time I got home it had been about 2 hours since I got them. I opened up the bucket to acclimate them and the male was dead. :sad2: The female was perfectly fine swimming around like normal.
Can anyone tell me the probable cause of death?
I thought maybe shock,even though we acclimated them? But if that was the case why didn't the female die as well?
Will I ever know what happen?
Feel free to ask for specifics if there is anything I could be missing.
Trying to learn so that something like this doesn't happen again.
p.s. I'm not in anyway upset at the member who sold it to me. I do understand that things do happen.