InvaderJim
Coral Junkie
I've lost one...he was doomed from the start so I don't know if it counts. A spotted hawkfish. Shady LFS. =/
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spoiledcats
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That is an awful lot to lose in 18 months. In the past 6 years I have lost-
1 hippo tang (too small when introduced, got ich and died-my current hippo I've had for 6 years now, doing great)
1 clown fish-guard fell off powerhead, and he got sucked into it
2 mandarins-inexperience, stupidity
1 hawkfish-inexperience
1 hippo tang (too small when introduced, got ich and died-my current hippo I've had for 6 years now, doing great)
1 clown fish-guard fell off powerhead, and he got sucked into it
2 mandarins-inexperience, stupidity
1 hawkfish-inexperience
How much money do you make in a year? That is quite an expensive tally of dead fish! I've been keeping marine tanks for the past 10 years and I have only lost around 15-20 fish during that time. I actually haven't lost a fish in 2 years.
I agree that you should leave the tank alone for a few months and let it stabilize. Then you should add just a couple of fish and see how they do.
Good luck!!
I agree that you should leave the tank alone for a few months and let it stabilize. Then you should add just a couple of fish and see how they do.
Good luck!!
somethingphishy
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have to second that, lol<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8924596#post8924596 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by drummereef
You knew you were going to get flamed for this thread, right?
LobsterOfJustice
Recovering Detritophobe
I'm sorry, but that is way too many fish to lose in less than two years. You shouldnt even be buying 1/2 that many in that amount of time, IMO. I just whipped out the calculator, and you've done the equivilent of buying a new fish every week for a year and a half, since you got into the hobby. That is rediculous. You only have TWO of the original fish. I'm basically speechless.
I set up my tank on May 6, 2006. During the last 8 months I've lost one fish, a juvenile sailfin tang. He was a little sickly looking when I bought him, and I later found him stuck to a Seio powerhead intake. He didn't survive the night. The sailfin that I got to replace him is thriving now, though.
petoonia
HereWeGoAgain...
So basically at one time or another you tried to put all of these fish in the same 75g tank, or did you have other tanks? I am hoping you didnt put those poor seahorses in a main display tank with other fish? They need to be in their own species specific tank.
Im sorry, but I find that amount of fish to be absolutely appalling!!! Research is your best friend in this hobby, you really should take the time to let your tank stabillize, and really do alot of research on caring for fish, and research any new additions you may want in the future!!!
Im sorry, but I find that amount of fish to be absolutely appalling!!! Research is your best friend in this hobby, you really should take the time to let your tank stabillize, and really do alot of research on caring for fish, and research any new additions you may want in the future!!!
Suddenly I feel so much better about myself after reading this thread, lol.
Lost in 3 years:
2 clowns (ick, white cottonlike infection)
1 Ebles Angel (ick)
1 Royal Gramma (ick)
1 Yellow goby (just too smell to feed)
1 Lemon Peel Angel (bacterial infection)
My first clownfish got that cottonlike disease all around his mouth and he couldn't eat.The next 3 fish were all lost together due to not Qt'ing, they got ick. I was a total newbie and didn't know any better. The goby was so tiny he just hid as soon as he hit the tank and was scared to come out. My fish were just to big for him. The lemonpeel which was the hardest loss ever, he got a dorsal fin injury going from the bag to the tank, which got infected. I am happy to say my current selection which you can see at the bottom are all healthy. I have had the clownfish, blennie, and psuedo for 2 years at least and the Tang and Angel for about 6 months. All are healthy and I am very happy with my tank. I would have gotten out of the hobby if I had lost as many fish as the author of this thread.
Lost in 3 years:
2 clowns (ick, white cottonlike infection)
1 Ebles Angel (ick)
1 Royal Gramma (ick)
1 Yellow goby (just too smell to feed)
1 Lemon Peel Angel (bacterial infection)
My first clownfish got that cottonlike disease all around his mouth and he couldn't eat.The next 3 fish were all lost together due to not Qt'ing, they got ick. I was a total newbie and didn't know any better. The goby was so tiny he just hid as soon as he hit the tank and was scared to come out. My fish were just to big for him. The lemonpeel which was the hardest loss ever, he got a dorsal fin injury going from the bag to the tank, which got infected. I am happy to say my current selection which you can see at the bottom are all healthy. I have had the clownfish, blennie, and psuedo for 2 years at least and the Tang and Angel for about 6 months. All are healthy and I am very happy with my tank. I would have gotten out of the hobby if I had lost as many fish as the author of this thread.
jbittner
New member
contrary to popular belief---seahorses can be kept in a reef tank, you just have to set up the right reef for them (for many reasons). But it can be done. It is actually on the cover of a magazine I just picked up (can't remember the name righ now). Maybe there is another reason he has lost so many fish 
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petoonia
HereWeGoAgain...
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8927865#post8927865 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jbittner
contrary to popular belief---seahorses can be kept in a reef tank, you just have to set up the right reef for them (for many reasons). But it can be done. It is actually on the cover of a magazine I just picked up (can't remember the name righ now). Maybe there is another reason he has lost so many fish
Yes they probably could be, but my guess is they should be kept by someone with plenty of experience. Someone who takes time to do research. Someone who would not put them in with innapropiate tankmates. Seahorses are hard enough to care for, they are a delicate species.
simion3
New member
When I first started I lost 4. Two bangai cardinals, then a clownfish because I didnt find the cardinals for a day. I lost an algae blenny but never found it's body. All the other fish were fine and the parameters were good, kinda strange. I also lost a mandarin to a midas blenny. But everything I lost except for the mandarin was almost two years ago and since then I havent lost anything. No coral losses either.
tkeracer619
New member
Did you buy them at petco? Where are you getting the fish.
SptfireXIV
Premium Member
Did anybody actually read past the first post? He listed reasons why the fish died, a lot of which died in quarantine, carpet surfing, or through a tank crash.
petoonia
HereWeGoAgain...
I read the whole thing. I'm wondering which fish he had mixed with the lions, or how about the angler? What combinations were in the tank at the same time? Like were the seahorses in with the lionfish, or the angler. How about some of the smaller fish were they in there with these predators? I think you need to have a tank that goes one way or the other. You don't mix fish that are going to eat each other. I'm not trying to attack anyone here, I'm just trying to figure out why a person would go through that many fish.
acrylic_300
New member
1 yr. 5 mo.
x2 purple tangs...cyanide capturing I suspect they died quickly.
x4 Blue Green Chromis...unknown cause.
About $120.00
It's been about a year since the tangs died and I still feel like I failed big time. The lesson I learned was don't strike deals with the LFS that involve picking the fish up the day they arrive.
x2 purple tangs...cyanide capturing I suspect they died quickly.
x4 Blue Green Chromis...unknown cause.
About $120.00
It's been about a year since the tangs died and I still feel like I failed big time. The lesson I learned was don't strike deals with the LFS that involve picking the fish up the day they arrive.
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