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[ClownNut]

i bought some clowns fishes 4 days ago.
the past 2 days 3 of them died.
my water is fine.
pH 8.1
PO4=0.1
NO3=0
NO2=0
NH3/NH4=0
1Ã"šÃ‚¡Ã"šÃ‚£025
78-79F
all the fishes are fine the day b/f they died. eating fine, swimming around. the day they died. they wont eat and swim at the corner. then couple hours late they were found died.one died first the following day other 2 died.
i never see anything like that b/f.
any ideas what's going on?
thx

 

[leebca]

You don't present any/enough symptoms for me to make any kind of diagnosis.

Were they wild-caught anemonefishes? tank raised? tank bred?
Where did you get them from? Are the fish you didn't buy or the fish from the same group sold to others, still alive?
Have you discussed this with the people you got the fish from? What did they say?
Any other symptoms: breathing hard, injury, surface damage, discoloration, etc.?
What were you feeding them?

 

[ClownNut]

i think they are tank raised.(at least that what i paid for)
i got them online
first one did had discoloration.
but the 2nd and 3rd look the same no discoloration.
no heavy breathing
no surface damage
i feel them brain shrimp.
the only symptoms are not eating and swim at corner. they died short after, so...

 

[leebca]

Brine shrimp isn't the best food, and not good in the long run. But I doubt it had anything to do with what happened. For future reference on feeding anemonefishes, see this:
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=785228

In order of likelihood, my best guesses would be:
1) Not a proper/good acclimation;
2) Conditions (something) in your tank or water;
3) They suffered a problem from the people you got them from;
4) They were poisoned in transit;
5) They had a disease that you didn't catch (e.g., Brooklynella).

If you got them mail-order did they not come with a guarantee? At least if you are going to buy fish online, I'd recommend buying from places that offer a guarantee (reefhotspot.com, vividaquariums.com, etc.).

Sorry for your losses.