My clown died within 24 hours

[Goriley]

Woke up to some really upsetting news. My clown was on the bottom of the tank dead. I had just got her less than 24 hours before discovering her and I just want to know why she died. The tank was cycled and had a nitrate level of 5.0 with salinity levels at 1.025 and temp at 25 degrees Celsius. Its a 15 gallon and I just really wanna know why the store advised me to buy a clown and that my tank was ready. Someone please help I'm really upset because I thought I was doing everything right..

 

[CafeReef]

Goriley, sorry to hear you lost a fish but your tank was not ready for a fish yet. Your 15 is only a week old, even with having a cycle, it would be a mini cycle at best. Please let your tank continue to cycle for around 3-4 more weeks total before adding livestock. Nano tanks are so much more susceptible to swings in chemistry due to their size. Stability is key and the longer you let your tank set up the better it will be. I let my 21 cycle for 3 weeks before I added a very small CuC and even then I knew I was doing it to early, I just had some algae to get under control. at the end of week 4, I added my first clown pair and they have been doing fantastic since then. I cannot even explain how happy I am that I took the advise I was given on waiting because I know my tank is happier because of it.

 

[hotelbravo]

When you say you thought u were doing everything right did you actually start over on your tank and listen to all the advice in your other two threads about the anemone. There were tons of problems you were doing including using some blue substrate instead of live sand. Can we get a picture of this 15 gallon?

 

[sde1500]

Yea, seems early for a fish. I am still new to the hobby as well, and took almost a month to get my first fish into the tank.

 

[kwsjimmy]

most new tank fish deaths are Ammonia related, have you checked? did you acclimate the before introducing>?

 

[addictedreefer]

How's that anemone btw?

 

[ThRoewer]

Well, you obviously didn't do quarantine with this fish, which is the first mistake.
And are you sure you got a healthy fish?

A fish dying over night usually indicates a serious problem with the tank.

 

[Goriley]

When you say you thought u were doing everything right did you actually start over on your tank and listen to all the advice in your other two threads about the anemone. There were tons of problems you were doing including using some blue substrate instead of live sand. Can we get a picture of this 15 gallon?

Here's a picture of it

 

[ThRoewer]

Here's a picture of it

:hmm6: :facepalm: :eek2: :headwally:
I wouldn't put any fish into that thing.
Actually, if I was a fish I'd rather be dead than in that.

 

[Goriley]

:hmm6: :facepalm: :eek2: :headwally:
I wouldn't put any fish into that thing.
Actually, if I was a fish I'd rather be dead than in that.

Lmao k??

 

[Clowny88]

Looks a little light on rock. How much do you have? Was it dry or live?

I agree the fish should have been qt'ed. You could have bought a bad fish, you could have put it into a tank that wasnt ready...

 

[Neebles]

Get those decorations out of there and add more rock...

 

[remiball]

Get a Damsel and cycle your tank.

 

[Neebles]

Get a Damsel and cycle your tank.

Why use a damsel when there are so many other ways to cycle a tank?

 

[hotelbravo]

Its a better start than the last tank, get some more rock try buying live rock to add to it. It looks like your rock was dry rock and let the tank sit for a few weeks before trying to add a new fish. That way you build up enough beneficial bacteria to support fish.

 

[remiball]

Why use a damsel when there are so many other ways to cycle a tank?

Because he is a young kid with very little experience and it is an easy inexpensive way to create a cycle.

I know it is old school but so is his setup.

Marc

 

[Dkuhlmann]

Because he is a young kid with very little experience and it is an easy inexpensive way to create a cycle.

I know it is old school but so is his setup.

Marc

Bad advice and his tank doesn't have enough rock in it to begin with. Those decorative things need to go.

He might be young but he can understand solid advice and he needs to listen to what's been said in this thread and others.

The tank is too young to have any fish. I'm sorry the fish died but that is how it goes if you don't have patience and listen to those who are giving advice. It's not a ***** session, it's telling the truth. If you can't handle the truth don't ask to have your questions answered.

Cycle the tank properly and it will support life. This tank needs 5x the rock it has and needs to be live. This tank looks sterile, no life.

 

[CoralsAddiction]

Are you using a submersible light fixture?

 

[jpa0741]

Here's what I see. As long as those decorations are saltwater safe, have at it. To each their own. You do need something for more biological filtration. If you dont want more rock then you will have to figure out a way to run a wet dry or maybe a canister with something in it for bacteria to populate on. Other then that you need to let tank sit n cycle.

 

[m0nkie]

Here's what I see. As long as those decorations are saltwater safe, have at it. To each their own. You do need something for more biological filtration. If you dont want more rock then you will have to figure out a way to run a wet dry or maybe a canister with something in it for bacteria to populate on. Other then that you need to let tank sit n cycle.

+1

buy some of these. you won't need as much rocks in the display

http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/marinepure-ceramic-biomedia-1-1-2-spheres.html