My skunk cleaner died

[Damon.Webb22]

I found him this morning after I got home from work. Dead as a doorknob. I tested the water and it's still showing 0 for nitrite and ammonia and low nitrate. Salinity is 1.024. Any ideas? I drip acclimated him for an hour and my corals all seem to be doing fine as are the snails.

 

[Nanook]

Seriously, two weeks after starting your tank and you are already adding sensitive invertebrates My advice to you is to slow way down, do some reading so you don't kill more livestock. Sorry if that is harsh, but someone needs to say it.

 

[awais98]

And you have corals in there too?!!

 

[monster2183]

Have u even had an alge bloom yet? I thought u just put water in it a week or so ago?

 

[awais98]

But dont worry, this is the part of the learning curve, you kill you learn

 

[VSpeck]

My skunk cleaner died

But dont worry, this is the part of the learning curve, you kill you learn

The idea of rc is to learn from others people's experiences instead. Nook is correct tank needs more time before the inverts

 

[jmh11788]

You sure it's not a molt? My peppermint shrimp usually hides out afterwards.

 

[awais98]

Never denied it.
All I was saying is no matter how much we think that we have waited enough, unless we kill things we cant control the impulse....

The idea of rc is to learn from others people's experiences instead. Nook is correct tank needs more time before the inverts

 

[Damon.Webb22]

Lol. I did not have an algae spike. I have algae growing but it's not out of control. I have tested my paramaters every three days or so and have not had any high levels. I got some free Zoas from the frag swap that I put in. I did do some research and had seen that when adding a large amount of cured live rock you don't always have a long cycle and might never have a spike in ammonia or nitrite. I added 40 lbs of cured live rock so I thought I was in that boat. Especially since in two weeks I had not seen a spike of anything. Also, I'm pretty darn sure he was dead and not recently molted. I pulled him out and it did not look like a skin. Poor guy.

 

[Mr D smack]

Sorry to hear this. But I told you its too early for them. Mark it up as a learned experience. Try damsels

 

[Damon.Webb22]

Maybe I should mention, I got the shrimp at the frag swap near the end. So he had been in that container for a LONG long time.

 

[jmh11788]

There's so many factors that could've been involved. I wouldn't dwell on it too much and take everyone's advice to slow down a bit. You'll have much more success and a lot more fun.

 

[Damon.Webb22]

There's so many factors that could've been involved. I wouldn't dwell on it too much and take everyone's advice to slow down a bit. You'll have much more success and a lot more fun.

That is the plan. Still sad for the poor guy.

 

[cobra9]

I usually drip acclimate inverts for a minimum of 3 hours. While holding temp at the same time.

 

[Pife]

What was the salinity of the water it came in? I think your salinity is low as well but to each there own. How fast were you dripping water? drops per second. People ship livestock all over the world for much longer than a day or two in a tupperware.

 

[oshanickreef]

what color were the "free zoas" that you have/had in your tank?

 

[Damon.Webb22]

I dripped him at about 1 drop a second and the salinity was at 1.026. The zoas were orange, blue, and brown/black. They were free because I won a raffle prize.

 

[oshanickreef]

Not my donation! hah i gave away some zoas... but there was no blue on them. About the shrimp.... if it didnt have anythign to do with the early stages of your tank, sometimes shrimp can have a bad molt and just die... i had one a few years ago that was fine for a few weeks and while i was watching it it just fell to the ground and was dead... it was all stiff just laying on its back... its always a bummer when stuff like that happens