Why Cant I Keep My Clowns

[HPD Turbo]

The anemona killing them??

 

[lat0403]

I doubt it was the tube anemone.

 

[GoingPostal]

Tube anemones are pretty good fish catchers with long tentacles and this is a smaller tank. When you say they died of an illness, what where the symptoms exactly? As for qt, the whole point is that you can treat it in a bare tank, whereas in the main tank you can't.

 

[glockcoma]

Like I said above I really dont think it was the tube anem, the first clown was the one that had alot of symptoms and was also the WC clown, this is where I think brook was introduced. the rest really didnt show symptoms but died pretty quick after intraducing them, about a month, the last 2 only lasted a week or so, and completly disapeared from the tank. I wonder if the other 3 fish I have will host the parasite w/ no adverse affects, cause then I will never be able to have a clown.

 

[ahullsb]

What are your return pumps and powerheads like? Could they have gotten sucked into one? Could they have gone through the overflow? I would assume there would be some trace of them if they died in the tank. I have a huge cleaning crew and even they can't make an entire fish disappear over night!

 

[kkyyllee]

if they mysteriously disapeared, the either jumped or they must have been eatin by the nem, i dont see anywhere else for them if not in fuge/sump

 

[demonsp]

It could be a sex issue. If both already astablished there sex then could be a compition thing .

Whene adding new stock its best to leave lights out untill next day. Helps accumulate them alot easier.

Also if you have no trace then mb a preditor. Just hard to believe they just vanish.

 

[ZooZ]

The tube aneome is eating your fish...take it out

 

[bpd964]

Acclimation is probably your issue.. Also, how long are you waiting before adding more fish after the first few died - Could be ammonia..

 

[ZooZ]

its the darn tube aneome..its known for eating small fish

 

[Grins]

I really encourage you to rethink QT'ing. It only takes one bad addition to give your display tank a disease and then you have to treat everything and possibly go fallow. I made the mistake myself and I'll never not QT again.