Why did my $400 clownfish die?

[yagesz]

I had a pair of frostbite clownfish they both died in the last week.

They were in a 40B with 2 blood shrimp, pink spotted goby and one bangai.


My parameters are fine. What could it be.

 

[Shia]

Wow, that is a lot for clownfish. Sorry for the loss. Any weird behavior before they died?

 

[MacWilliams]

Can you post what your parameters were?

 

[SDguy]

Did you QT?

 

[yagesz]

Clownfish were happy in the tank for 4 months. They were the first fish in. Night before they died the one was swimming in circles on the corner. But he has done that many times. No fish have been adddd for 2 months.

 

[mcfa2403]

That stinks, but that is also very little info. Any pictures of the fish? Any external signs of disease (white specks, black specks, white blotches, flukes, awkward swimming, bite/attack marks, were the two clowns fighting, were they trying to host anything that might have had too much sting, any popping sounds at night that might mean hitchhiker)? What do the other fish look like? How long were they in the tank? Were any of your other fish recently added? Did they hang out near equipment/have you had any equipment act up? There are so many things it could be any information could be important

 

[yagesz]

Far as I could tell from looking under a mag glass neither had any of those signs.

They died over a week apart. Nothing to host. Just a lot of zoas.

 

[MacWilliams]

Not sure how likely this is but did you do any maintance and upset the zoas? They might have released their toxins into the water and stressed / killed them. As it was said before without much information im just reaching here. Lol

 

[yagesz]

Yeah. Idk either. The zoas are all in a garden spot and the clowns were never near.

I'm stretching for reasons to. I could not see anything in the normal that would cause it.

 

[yagesz]

The only thing I can think up is the blood shrimp.

The clowns used a hiding spot that the shrimps too over. And it's where I found the one this morning dead. Idk

 

[jdhuyvetter]

I have found that fish death seems to be directly connected to price. The higher the price, the faster they disappear or die or jump out. Not sure why, it may just be me.

 

[ALH]

I have found that fish death seems to be directly connected to price. The higher the price, the faster they disappear or die or jump out. Not sure why, it may just be me.

Lol, that's been my (largely disregarded) opinion. Expensive fish = more likelihood to jump. Sorry about your fish, Yagesz, that really sucks.

 

[davocean]

The only thing I can think up is the blood shrimp.

The clowns used a hiding spot that the shrimps too over. And it's where I found the one this morning dead. Idk

I seriously doubt the shrimps had anything to do w/ it.
It's hard to say for sure what happened w/out knowing your tank better, just too many possibilities.

 

[saltyair]

do you have a grounding probe? stray voltage?

 

[yagesz]

do you have a grounding probe? stray voltage?

No I dont. My house is so old the wiring is not grounded..... Totally forgot about this.

Solution?

 

[Sobos Reef]

First off, sorry about your fish, that stinks but How about posting up some real numbers? Without telling us your parameters, you're shooting in the dark. I'm interested in your ammo, nitrites and nitrates.

Always start with the basics. The possibilities are endless without basics.

 

[yagesz]

I am not home and won't be for a few days. So i don't have access to my numbers. they are all written down in a notebook. But the numbers weren't different then normal.

 

[Sobos Reef]

I am not home and won't be for a few days. So i don't have access to my numbers. they are all written down in a notebook. But the numbers weren't different then normal.

Fair enough but your "normal" may be a different normal to others . Know what I mean?

 

[yagesz]

Yeah I know what you mean. But AMmo, Nit, Phos were all low. Close to zero

 

[tkeracer619]

On a tank that old there should be zero ammonia.

Could be long term exposure to ammonia or it spiked. It will kill the fish and the gills may or may not have been red. It can be hard on those fish to see red gills.