Hello!
In my 35 gal tank, I have a clown fish, 2 large turbos, 1 emerald crab and nas snails, and 2 peppermint shrimp.
About a month ago I added 4 cardinals. 2 ate well, 1 wasn't taking to food and one was passive but eating a bit. About a week later one just vanished in the night. I assumed he passed and was the one not eating and the CUC took care of him. The next week another one vanished. Same way. Went to bed at 10pm by 7am he was gone. No where. OK another die off right was prob the passive one? The remaining two were the good eaters. Fat little guys. Another week or so passed. No change in the tank. Everyone is eating good. This morning I found one of the carnals dead almost fully eaten. The snails and peppermint were finishing him off.
Now he was healthy, eating, active. So now I'm convinced something in my tank is taking out the cardinals as they are slow unlike the clown. (The clown and cardinals hang out all day in plain view. No aggression has ever been seen)
Can anything I listed be the killer? I am also concerned I may have whelks snails as I see some "nas snails" chilling on rocks. Do you think they could be killing the cardinals?
In my 35 gal tank, I have a clown fish, 2 large turbos, 1 emerald crab and nas snails, and 2 peppermint shrimp.
About a month ago I added 4 cardinals. 2 ate well, 1 wasn't taking to food and one was passive but eating a bit. About a week later one just vanished in the night. I assumed he passed and was the one not eating and the CUC took care of him. The next week another one vanished. Same way. Went to bed at 10pm by 7am he was gone. No where. OK another die off right was prob the passive one? The remaining two were the good eaters. Fat little guys. Another week or so passed. No change in the tank. Everyone is eating good. This morning I found one of the carnals dead almost fully eaten. The snails and peppermint were finishing him off.
Now he was healthy, eating, active. So now I'm convinced something in my tank is taking out the cardinals as they are slow unlike the clown. (The clown and cardinals hang out all day in plain view. No aggression has ever been seen)
Can anything I listed be the killer? I am also concerned I may have whelks snails as I see some "nas snails" chilling on rocks. Do you think they could be killing the cardinals?
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