Clownfish died but how?

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Hi,
One of my clownfish just died, and I'm just wondering how he died, the water was perfectly fine. There's two of them. And did they mate and they kill the father or something I don't know. I checked for bites and wounds and there were no damage done to him, still colorful. We tested the water after he died and the levels are fine even after he died. He felt like a brick when he died though any idea what could have caused it?
 

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Hi,
One of my clownfish just died, and I'm just wondering how he died, the water was perfectly fine. There's two of them. And did they mate and they kill the father or something I don't know. I checked for bites and wounds and there were no damage done to him, still colorful. We tested the water after he died and the levels are fine even after he died. He felt like a brick when he died though any idea what could have caused it?
Very hard to diagnose issues post mortem. The concern now is that if illness, your other fish could be affected also and may need help.

Were these fish quarantined? Any recent additions? Were both fish eating? Any white light pics and vids of current fish?
 

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If your water was “perfectly fine” and no body damage, that leaves disease. It doesn’t always show itself.
 

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