Hello,
I’ve had my tank running for 2 months now. Used TBS live rock to get it started. Have about 8 corals, 2 anemone, 2 peppermint shrimp, and a host of typical CUC (snails, hermits). I have a 26g Red Sea nano max and a hang-on-back refugium.
All of my other living creatures have been doing fine, I’ve been dosing phytoplankton every day, don’t have ammonia, etc.
Both clownfish had been in the tank for a total of 5 days prior to dying. They were very active and constantly swimming until I found them dead.
I never saw them fighting or any sort of aggression. I can’t see any signs of disease on the first. The second one has some blue on it and the top portion of it was black. It is a phantom clownfish so was supposed to be darker - not sure if that was normal and being masked by the blue light. I ordered both clownfish from Dr Reefs, so they should have gone through a lengthy quarantine period. There are no other fish in my tank, and never have been.
Does anyone have any ideas what could have killed them?
Stats:
Temp: 77
Ph: 8.1
Nitrate: 5
Ammonia: 0
Salinity: 1.026
KH: 8.1 dKH
Ca: 380 ppm
Mg: 1280 ppm
I’ve had my tank running for 2 months now. Used TBS live rock to get it started. Have about 8 corals, 2 anemone, 2 peppermint shrimp, and a host of typical CUC (snails, hermits). I have a 26g Red Sea nano max and a hang-on-back refugium.
All of my other living creatures have been doing fine, I’ve been dosing phytoplankton every day, don’t have ammonia, etc.
Both clownfish had been in the tank for a total of 5 days prior to dying. They were very active and constantly swimming until I found them dead.
I never saw them fighting or any sort of aggression. I can’t see any signs of disease on the first. The second one has some blue on it and the top portion of it was black. It is a phantom clownfish so was supposed to be darker - not sure if that was normal and being masked by the blue light. I ordered both clownfish from Dr Reefs, so they should have gone through a lengthy quarantine period. There are no other fish in my tank, and never have been.
Does anyone have any ideas what could have killed them?
Stats:
Temp: 77
Ph: 8.1
Nitrate: 5
Ammonia: 0
Salinity: 1.026
KH: 8.1 dKH
Ca: 380 ppm
Mg: 1280 ppm
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