Hello,
Feeling discouraged and looking for some help. I started with my 10g tank around January. I’m a complete novice. It cycled before I added a yellow guardian gobie and a clownfish. After about 1 weeks, the clownfish got lethargic, stopped eating, laid in the sand and died. Admittedly, my ammonia may have been a little higher than zero then but not crazy. The guardian gobie was unphased. Then I got a royal gramma baslet and a few hermit crabs and snails. All was well for 2-3 weeks and then he got lethargic, stopped eating, started swimming in circles and laid in the sand and died. My ammonia and nitrites never spiked. (The crabs are kind of jerks and ate most of my snails, but other than that living nightmare, all seemed fine). A few weeks later I got a pair of banggai cardinals. One died almost immediately. Fine. The other lived for 2-3 weeks and was really doing great until it got lethargic and stopped eating 2 days ago, started swimming in circles and is now gasping on the sandbed. The guardian gobie is thriving. The crabs are living their best life. The remaining snails are probably living in constant fear that they’re about to be eaten alive but otherwise seem healthy. Why can’t I keep my fish alive?!?
Feeling discouraged and looking for some help. I started with my 10g tank around January. I’m a complete novice. It cycled before I added a yellow guardian gobie and a clownfish. After about 1 weeks, the clownfish got lethargic, stopped eating, laid in the sand and died. Admittedly, my ammonia may have been a little higher than zero then but not crazy. The guardian gobie was unphased. Then I got a royal gramma baslet and a few hermit crabs and snails. All was well for 2-3 weeks and then he got lethargic, stopped eating, started swimming in circles and laid in the sand and died. My ammonia and nitrites never spiked. (The crabs are kind of jerks and ate most of my snails, but other than that living nightmare, all seemed fine). A few weeks later I got a pair of banggai cardinals. One died almost immediately. Fine. The other lived for 2-3 weeks and was really doing great until it got lethargic and stopped eating 2 days ago, started swimming in circles and is now gasping on the sandbed. The guardian gobie is thriving. The crabs are living their best life. The remaining snails are probably living in constant fear that they’re about to be eaten alive but otherwise seem healthy. Why can’t I keep my fish alive?!?