Hello! So I have had a Fowlr tank since August of 20 and it has gone really well! I got a pair of young clowns as soon as the tank cycled. I also have a coral beauty and an orchid basslet. So about 3 weeks ago, one of my clowns suddenly died.
I couldn’t see any injuries or sign of disease when I looked at him, so I figured it must have just been one of those mysterious deaths. My other fish all seemed fine. Well I decided to buy a new baby clown, and he seemed to be happy and healthy when I put him in the tank. After about a week, the other clown started to be slower moving and his face seemed pale. He was also breathing rapidly. The next morning he was dead. THEN the baby clown started acting funny and his fins seemed slightly ragged. I wasn’t sure if the other fish were nipping at him since he was new- but they never seemed to pay him any attention. After a few more days and me noticing more rapid breathing- he disappeared. His body was tiny so I’m not sure where he went but I’m trying to figure out why all of the sudden my pair of clowns and then the new baby clown died. My coral beauty and orchid seemed totally fine. Tested my water multiple times- ZERO issue. No sign of
Ich or velvet or anything else I could see-
Other than possible fin rot. I take good care of my tank and don’t overfeed.
So today- I noticed my orchid’s tail looks a bit ratty. What in the world?! Does this look like fin rot? I never see my CB act aggressive in any way so I don’t think it’s that. And neither of them are breathing rapidly or showing any signs of any other issue so I’m really at a loss for words. I’m not buying anything new for at least a month or two to see what happens but I figured maybe someone had some insight.
I couldn’t see any injuries or sign of disease when I looked at him, so I figured it must have just been one of those mysterious deaths. My other fish all seemed fine. Well I decided to buy a new baby clown, and he seemed to be happy and healthy when I put him in the tank. After about a week, the other clown started to be slower moving and his face seemed pale. He was also breathing rapidly. The next morning he was dead. THEN the baby clown started acting funny and his fins seemed slightly ragged. I wasn’t sure if the other fish were nipping at him since he was new- but they never seemed to pay him any attention. After a few more days and me noticing more rapid breathing- he disappeared. His body was tiny so I’m not sure where he went but I’m trying to figure out why all of the sudden my pair of clowns and then the new baby clown died. My coral beauty and orchid seemed totally fine. Tested my water multiple times- ZERO issue. No sign of
Ich or velvet or anything else I could see-
Other than possible fin rot. I take good care of my tank and don’t overfeed.
So today- I noticed my orchid’s tail looks a bit ratty. What in the world?! Does this look like fin rot? I never see my CB act aggressive in any way so I don’t think it’s that. And neither of them are breathing rapidly or showing any signs of any other issue so I’m really at a loss for words. I’m not buying anything new for at least a month or two to see what happens but I figured maybe someone had some insight.