I lost my first fish .
I got 4 Bimac Anthias at the beginning of this month, all different sizes (all female) so that they would establish dominance early. The biggest already shows colors that start to flash as if it’s about to transition to male.
At noon I found this one (2nd smallest) hiding under a rock with the sand dug out (by one of my wrasses i think from a while ago) to make a small cave - I believe it was hiding from getting bullied by one of the bigger anthias.
The 2 smallest don’t eat pellets or flakes, and I don’t feed frozen yesterday so I made it leave its hiding spot to eat. I watched it eating just fine around 3pm when I fed brine shrimp. I went to the gym and came back and it was sunk at the bottom dead suddenly. Not completely sure that’s the cause of death but I don’t see anything else that could cause it. The biggest Anthias does chase the others around here and there.
Now I can’t help but wonder if it would have made it if I left it hiding instead.
I’m now down to 10 fish in my 5 foot tank .
3 Bimac Anthias
3 Yellow Tangs
Purple Tang
Yellow Belly Regal Blue Tang
Melanarus Wrasse
Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse
I got 4 Bimac Anthias at the beginning of this month, all different sizes (all female) so that they would establish dominance early. The biggest already shows colors that start to flash as if it’s about to transition to male.
At noon I found this one (2nd smallest) hiding under a rock with the sand dug out (by one of my wrasses i think from a while ago) to make a small cave - I believe it was hiding from getting bullied by one of the bigger anthias.
The 2 smallest don’t eat pellets or flakes, and I don’t feed frozen yesterday so I made it leave its hiding spot to eat. I watched it eating just fine around 3pm when I fed brine shrimp. I went to the gym and came back and it was sunk at the bottom dead suddenly. Not completely sure that’s the cause of death but I don’t see anything else that could cause it. The biggest Anthias does chase the others around here and there.
Now I can’t help but wonder if it would have made it if I left it hiding instead.
I’m now down to 10 fish in my 5 foot tank .
3 Bimac Anthias
3 Yellow Tangs
Purple Tang
Yellow Belly Regal Blue Tang
Melanarus Wrasse
Blue Throat Fairy Wrasse