I think this might be a cone snail. It may be too small, so couldn't finish the job...
This is what cone snails do:
This is what cone snails do:
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Don’t put a lot into people saying your tank is too small. Something went bad and it’s really hard sometimes to figure out what it was. I hate that you lost your mandarin. Armt350 May be on to something. Do you have good aeration and suitable water flow ? Lack of O2 can do fish in fairly quicklyOk, so what im getting from this and other sites im reading is basically... no fish in a tank smaller than 100g... or i get extremely tiny fish that ill never enjoy because they will be hiding.... am i on track here?
Yes, i have a 315gph coralbox return pump and a qp5 plus powerheadDon’t put a lot into people saying your tank is too small. Something went bad and it’s really hard sometimes to figure out what it was. I hate that you lost your mandarin. Armt350 May be on to something. Do you have good aeration and suitable water flow ? Lack of O2 can do fish in fairly quickly
Ive never seen them do that and i had 2 clowns in the tank for a couple months... the lfs that sold them to me said they where part of my cuc and would stay burried to clean substrateThat looks like a cone snail to me. The pointed back, smooth and shiny shell.
I'm looking at the position of that fish. Is it just an illusion or is it stuck upright with it's tail down in the sand? That's a big clue there if so. Fish don't stand on their tails. What are the chances something in the sand grabbed it and pulled it down?
Also - don't have a mandarin in that little tank.
Mandarins often sleep buried in the sand. His position doesn’t really surprise me too much. Looks like he was sleeping and probably passed away.
I just found the receipt... its labels an olive snailCan you turn on the white lights and get a clear picture of that snail and the other that looks like it? Maybe someone on the #reefsquad is a snail expert.
The large green stemmed one is potentially one that could cause a carbon dioxide spike.Im really not sure what algae is what, i know i have a few different kinds but from what Im being told, its all good algae
I just found the receipt... its labels an olive snail
The large green stemmed one is potentially one that could cause a carbon dioxide spike.
I do have a skimmerSorry for the loss and tough start. I take it you do not have a skimmer. This can help o2. I have a read sea 350. 73 gallon with 18 gallon sump. Refugium. Lots of rock, fish, corals. I do have a mandarin and pods are still keeping up. Tank is 8 months old. The refugium helps and I dose phytoplankton twice a week. I check pod population every night. Mandarin is fat and growing. Once you figure out what happened and solve it, perhaps add a skimmer and easier fish to keep then if you still want a mandarin then check out the Posiedon Reef System. You can grow phytoplankton and copods using their system. $160. Really, mandarin needs a large tank and a good mature reef to hunt down pods most of the day. Good luck.
I really dont know, its growing like a weed and ive had a reef specialist out to my apt several times and hasnt said anything about it, i know he would have told me if it was badThe large green stemmed one is potentially one that could cause a carbon dioxide spike.
It looks like a fern with big feathers, all green.. ill try and post a better pic when lights are on tomorrowHard to say without more photos. I'm just seeing a base of one. Could be any number of macros.
Idk what could be in there that would kill it... i do have royal gremma currently in a qt waiting to go in... if i out him in and he goes in a few days ill definitely know something is up at that point and probably do a complete water change then go from therethe important thing is that it wasn't due to starvation. Mandy can be be done. Paul b has a great mandy and pipe fish feeder. I wonder if something in your tank took it out.