Hello, I have a 20 gal with a 6 line and watchmen goby, both quarantined and medicated. I added a pair of captive bred clowns and they were doing alright. They both looked healthy, not eating great but not starving, and that was the only hint of any bad sign I got. I have a decent amount of experience keeping fish and could not see any symptoms of disease, starvation, injury or anything.
After having the fish for a peculiar 5 days, they sadly both died. I was up before the lights came on and both clowns were fine, not even 2 hours later when the lights turn on one is dead at the bottom of the tank with his fins pointing straight out. Then within 2 hours of the first one dying the second one drops and looks exactly the same with the fins out at her sides.
I am bummed but have very few explanations. Did a water test right away but everything was regular. I thought at first maybe they came in sick with something but these were aquacultured from Sea and Reef who are very reputable. The LFS I bought them from specializes in captive bred clowns and is quite careful, so I doubt they picked something up there. Then I started to wonder maybe theres some madness going on in my tank.
My 6 line and watchmen were wild caught unlike the clowns, but are alive and well to this day. Now I am thinking maybe theres something in my water that is going to kill aquacultured fish because they have never been exposed to it, maybe flukes or some parasite.
This was all around 2 months ago and I have yet to add any fish but now I am looking to again soon, but still am a little hesitant. Any ideas of what happened to those little guys or what's happening in my tank would be appreciated, thanks.
After having the fish for a peculiar 5 days, they sadly both died. I was up before the lights came on and both clowns were fine, not even 2 hours later when the lights turn on one is dead at the bottom of the tank with his fins pointing straight out. Then within 2 hours of the first one dying the second one drops and looks exactly the same with the fins out at her sides.
I am bummed but have very few explanations. Did a water test right away but everything was regular. I thought at first maybe they came in sick with something but these were aquacultured from Sea and Reef who are very reputable. The LFS I bought them from specializes in captive bred clowns and is quite careful, so I doubt they picked something up there. Then I started to wonder maybe theres some madness going on in my tank.
My 6 line and watchmen were wild caught unlike the clowns, but are alive and well to this day. Now I am thinking maybe theres something in my water that is going to kill aquacultured fish because they have never been exposed to it, maybe flukes or some parasite.
This was all around 2 months ago and I have yet to add any fish but now I am looking to again soon, but still am a little hesitant. Any ideas of what happened to those little guys or what's happening in my tank would be appreciated, thanks.
