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Hello everyone! I am a new reefer who just set up my first tank a couple of weeks ago. It's a 75 gallon display with a 30 gallon sump. Well, for my first fish I decided to get a pair of little juvenile clownfish, as I had done lots of research and wanted a mated pair. Everything was fine for the first couple of days, and both fish were eating. However, there was what I could only describe as a freak accident causing the death of one of the fish. They were very small fish, and one of them got their head and tail stuck in the skimmer box's holes. He was like this for maybe an hour before I noticed and got him out. Right after, he swam for about a second then sunk down to the bottom and was blown around freely by the flow of the tank. After a couple of minutes, it was clear that he was dead. It seemed as if his neck or spine got injured because his head was inside of the skimmer and his body was outside. Since, I've put a fine holed strip over the holes of the skimmer, so my other fish would not get stuck in. My question is this: in order to get a mated pair of clowns I've read that you have to get two juveniles and add them at the same time. Since I just had this fish die, can I put another juvenile in, and will the process still be successful? It's only been about three days since I added them both. The remaining clown is still very small.
Thanks!
Thanks!