Hi guys! I recently added a yellow watchman goby and firefish to my 10gal cube tank containing two clownfish. I thought this would be fine, because in my 40gal breeder I added a clownfish, then a firefish. They were best friends, but that's not the case here. My yellow watchman goby died a couple days ago from what I believe is stress and clownfish attacks. His fin was ripped to shreds and had some reddening/bleeding around his gills.
We had not seen the clownfish attack the firefish, but after noticing he had hidden all day and not came out, in addition to running away every time the clownfish got close, we opted to quarantine the firefish last night.
Since quarantining, he was doing a little better, but now is just laying out in the open not swimming. We've left the lights off and tried feeding but he hasn't ate. He has no signs of sickness or injury. He's just been super stressed.
So, dying or drama queen?
We had not seen the clownfish attack the firefish, but after noticing he had hidden all day and not came out, in addition to running away every time the clownfish got close, we opted to quarantine the firefish last night.
Since quarantining, he was doing a little better, but now is just laying out in the open not swimming. We've left the lights off and tried feeding but he hasn't ate. He has no signs of sickness or injury. He's just been super stressed.
So, dying or drama queen?