Woke up to dead foxface.

[BuddyBonButt]

Linking to a YouTube video is usually the best way for visibility.

https://youtube.com/shorts/PgqGoKRSZ2w?feature=share
https://youtube.com/shorts/HeoZd6r51tc?feature=share

 

[Sharkbait19]

Cool... so that could of killed my foxface?

At the moment, that is the most likely answer.
The question is what that disease was.
Are the fish breathing faster than usual?

 

[Uncle99]

Cool... so that could of killed my foxface?

If your system is infected, sure, velvet kills the fastest, maybe 24 hours or so, ick much slower but still ends up in death.

 

[BuddyBonButt]

At the moment, that is the most likely answer.
The question is what that disease was.
Are the fish breathing faster than usual?

No, literally everything is normal except for hiding and not eating

 

[Sharkbait19]

On the video, nothing looks glaringly wrong but more time spent on the clowns could help.

 

[Uncle99]

No, literally everything is normal except for hiding and not eating

Hiding I’m not worried about, but not eating needs to be addressed soon.
Are these new fish?
When did you see them eat last?

 

[BuddyBonButt]

On the video, nothing looks glaringly wrong but more time spent on the clowns could help.

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Hiding I’m not worried about, but not eating needs to be addressed soon.
Are these new fish?
When did you see them eat last?

Last night, not new.

 

[Sharkbait19]

#fishmedic
I can’t make out respiration rate in the video - at a certain rate it is indicative of velvet.

 

[Uncle99]

Last night, not new.

Have they ever, not eaten food when provided?

 

[Jubei2006]

Last night I installed a UV sterilizer. I have a dino outbreak (amphidinium) so low toxicity.

This morning I woke up to a dead foxface. Last night he was eating and healthy. Quick little fish.

I also saw he had some torn fins. But everything in the tank is pretty peaceful. 2 clowns, neon goby, and sapphire damsel.

But I do have 3 hermits and it was on the ground, they probably picked away at the fins so I have no idea what happened.

Water chemistry is pretty normal besides low nutrients

What could of caused this? I have only one powerhead in my tank, it's a reefwave 45. He does sleep under it at night, could he really have been sucked into it and killed?

I'm honestly so distraught. I loved that fish so much

Warning I'm going to post a video of the fin

I dislike clownfish. They are NOT peaceful fish. Just check on reef2reef about fish attacking hands and causing wounds. The "peaceful" clownfish is identified about 50% of the time for doing it.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/who-bit-you-in-your-tank.828543/

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Have they ever, not eaten food when provided?

No not once. Even the day of getting the Clowns. They took food

 

[BuddyBonButt]

#fishmedic
I can’t make out respiration rate in the video - at a certain rate it is indicative of velvet.

https://youtube.com/shorts/v9FARXgVA0Y?feature=share
I tried zooming in

 

[LAReefer4Life]

Cool... so that could of killed my foxface?

Yes

 

[Uncle99]

No not once. Even the day of getting the Clowns. They took food

Eating….then stop…..a sign of both ick or velvet.
If it is it will get worse, they might look tired, over respirate, or the parasite may become visible in the form of “dots”.

Only copper works on velvet.
Copper, hypo or TTM methods are proven to work on ick.

Not sure, but maybe get ready just in case.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Foxface, over a month ago. Rest of my fish are acting weird too

Acting weird how?

jay

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Eating….then stop…..a sign of both ick or velvet.
If it is it will get worse, they might look tired, over respirate, or the parasite may become visible in the form of “dots”.

Only copper works on velvet.
Copper, hypo or TTM methods are proven to work on ick.

Not sure, but maybe get ready just in case.

My sapphire damsel already breaths quick, but no one else is. Here's a video of both breathing

https://youtube.com/shorts/cp-XTHIMLOc?feature=share

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Acting weird how?

jay

Hiding and won't take food. Seems to like not having water movement.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

No, literally everything is normal except for hiding and not eating

Not eating is really serious. Can you post a video of those fish so I can judge their respiration rates?

Jay

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Not eating is really serious. Can you post a video of those fish so I can judge their respiration rates?

Jay

I attached quite a few YouTube links to other videos, like 6 or so.