PufferGuy
Reefing newb
I feel so stupid for doing this... man! If i kill this fish im gonna kick myself in the balls!
Gimpy Coral Beauty
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Keaton
Reefing newb
To adjust my salinity i do about a gallon of RO an hour until it's where I want it. Don't know if thats even the right thing to do but it's been working for me. The way I look at it, any way I can relieve stress on the fish I'll do it. Even if it's relatively minor it's still one less thing to stress the fish out. Good luck.
yote
In Memoriam
Your fish is probably just stressing from the new enviroment.Thats fairly normal.
The best way I've found to reduce salinity.Is right before I top off for evaporation,I'll take another gallon of water out of the tank.Then go ahead and top off with the addition of the extra gallon you just removed.If the salinity needs to come down some more,then I'll repeat the process the next day.
The best way I've found to reduce salinity.Is right before I top off for evaporation,I'll take another gallon of water out of the tank.Then go ahead and top off with the addition of the extra gallon you just removed.If the salinity needs to come down some more,then I'll repeat the process the next day.
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
it aint looking good.... im so angry at myself seeing as how easily this could have been prevented
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
well... he's officially sideways, anyone ever have a fish come back from sitting on the bottom and being sideways?
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
nope.
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
yeah, hes a gonner, this sucks... but at least i got the problem figured out, at a shi**y cost though.
yote
In Memoriam
That does sux.
What was the problem?
What was the problem?
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
im guessing the salinity is what did it... it was real high when i checked and i think i added RO water a bit too fast to bring it down.
yote
In Memoriam
If you had dropped the salinity to quick,it would have affected your other livestock too.Especially your inverts.
I'd about bet the fish was already sick and the stress from the move is what got him.JMO.
I'd about bet the fish was already sick and the stress from the move is what got him.JMO.
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
well the snails, hermits and crabs are ok as far as i can see... i cant see the shrimp, but then again i never see them.
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
looked for the shrimp and found them hanging out up side down on the rocks eating away so they are doing fine too... what other things can cause fish to breathe really quickly? Im trying to make sure i solve this problem before i look into getting another fish.
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
it could have just been stress from the move that it couldnt over come
yote
In Memoriam
Thats what I'm guessing too.
Some times a fish just cant handle the move from the store to your tank.Maybe it was already getting sick and the stress of the move done it in.No way to really know for sure.
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
well i just hope i can get a fish in there soon... it looks really empty
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
another thing i just though of is that i use Windex to clean my tank on the outide. Is windex toxic? Like if some got into the tank could it be the reason the fish is dead?? But then again shrimp and CUC are still alive...
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
well its ammonia, but if the shrimp and CUC are alive then i doubt thats the cause
PufferGuy
Reefing newb
well i went to the LFS again today and they got in another great looking coral beauty which i put on hold untill sunday. Also, they have a bicolor and a pygmy flameback angel, anyone have any imput on the other two? How hardy are they and how difficult to keep. I really like the flameback but its $50 and i really cant afford to spend that if its really difficult to keep.
daugherty
part time reefer
they are hardy
dustin_P74
Reef enthusiast
but you need to pick one because pigmy angels dont get along with each other unless they are in a very big system
