Hi -
I lost another pair of clowns today. I'm at wits end! Here's the history - I'll try to be brief:
10 weeks ago, set up the tank. 29g.
Started with 2 clowns and a YT Damsel.
About day 13, one clown died. He was pretty torn up - I assumed the Damsel. Day 14, the second clown dies. The Damsel was fine.
I removed the Damsel from the tank. The water tested fine across the board. Salt was a tiny bit low 1.022.
I added a second pair of clowns. One was much bigger than the other. I added them together. One was kind of slow and lethargic (the bigger one) and the other pretty active. On their 3rd day in the tank, the big one died. 12 hours later, the little one died.
Went back to the LFS. Tell the guy what happened... he guesses - the first two killed by Damsel, the second two bad luck - one was sick maybe. He didn't know.
The water tested fine again. No problems at all.
I added 2 turbos and 5 hermit crabs.
I let the snails and hermits in the tank alone for about a week. They were all thriving.
Now we're at about 9 weeks into this.
I bought a new clown fish last Saturday. I only got one because I am now gun shy about a pair - I had just lost two pairs.
After much research - including posting here - I decided to add a second clown. Monday I added a second clown.
This morning, clown #1 was dead in the tank.
Clown #2 is acting really weird - hunkered down in a corner and not moving much - I assume he's gone (I have not been home for a few hours).
So....
What is happening?
I'm so disappointed... it's been a rough start...
Any ideas?
What should I do next?
Thanks for any insight...
I lost another pair of clowns today. I'm at wits end! Here's the history - I'll try to be brief:
10 weeks ago, set up the tank. 29g.
Started with 2 clowns and a YT Damsel.
About day 13, one clown died. He was pretty torn up - I assumed the Damsel. Day 14, the second clown dies. The Damsel was fine.
I removed the Damsel from the tank. The water tested fine across the board. Salt was a tiny bit low 1.022.
I added a second pair of clowns. One was much bigger than the other. I added them together. One was kind of slow and lethargic (the bigger one) and the other pretty active. On their 3rd day in the tank, the big one died. 12 hours later, the little one died.
Went back to the LFS. Tell the guy what happened... he guesses - the first two killed by Damsel, the second two bad luck - one was sick maybe. He didn't know.
The water tested fine again. No problems at all.
I added 2 turbos and 5 hermit crabs.
I let the snails and hermits in the tank alone for about a week. They were all thriving.
Now we're at about 9 weeks into this.
I bought a new clown fish last Saturday. I only got one because I am now gun shy about a pair - I had just lost two pairs.
After much research - including posting here - I decided to add a second clown. Monday I added a second clown.
This morning, clown #1 was dead in the tank.
Clown #2 is acting really weird - hunkered down in a corner and not moving much - I assume he's gone (I have not been home for a few hours).
So....
What is happening?
I'm so disappointed... it's been a rough start...
Any ideas?
What should I do next?
Thanks for any insight...