BEARjuice

i had a mated pair of ocellaris clownfish and both of them died, the male a 4 days ago, the female today, they were both being very lethargic and wernt eating, and first i thought it might have been SW ICH but white spots never appeared and my blue tang hasn't gotten sick and it was in the tank longer then them. The female started swimming sideways then she just went crazy in circles then stopped and floated down and before i took it out my fire shrimp got it and took it to its cave. The water parameters were good. ammonia 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 10, my blue tang is doing very good, eats daily and even its the algae on the liverock. i started treating them for ich with Kick-Ich and i continued cuz it said it also cures fungus. I also hand an anemone that they botch liked but when they started feeling bad they wouldn't go it anymore. I need your help figuring out why they died, dont want it to happen to rest of fish. had them for a 6 weeks, didnt start feeling bad till week ago, now they dead. Thank u.

BEARjuice

wanted to add that they were breathing heavily since they started to feel bad but they werent at the top gasping for air and they wouldn't eat. last time the female ate was like 4 days ago.

fishrule101

Umm it might have been some kind of swim bladder(forgot the name of the thing that makes fish stay under water) infection or something from the inside. since it messed with there eating and swim bladder. Also the tang will get not to big but needs more swiming space. Get more LR you have the least you can have in a 30. Maybe that will help.

BEARjuice

im curing right now about 20 more pounds of live rock but what i dont understand is why were the clownfish only affected.

fishrule101

Umm is the anemone healthy?? I might have stung or did something to the fish. You said that the fish started getting bad after they stop hosting the anemone. I have a white molle do something like that before. It started fine for like four days then started to have these heart atttacks like things. Then swim wried and then start again.

BEARjuice

yeah the anemone is healthy, its a green bubble tip. i tried looking everywhere online to see what was wrong and i couldnt find a thing

fishchick

I bought two angels and 3 rummy nose tetras and now , have lost two of the tetras , and when, i got home sat one of the angels were dead ! hope that the others don't die on me ! now i just have a angel and a rummy in the tank ! ps its a freshwater tank !

BEARjuice

wow i just noticed i spelled alot of words wrong in my first thread, guess i was in a hurry and didn't notice.

agsansoo

What's the temp of the tank ? Also the tank needs oxygen.

BEARjuice

the temp is 78.

agsansoo

Any air stones, protein skimmer or sump ? This is how a saltwater tank gets oxygen.

fishchick

yeah, have an airstone running ! have one fish left ! getting on my nerves man ! wanted to do this right second time around!

fishchick

temp gauge is now in 60's !

LilMollieBreeder

have you done any water changes lately? and i wouldn't add any more fish til you solve this mystery. maybe your heater is wacky? what are the pH levels?

Oil_Fan

60F ??

Is the water really that cold If so, that would be your answer!! And where do you live that it can get that cold this time of year?? And how did it go from 78 down to 60 so quickly??

I'm guessing you and BEARjuice are in the same household?

BEARjuice

no, mines is always 78. i dont know why fishchick is writing in this thread since its for saltwater and its confusing people and i dont even know her. i do have a protein skimmer and a powerhead. and my blue tang, and two shrimp r doing excellent.

Oil_Fan

I was wondering...

Fishchick...you should start your own thread in the FW section. You'll get more help there.

Bear...I'm not sure why you lost your clowns. Your numbers all look good. So it's nothing obvious. Hopefully one of the other SW guys can stop on by.

BEARjuice

well i gotta thank all u guys for trying to help.

Tankerini

Hi Bear Juice,

Sorry about ur clowns. Just wondering if they looked healthy when you brought them from the LFS and whether you put them through the quarantine process?

Also did you ever find out what it was?