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mohammadali

04-14-2013 08:44 PM

died with a fat belly

hello all
i had 2 Blenny Lawnmowe one had a really big and fat belly i thought it has egg in it it was 2 days ago , i looked into tank today one of them is dead with jelly around it

all the other fish and urchin and corals doing well
nitrate 0
PH 8.2 - 8.3
nitrite 0
ammonia .25
salinity 1.026

jtbadco

04-14-2013 09:55 PM

That ammonia is high. should always be at zero.

Need to do a water change right away.

Long term you may need more LR or more flow or both.

paddyob

04-15-2013 01:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jtbadco (Post 811729)

That ammonia is high. should always be at zero.

Need to do a water change right away.

Long term you may need more LR or more flow or both.

A dead fish is a likely cause for the ammonia. Probably showed up after the fish started decomposing.

windcoast reefs

04-15-2013 01:04 AM

Ammonia is to high! Do a water change!

mohammadali

04-15-2013 07:05 AM

Sorry guys I did another water test ammonia is 0 ppm
Yes I need some more LR

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