Finding dead fish

Lampshade · #1 04-20-2011, 02:41 AM

Sorry for your loss, that sucks, just make sure he's not in an overflow or something. I'd picked up a sea hare a few days ago and couldn't find it so i expected he'd died and been taken care of. Found him about an hour ago rotting away in the corner of my overflow.

MarkoD · #2 04-20-2011, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Lampshade

Sorry for your loss, that sucks, just make sure he's not in an overflow or something. I'd picked up a sea hare a few days ago and couldn't find it so i expected he'd died and been taken care of. Found him about an hour ago rotting away in the corner of my overflow.

thanks for the suggestion.... already checked it

MarkoD · #3 04-20-2011, 11:28 PM

my 5" spotted sweetlips looks like it died too, but nowhere to be found

ugh this is just so discouraging. i just spent all this money only to sit here and watch my fish die one a day

ensquire · #4 04-21-2011, 05:35 AM

Sorry to here of the losses Marko, very beautiful fish

MarkoD · #5 04-21-2011, 12:41 PM

i turned up the MP40 to full power and the sheer power of the current that it creates dislodged the fish..... now only 3 left

paddyob · #6 04-21-2011, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ethanowen

It feels bad to be see the dead fish.I dont know why do you want to see the dead fish.It something clear that you must have good to be see which are alive.You will feel good to see these all.

HUH?

paddyob · #7 04-21-2011, 03:24 PM

Slow down a tad. The tank is relatively new Marko. You are most likely going to fast and shocking the system. If you move too fast adding livestock to a new system you can cause more problems. Ich can be stressed related.

This is not a freshwater system like you are accustomed to. Different rules apply here.

Common error in reef keeping.

As for the clown. Who cares. Leave the body, the CUC will take care of it. Test your parameters and do a water change.

Patience is a virtue, and if you follow that as the only rule, your tank will flourish. If you by-pass patience...

MarkoD · #8 04-21-2011, 08:14 PM

i only added 2 new fish to the tank. they were perfectly fine for over 2 weeks with all the perameters in check.

there is no way the fish got stressed because of the water quality. i have been obsessing since day one to make sure i did everything correctly so it wouldnt come back and bite me. i just cant figure out what triggered it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by paddyob

Slow down a tad. The tank is relatively new Marko. You are most likely going to fast and shocking the system. If you move too fast adding livestock to a new system you can cause more problems. Ich can be stressed related.

This is not a freshwater system like you are accustomed to. Different rules apply here.

Common error in reef keeping.

As for the clown. Who cares. Leave the body, the CUC will take care of it. Test your parameters and do a water change.

Patience is a virtue, and if you follow that as the only rule, your tank will flourish. If you by-pass patience...

MarkoD · #9 04-21-2011, 08:17 PM

the only thing that i can think of that could have stressed the fish, is that i added to much top off water too fast.

i now have an ATO so hopefully it wont be an issue

cathyg_99 · #10 04-21-2011, 08:41 PM

have you moved any rock around or added new or different flow?? i find mine get a little stressed when i move the flow around differently