Need some Help

hink · #1 10-21-2017, 10:44 PM

That's why I am here Frogger and Dkokoman there is a lot of information that I could spew on here but it doesn't do any good if it isn't focused important information I don't dose salinity is 1.025 I have an auto top off to keep it there I test ammo nitrate nitrite ph calcium phos weekly. I mentioned how long I had the fish for in the post clown fish a pair for 3 years 6 line for 2 the blue green and the black bar are a year old. I have not added anything recently. I QT the fish 4+ weeks before I add them to my display tank. I did not do anything to the tank no additions just a water change with RODI water as I do every week. I did not find the bodies tried to find them but could not (I have a good clean up crew). I have checked behind the tank around the tank and everywhere the overflow the sump (they cant get to the sump with my overflow they can get into the overflow but they cant get down the sump and I can see them if they are in there have a couple of crabs camping out right now in there. The fish were eating before they died had mysis shrimp even the day before (the 6 line) the clown the day of was just pellets. I check the ammonium levels weekly every Friday. I know sometimes fish just die we do not know their age but within 2 weeks? it just seems to be too much of a coincidence and I just cant live with that. The remaining live stock are swimming around and happy eating lots fed them mysis yesterday and pellets today. temp in the tank is 79-80.

Frogger · #2 10-21-2017, 11:03 PM

I have heard stories of mantis shrimps coming in the small crevices of the rocks. Only to grow and become fish eaters in the future. They can be really good hiders in the tank. I realize you started with dead rock, what about the corals that you have added to you tank were any of them attached to rock?

Maybe the rock shifted and the fish got trapped.

Watch the tank late at night with a blue light and see if you see anything.

If none of your other fish are showing signs of stress then maybe it was just a coincidence, like I said before fish die, but usually their behaviour changes before they die.

hink · #3 10-21-2017, 11:29 PM

Never heard a pop yet but maybe I did get a piece of frog spawn but I dipped it and it was not on a very big piece of rock oh that would suck so bloody much how long should I give it before trying to add more fish if it was just a coincidence? Really would like to finish stocking just not at the expense of any poor fishes

Frogger · #4 10-22-2017, 01:21 AM

I am not saying you have a mantis shrimp. It is just a slight possibility. If you don't loose any more fish than it very likely isn't the case.

You need to be the judge of when you are ready to ad more fish

AquaAddict · #5 10-22-2017, 04:01 AM

Sometimes, fish just die. If everything else is doing ok, I wouldn't worry about it. You are going to have losses in this hobby.

AquaAddict

DKoKoMan · #6 10-22-2017, 05:08 AM

If your water parameters are good (Nitrate, Nitrite, ammonia, phosphates) and everything else is doing well it could be a one off.

Madreefer · #7 10-23-2017, 06:19 AM

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Originally Posted by AquaAddict

Sometimes, fish just die. If everything else is doing ok, I wouldn't worry about it. You are going to have losses in this hobby.

AquaAddict

Yea what he said. After everything you posted it sounds like no problems. Continue reefing $hit happens

Cujo#31 · #8 10-23-2017, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Madreefer

Yea what he said. After everything you posted it sounds like no problems. Continue reefing $hit happens

Amen brother. We win some we lose some much more often, that is reefing. It's not for the feint of heart for sure. The loss of any critter in your care is always a bit upsetting but on the bright side clowns and 6 lines are easy to replace. Could have been an Achilles. I too have had fish simply vanish for reasons unknown. If there are no signs of stress displayed by other fish, and rock solid perams the odds are good that S##t happened.
Be cautious, watch the remaining residents, and hope for the best. Just don't beat yourself up, and whatever you do don't jump to conclusions and start trying to do too much to your tank. Until you know what the issue is, you have no direction for action and action for the sake of action can have serious effects on an otherwise healthy or stable tank.