65gal of water. With reactors, sump, protein skimmer. Tank has been running 15 months. The water was perfect before I added 2 1" clowns, A 2" mandarin gobie, a 2" coral beauty. After I added these fish one clown died at 3 days, the second clown died a week later. Coral beauty and mandarin are still alive. First clown couldn't be found, I couldn't find the second. Ammonia was reading .50 ppm just as the second clown died. Do you think it was a mistake introducing these four fish at one time? Or is there another issue with my tank?
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harleymike
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Clowns are supposed to be a pretty tough fish. Could be the ammonia. But i had clowns in a tank that was just half cycled and they were fine.
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Sounds like a case of clownfish disease! Very common! I doubt its your water chem. Likely Brooklynella.
Kleko link said:
Yes too many at once IMO and you should not have any ammonia reading......
Get your ammonia to an undetectable level and try another pair.....
Fish can be hit and miss IMO.....I have been seeing great success with all coral but some fish on the other hand.....not so much.....
They can get easily stressed and with new tank mates and such it can cause them to fall ill and die.....
My two cents....
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