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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / January 2004I lost my clowns in less than 48 hours and bummed.
Even though I've been out for a couple years I'm not use to loses for no reason. Ok heres the deal the tank was set up Jan 6 with my old rock that had been sitting in water for 2yrs. after a week I introduced a yellow tail damsel. everything is fine. green algae started last week, all good. mon. I dropped by a lfs near work to get some snails,( $6 each, FU) on the way out I noticed some baby perc's that had been there 2 weeks ago.sale 2 for $15 , ahh sh.t I wasn't ready yet but I they looked good and at that price too tempting. temp. 75-80 Ph high side of 8.4 (a little high) Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 The fish spent half hour floating then slowing added tank water over the next 1hr and half. My thoughts are A: damel tortured them to death B: I had the current too stong for them There is plenty of rock to hide in. The wife just reminded me that years ago I had bought a goby from them that didn't survive. ( I also watched that one for a couple weeks) but should of because the tank was really well established and pleanty of life in the bed for it. Just bummed and rambling again Any thoughts? Thanks Zues, I can almost guarentee it was NOT from too strong of a current. (then again, I dont know how small the "babies" were) I would suspect your pH. Babies are more sensative to rapid shifts in pH. Can you find out what the pH was of their LFS water? ~Mort > Even though I've been out for a couple years I'm not use to loses for no reason. > Ok heres the deal the tank was set up Jan 6 with my old rock that had been sitting [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Thanks The method of letting water into a bag over time in my experiance is the main cause to early fish death. I now have a small 1 foot tank that I poor the bag into, the water depth is enough for the fish to swim in, then I use 2 air hoses from the main tank to the small tank and syphon water into it, the 1 foot tank fills up in 1 hour and 15 mins, I then drain that to almost empty and fill again, then I just tip then into the main tank or just net them, depending on the fish. So far to date no fish loss. I use this method for fresh and salt stuff. > Even though I've been out for a couple years I'm not use to loses for no reason. > Ok heres the deal the tank was set up Jan 6 with my old rock that had been sitting [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Thanks > The method of letting water into a bag over time in my experiance is the > main cause to early fish death. I now have a small 1 foot tank that I poor [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > So far to date no fish loss. I use this method for fresh and salt stuff. That's a good way to do it. I'm looking at changing my acclimation procedures too. I'm going to build myself a little drip line and place the animals in a bowl or small tank. The only issue I can see is that if I'm adding more then one fish at a time, it can get to be a pain, unless I have multiple lines & bowls/tanks.  SignatureHarald 130 g Skimmerless SW Tank 290 lbs/6" DSB 70 lbs LR 3 B/G Chromis, 1 Tomato Clown, 1 Lawnmower Blenny, 1 Foxface, 1 Blue Regal, 1 Cleaner Wrasse, 1 soft coral. 33 gal Skimmerless SW Nano 80 lbs/6" DSB 39 lbs LR, 1 - Yellow Wrasse, 1 Decorated FireFish, 2 Bangaii Cardinals My small introduction tank I put on a chair, and I often drain from the main tank using 2 air hoses, into the small tank, then drain with a single air hose into the sump which sits below the chair, it's a very slow process, but it surely works great for me. > > The method of letting water into a bag over time in my experiance is the > > main cause to early fish death. I now have a small 1 foot tank that I poor [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > adding more then one fish at a time, it can get to be a pain, unless I have > multiple lines & bowls/tanks. the pH at the lfs is 8.2 I was in a hurry this morn and forgot to grab a sample of my water for them. the clowns were about the size of my thumb nail. I have 2 Penguin's a 660 and a 1400 on either ends of the tank and the skimmer. after a hour or so after putting them in I shut down the 1400 Zues, I can almost guarentee it was NOT from too strong of a current. (then again, I dont know how small the "babies" were) I would suspect your pH. Babies are more sensative to rapid shifts in pH. Can you find out what the pH was of their LFS water? ~Mort > Even though I've been out for a couple years I'm not use to loses for no reason. > Ok heres the deal the tank was set up Jan 6 with my old rock that had been sitting [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Thanks **********End Of Post************* |
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