sudden deaths??

[deelucky]

whats up all,yesterday i went over to my folks house to make sure everything was ok with there 125.and i found a dead chromis,with another going out the door.after checking the water parameters ammo 0ppm,trites 0ppm,trates 40-60ppm,temp 75ish,ph 8.2.last i checked which was a few days ago everybody was doing fine eating and all.today my brother called to tell me one of there tomato clowns died.any clue as to what could of happened ?i tried everything and i just cant seem to find the source of these dying fish.all other fish seem to be doing great.(atleast it looks that way.)thnx.D

 

[JHOV2324]

Damn that sucks...maybe they are being targeted by a meaner fish....

 

[deelucky]

the chromis were being harrassed by a jewel damsel(f**** mean),but i just dont get the clown part as she was pretty aggressive herself and i always seened her doing the chasing.

 

[Awibrandy]

"trates 40-60ppm" That is pretty high, have they always been that high?

 

[deelucky]

yes its has been liked for awhile now,it doesnt seem to affect any fish or corals,everyones color is how it should be.i do big weekly water changes,but its the suddenness that has me confused,just recently they were all fine,no signs of distress.besides the infestation of aptasia there is nothing pointing to health issues.

 

[JHOV2324]

Maybe the lord took them for his own purpose....:sad2:

 

[deelucky]

Maybe the lord took them for his own purpose....:sad2:

yeah, crap happens,just hope it aint a domino effect.now i just gotta wait till my folks get in from florida today to hand them the bad news.:sad2:

 

[Awibrandy]

How are you maintaining temp that low in this heat wave?

 

[deelucky]

my folks have central air.

 

[Awibrandy]

Great! No temp. flux there. So we are back to you may have a very mean fish that is taking the others out. I'd keep an eye on that damsel. They are vicious!!

 

[deelucky]

i did advise my parents not to,but parents can be well,alittle soft and wanting to give an animal a chance,so they did and yet they tend to not see the agressiveness there,so getting them to understand this is like saying "your son is a bad kid"...know what i mean?

 

[Zoous]

have you done any water changes recently?

 

[scarf_ace1981]

sorry to hear dee

 

[deelucky]

have you done any water changes recently?

yup i did it wensday,as always once a week.

 

[deelucky]

sorry to hear dee

thanks jon

 

[pEEshEE]

D, sorry to hear about the fish... any sign of some sort of bacterial infection? Some are kinda hard to spot if you're not really staring at the fish and looking for it. Any signs of damage on the dead fish or the remaining inhabitants?
Could be many things.

 

[deelucky]

nothing as far as a sign of infection,my folks just got in and called me to let me know that they lost another chromis,but everyone else is doing fine as far as they eye can tell.tomorrow will be the only day ill be able to get over there and get a real good look at everything in the tank and hopefully find what is the cause of this problem.:sigh: