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05-05-2006, 08:31 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
Posts: 706
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Clown fish blues
Getting a bit of Reefnecks bad luck.
I lost my clowns today after only 4 days. I bought 2 of the false percs on Monday, along with 2 cleaner shrimp, and today they were belly up. Last night swimming and eating happily, and today _________. 
I was told these clowns were tank raised, and there shouldn't be any problems. Since there was nothing else in the tank to pick on them I just don't get it. Unless the cleaner shrimp have become killers!
That's another $40 down the crapper!
Man do I miss the days of $6 clowns!
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05-05-2006, 08:40 PM
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Ahhhh Barnacles!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Near A Coral Reef
Posts: 1,211
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That sucks man! I am still clownless. Going to stay that way for about another 3 weeks (in my tank at least) to make sure whatever it was is gone. I get to see them at the store and it kills me not to bring some home but it would kill them if I did so I wait. 
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I Keep looking at our in ground pool and wondering how much Live Rock I would need to make it a Reef!
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05-05-2006, 08:44 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Middleburg FL
Posts: 242
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Hey Ikaria free clownfish advice when your ready 
Clownfish lover extrodinaire,
Dave |
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05-05-2006, 08:53 PM
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Lights are off up here :D
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Los Angeles
Posts: 1,547
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are there any marks on the clowns showing a fight with the shrimp. I have one false percula and one saddle back and they get along with my fire shrimp |
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05-05-2006, 09:27 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
Posts: 706
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Originally Posted by combiemaster
are there any marks on the clowns showing a fight with the shrimp. I have one false percula and one saddle back and they get along with my fire shrimp
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That's just it, there were no marks, no faded colors, no slime, nothing. Eating good last night, dead this morning.
I really doubt it has anything to do with the cleaners. Unless they cleaned them to death!
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05-05-2006, 09:29 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
Posts: 706
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Originally Posted by mbdave
Hey Ikaria free clownfish advice when your ready
Clownfish lover extrodinaire,
Dave |
I'm ready, unless you think it would be unsafe to buy another pair so soon.
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05-05-2006, 10:06 PM
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Not the LFS.......
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Orange Park, FL
Posts: 453
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What about something lurking in your tank at night? But you said no marks of any kind, right?
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05-06-2006, 12:23 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
Posts: 706
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Originally Posted by Ocnreef
What about something lurking in your tank at night? But you said no marks of any kind, right?
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No marks of any kind. Nothing lurking that I know of. The fish weren't even partially eaten. Just too weird. I have a chromis coming out of qt today, so we'll see what happens.
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05-06-2006, 01:38 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Middleburg
Posts: 35
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I'm having an issue with a Clownfish right this minute. In the process of preparing a hospital tank. Yesterday, he was just fine. Eating very well and looking good. Today, he's very listless, hanging out at the bottom like he's dead, the he gets this burst of energy and swims around, then falls to the bottom again. Right now he looks normal, but I am still quite concerned about him. I think he may have developed Brooklynella. I've noticed this slight white haze behind his fins on the left side of his body. The large female is doing just fine. They are both tank raised black ocellaris. |
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05-06-2006, 04:11 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
Posts: 706
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Originally Posted by Russjax
I'm having an issue with a Clownfish right this minute. In the process of preparing a hospital tank. Yesterday, he was just fine. Eating very well and looking good. Today, he's very listless, hanging out at the bottom like he's dead, the he gets this burst of energy and swims around, then falls to the bottom again. Right now he looks normal, but I am still quite concerned about him. I think he may have developed Brooklynella. I've noticed this slight white haze behind his fins on the left side of his body. The large female is doing just fine. They are both tank raised black ocellaris.
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Sorry to hear about that! Maybe Dave will chime in soon with some friendly advice! HINT!
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05-06-2006, 06:37 PM
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Professional Acro killer!
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: florida
Posts: 1,147
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seems there is alot of people around here lately getting this problem, we went through about 6 false percs. We aren't going to put anything in the 24g for at least 6 weeks other than the immune to everything firefish that is still in there.
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05-06-2006, 06:48 PM
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Shinigami-sama
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Jax, Fl.
Posts: 706
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Originally Posted by Ikaria
No marks of any kind. Nothing lurking that I know of. The fish weren't even partially eaten. Just too weird. I have a chromis coming out of qt today, so we'll see what happens.
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I chickened out and put the chromis in the 72 just in case. I'm going to let the corner tank sit fishless for another week or so.
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