This is sad and pathetic, but in 6 months I've gone through 5 percula clowns. I started with 2 juveniles, one died, I eventually got another, one died, I got a grown female, she died, another female, she died, and then the last clown died. I got them all at the same place. They were all perfectly healthy, never showed any distress (except the first grown female, she came with a parasite I didn't notice). They just up and died.
The tank parameters are and were good. At the time I had a few blue green chromis, a couple mushrooms and 2 peppermint shrimp. The clowns were the first fish I added after the tank had cycled with the chromis.
I haven't gotten any good reason for this except "luck of the draw." Can my luck really be that bad?
If I did something, I'd like to know so I can get another clown (I love them, but I've been traumatized). I've considered getting a clown from a different source, or trying a different type of clown...
If anyone can help me figure a solution to this problem that would be wonderful!
The tank parameters are and were good. At the time I had a few blue green chromis, a couple mushrooms and 2 peppermint shrimp. The clowns were the first fish I added after the tank had cycled with the chromis.
I haven't gotten any good reason for this except "luck of the draw." Can my luck really be that bad?
If I did something, I'd like to know so I can get another clown (I love them, but I've been traumatized). I've considered getting a clown from a different source, or trying a different type of clown...
If anyone can help me figure a solution to this problem that would be wonderful!
