Hello Gang,
Its been a couple weeks if not more since my last fish homicide. I say homicide now because this is the fifth fish that died suddenly for no apparent reason. Tonight I was lucky enough to see the latest victim die. I had just turned my actinic lights on and sat down on the couch. After about 10 minutes or so I saw my hawk fish jump out of the rocks, do 4-5 flips and swim to the bottom corner of the tank. He took about five more gasp of air/water 20-30 seconds apart and then stopped breathing altogether. Outside of 4 snails and a couple hermit crabs the only thing that I know of in my tank is some tiny Asterina starfish. After what I saw tonight Im beginning to think something is stinging my fish. I now only have 4 chromes and they do not sleep on the rocks but every other fish that has died used to. Coincidence?
I havent put anything in my tank that I could have got a hitchhiker with in over a year. I'm beginning to feel like a bad reef keeper.
:conf44:
-Nick
Its been a couple weeks if not more since my last fish homicide. I say homicide now because this is the fifth fish that died suddenly for no apparent reason. Tonight I was lucky enough to see the latest victim die. I had just turned my actinic lights on and sat down on the couch. After about 10 minutes or so I saw my hawk fish jump out of the rocks, do 4-5 flips and swim to the bottom corner of the tank. He took about five more gasp of air/water 20-30 seconds apart and then stopped breathing altogether. Outside of 4 snails and a couple hermit crabs the only thing that I know of in my tank is some tiny Asterina starfish. After what I saw tonight Im beginning to think something is stinging my fish. I now only have 4 chromes and they do not sleep on the rocks but every other fish that has died used to. Coincidence?
I havent put anything in my tank that I could have got a hitchhiker with in over a year. I'm beginning to feel like a bad reef keeper.
:conf44:
-Nick
