6 dead ocellaris in 2 weeks!

[Gooli]

I helped a friend set up a 300g reef tank and we added six small ocellaris to it two weeks after it was set up. Since then, over a course of 2 weeks or so, all six died one after the other.

The water paramaters are fine, only 12ppm of nitrate. The only other livestock are 12 green chromis, 2 blue reef chromis, 3 bannerfish, small hermits, snails, and a couple of serpent starfish.

anyone here got any idea what this could be? i find it very odd.
Thanks

[smoney]

I think two weeks too soon, I would wait at least a month or two months, tell your friend not to be over anxious. although the parameters seem alright, the good bacteria, copepods, amhipods, have to populate a little bit for the tank to run smoothly.

If the Ocellaris were the small ones, they are more sensitive than the bigger ones too.

[Bebo77]

dude,... thats too many clowns.. when they mature they will turn on each other.. not a good idea...

[Gooli]

i hear you guys...but all the other fish are fine...i guess there were too sensitive for a young tank.

[GinaSofia]

run a search on Brooklynella..it's a clownfish disease that kills them super quickly.

[818]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10520517#post10520517 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bebo77
dude,... thats too many clowns.. when they mature they will turn on each other.. not a good idea...

You should wait and see what I have in store for the next tank buahaha...

[ezcompany]

or they have been collected with cyanide

[transae]

Buy tank raised ones--they are very hardy and good for the wild population out there since only a portion of them will survive in our tanks...I'd know---I've lost a few until i got tank raised ones.

Also--if you introduced all the juveniles at once and it looks like your friend has ample room also---those clowns should get along... I've met plenty of people who've done that successfully--key was all juv and at once along with separation of rockwork---helps to give them their own territories and not see eachother as much

Hope that was helpful..good luck

[Bebo77]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10520732#post10520732 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 818
You should wait and see what I have in store for the next tank buahaha...

LOL i am sure you are going to sell your next tank 2 months after you get it...:lol:

[Anemone]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10520720#post10520720 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by GinaSofia
run a search on Brooklynella..it's a clownfish disease that kills them super quickly.

This would have been my answer, if Gina didn't get here first. :D

Kevin