Amphiprionocellaris
04/08/2005, 07:54 AM
Greetings.
I have (or maybe I should say "had") a mated pair of ocellaris in my 75 reef, both looking very healthy. However, yesterday, the female mysteriously disappeared. I'm assuming it's dead, but I have not been able to find any trace of a body (or living clownfish). Does anyone know of anything like this? Heart attack, maybe? I'm perplexed; the clown showed no signs of anything but perfect health.
All water params that I test (NH4, NO3, NO2, Ca, alk.) are nearly perfect (and way within acceptable). I purchased both clowns about a year and a half ago, both are CB. Everything else in the tank is doing fine besides the mushrooms, which had a massive die-off a couple of months ago. They might have released something into the water, but I figured the corals would be the first to die from any tank condition that would kill a clown.
Also, how long would you recommend waiting before replacement? I don't want to potentially infect any other clowns, yet I have no idea for a cause of death.
Any help is appreciated.
I have (or maybe I should say "had") a mated pair of ocellaris in my 75 reef, both looking very healthy. However, yesterday, the female mysteriously disappeared. I'm assuming it's dead, but I have not been able to find any trace of a body (or living clownfish). Does anyone know of anything like this? Heart attack, maybe? I'm perplexed; the clown showed no signs of anything but perfect health.
All water params that I test (NH4, NO3, NO2, Ca, alk.) are nearly perfect (and way within acceptable). I purchased both clowns about a year and a half ago, both are CB. Everything else in the tank is doing fine besides the mushrooms, which had a massive die-off a couple of months ago. They might have released something into the water, but I figured the corals would be the first to die from any tank condition that would kill a clown.
Also, how long would you recommend waiting before replacement? I don't want to potentially infect any other clowns, yet I have no idea for a cause of death.
Any help is appreciated.