I have lost 2 fish in the 2 week. The one clown I had was doing fine then I saw him after the lights went out. He was pale and was just laying on the floor of the tank on his belly. He looked and was acting strange. The next morning I found him dead. I concluded that high CO2 to be the culperate. I hooked up my protein skimmer to an air vent outside and have increase my O2 levels greatly (noted by change in pH). Right now I have a clown goby that I am very sure is on his way out tonight. He used to have a great appetite but when I feed mysis (which he used to go crazy over) he just sits there. Now he is looking like he is on his last limb and is just sitting on a rock swaying slightly with the current. I found him in the corner of the tank on his side and then moved him to the rock close to a ph so he could get some better circulation.
He is very pale colored and is breathing about two breathes a sec (don't know if this is fast). The clown fish seemed to do the same thing.
He has been living in this set-up for almost a month. What could be the cause of this problem? I have checked all perameters and they are all 0ppm. My pH is 8.2 and I have done frequent water changes with outside aeration to increase O2. I don't see any spots or anything. I will check closely if this guy doesn't make it through the night.
I have one other fish (6lined wrasse) that is doing well(at least for now). Could I have a bacteria problem? OR could it be some kind of parasite? How can I correct this problem since I will be down to one fish? Should I get a UV sterilizer?
thanks,
Chris
He is very pale colored and is breathing about two breathes a sec (don't know if this is fast). The clown fish seemed to do the same thing.
He has been living in this set-up for almost a month. What could be the cause of this problem? I have checked all perameters and they are all 0ppm. My pH is 8.2 and I have done frequent water changes with outside aeration to increase O2. I don't see any spots or anything. I will check closely if this guy doesn't make it through the night.
I have one other fish (6lined wrasse) that is doing well(at least for now). Could I have a bacteria problem? OR could it be some kind of parasite? How can I correct this problem since I will be down to one fish? Should I get a UV sterilizer?
thanks,
Chris