2 more clownfish dead!

awesome thank you so much for the help... what shall I do if my wressa dosent die? How can I kill the disease in the water? I also have 5 corals some which are attached to the rocks... I will not put anything new in the tank but just want to kill any dosease I have in the water. I dont have an emergency (hospital tank) I was actually thinkingof using my currect tank as a hospital one I recently bought a 80g center tank that I will set up this weekend.

So what shall I do next? Thanks everyone for your help this is a learning process and I wish that no more fish die on me

 

I'm not trying to be rude or anything, but the name is "wrasse," not "wressa." Just a friendly FYI.

 

What exactly are your params for ph, temp, sg, ammonia, nitrate, nitrites? What are you using to test? How old is the tank? Are you getting good surface disruption or using an airstone?

 

Do you have a ground probe? A extreme buildup could cause this.

 

ok here it is...

PH: 8.4
Nitrate: 5.0...might be lower cause I did water change after
Nitrite: 0
Amonia: 0
Salinity: 32
Temperature: 78 degrees

....im using a home test kit the one with the test tubes ive heard its the a good one, my tank is 4 1/2 months old and I have nothing in the top, its open top, the only thing is the light that is being help by clips over the water.

As per probe what is that?

 

Well, your params are fine. A grounding probe is something that catches stray voltage in the water (from PHs, lighting, etc) and delivers it to the wall outlet. It is a must in every tank IMO. There are two types of ground probes....the type you plug in, and the type you attach into the center screw of the wall outlet. The plug in type is the more reliable of the two. Here is a link. Even if it turns out not to be the problem, I would get one if I were in your shoes. They are not expensive.

Rid-Volt Aquarium Titanium Ground/Grounding Probe - eBay (item 290286026538 end time Mar-30-09 06:34:06 PDT)

 

ok thank you, I will definetly get one of those today, I am going to also get the necessary things for the Brooklynella disease. Hopefully between the 2 my fish will be healthy.

When or how long should I wait before I add any more fish to my tank? the wrasse always seems to be sad and hiding all the time if there is no other fish in the tank.

 

Make sure that is actually the disease in your tank. Maltreating a symptom can lead to many other problems. Your tank is only 4.5 months old right now with a modest load, so I would suggest waiting another 2 months to let your bacterial system catch up to your bioload a bit more.
As an FYI regarding water changes and lower dissolved organics: When you do a 10% waterchange, it will only reduce the bad stuff by 10% as well. If you have 20ppm nitrates, doing a 10% waterchange will only reduce the nitrates by 10% as well, so optimistically you will still have 18ppm nitrates all things considered. Just wanted to point that out if you ever run into a situation where you feel you need to lower NO3 in a hurry.
Don't worry about the wrasse looking sad. They like to hide normally. Another thing to consider is that wrasses are known to harrass peaceful and docile fish that don't normally fight back. It is something to consider when looking at why your clowns have been dying.

 

ok Thank you Tigermike, I will wait a few weeks and then I will try it again with more precaution and alot more supervision. Is there any way of knowing or a way of testing the water to see if the disease was the problem? I honestly dont think theres a disease, my corals are as happy as can be and actually growing at an alarming rate isnt corals suppose to be harder to maintain than fish? Weird huh?

I did about a 40% water change yesturday and I will do another one today maybe about 20%...

About the wrasse I never really seen him bother anyone except my Xenia... If I am having all these troubles with a 16g then I should have my 80g running for a year before thinking of adding anything....lol its just very frustrating

 

Brooklynella, Cryptocaryon (Marine Ich/White Spot Disease), and Oodinium effect fish only. Corals have their own set of diseases and parasites that we worry about in this hobby.

Good luck!