First my magnificent foxface now my blonde naso

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  1. malac0da13

    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    Like a week ago my my foxface turned dark and just layed around till it died. There were nips on the tail I chocked it up to my pygmy hawkfish and the foxface being a wimp. Well now my blonde naso is doing the same thing. Its tail looks fine. It has been hiding all day but it came out to eat when I dumped mysis shrimp in. Now it is just laying in the corner all black with a lil white/light gray on bottom. What is offing my fish one by one?!?!?
     
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  3. Big Al's Online

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    What are the water parameters like in your aquarium? Have you tested all your levels recently?

    What other fish are in the tank?
     
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    veedubshafer Banned

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    Oh no! Those are pretty much my 2 favorite fish! I don't know whats wrong but BUMP for a local guy in need!
     
  5. malac0da13

    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    I am testing everything right now...PH is like 8.1 nitrite and ammonia seem zero. temp is 79.6. When the foxface was dying all the levels were 0. I assume they are still zero because only thing I changed was I added a maxima clam. There is also 2 false percs, 2 chromis, orange spotted goby, cleaner wrasse, cleaner shrimp, and there should still be a pygmy hawk fish some where but I haven't seen it for a few days. Then again I hardly ever see it as it hides in the rocks all the time and is only an inch long if that.
     
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    not again!! noooo. pics?
     
  7. malac0da13

    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    Nitrates are 0. I also just did a 10 gallon water change like 2 days ago. Used RO/DI water.

    Lemme try to snap a picture of him. He doesn't seem to be laying over as much as the fox face was yet.
     
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  9. malac0da13

    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    Cell phone pic. I tried using my nice new DSLR but couldnt get a shot to save my life...or the fish's for that matter.

    edit: oh sorry about the glass its behind the rocks and cant get anything back there to clean it.
     

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    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    I got a better picture of the tang. I don't seem to remember those 2 dark spots towards its tail and are all those little white spots ich?
     

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    malac0da13 Torch Coral

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    No ideas? Look how sad he looks...
     

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    Marine Fish Diseases and Parasites

    here is a site that shows a lot of the marine illnesses. It looks like it at least has ick but it could be other things also. How does the fish seem to be breathing? There anything around the gills?