Help! The fishies are dieing!

Discussion in 'General Reef Topics' started by juliew, Nov 9, 2009.

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  1. juliew

    juliew Coral Banded Shrimp

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    No, we are pretty good about keeping unwanted chemicals out.
     
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  2. yamaharider73

    yamaharider73 Kole Tang

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    Maybe leaking oil out of a pump.
     
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  3. juliew

    juliew Coral Banded Shrimp

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    We never saw if the mandarine ate the frozen food.
     
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  4. blumoon reefers

    blumoon reefers Millepora

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    The mandarin might not have been getting enough to eat.

    Some others might chime in with other ideas, but I would seriously think about trying a new LFS.
     
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  5. juliew

    juliew Coral Banded Shrimp

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    Would the clowns or urchin harass the others?
     
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  6. juliew

    juliew Coral Banded Shrimp

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    What about the hair algae? Would that make any difference?
     
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  7. slocal

    slocal Doot!

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    The clowns might, but never the urchin. You'd know if it was the clowns because the fish would definitely show some damage.

    Any flashing or darting around quickly in spurts before any of them died?
     
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  8. blumoon reefers

    blumoon reefers Millepora

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    The clowns are in the same family as damsels so they can be aggressive. But I would think that a coral beauty and a tang would be able to take on the clowns.

    I have never heard of hair algae killing fish. I am not familiar with urchins. Sorry, no help on that one.
     
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  9. yamaharider73

    yamaharider73 Kole Tang

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    What type of water? RO, well, city. maybe chlorine getting in the system
     
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  10. juliew

    juliew Coral Banded Shrimp

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    No, they acted normally before they died.
     
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