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dead fish need help

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by ntltrailers, Feb 15, 2012.

  1. ntltrailers

    ntltrailers Inactive User

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    I am new at this and I bought a Magnificent foxface and some black and white clown fish last night. I put them in the tank aand went to bed about 11:30 they we all swimming good. I woke up at 5:30 in the morning and my naso tang and flame anglefish and the magnificent foxface were dead. Can sombody give me some ideas what happen? The tang and angle fish have been in my tank for a month.
     
  2. PotRoast

    PotRoast Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    Perhaps the naso and the foxface fought all night....the fox face has poisonous spines.

    The anglefish could have died from all the ammonia in the tank caused by the dead fish.

    I wasn't there so obviously take this with a grain of salt.
     
  3. danmgray Well-Known ReefKeeper

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    Low oxygen level? May be possible depending on tank size, qty & size of fish, water circulation, surface agitation, etc.
     
  4. ntltrailers

    ntltrailers Inactive User

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    I did put 2 new power heads in and my tank is 75 gallon. Could this have anything to do with it?
     
  5. xroads Veteran Reefkeeper Vendor

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    I would start out with checking the basics.

    Ammonia, nitrate, temp, salinity.

    Could be stress induced if everything else was ok, I would look at low oxygen levels, but if you have plenty of water movement, that should be ok.
     

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