First loss....

[Coralgurl]

So I went away this weekend, got home, check tank, female clown is missing. I fed the fish as she is a little pig, but no sign of her, check overflows and sump, nothing. Look behind the tank and she's all dried up on the carpet. Not sure what made her jump.

I also notice my blue hippo tang has a cloudy eye. I've done some reading, not sure if I should do anything??

[daniella3d]

That's really sad. I don't know why but these things tend to happen a lot when we leave town.

For the cloudy eye, I would just do a water change for now and it should return to normal. Feed it good food with garlic.

Originally Posted by Coralgurl

So I went away this weekend, got home, check tank, female clown is missing. I fed the fish as she is a little pig, but no sign of her, check overflows and sump, nothing. Look behind the tank and she's all dried up on the carpet. Not sure what made her jump.

I also notice my blue hippo tang has a cloudy eye. I've done some reading, not sure if I should do anything??

[reefgirl189]

It's bad luck week for most of us here on canreef .

I lost two fish this week for no reason. No idea where they've gone.

Sorry about your hippo. Is it in just one eye or in both?

[Nano]

Sorry to hear. We lost my favorite cichlid 2 weeks ago, same way but we have a glass top, he managed to jump out of a small spot near the filter about the size of his body... The cat found him and meowed to let me know. real bummer

[Coralgurl]

Ya, I'm bummed about it, but I guess it happens.

Will do a small water change tomorrow, did one last weekend.....

Reef girl, I had 2 fish disappear in the 55 without a trace, my bicolor blenny and mystery wrasse, I know how you feel

[reefgirl189]

While we are kind of on topic would you replace that fish without knowing the reason for its death in the first place?

The reason I ask is because my sailfin passed away about a month ago and I have no idea why. I really miss him and I want to get another but I'm afraid he'd meet the same demise. So is it irresponsible to get a replacement fish without knowing the cause of the death on the first one?

[DiverDude]

The sad reality is that sometimes livestock die and we don't (and won't ever) conclusively know why.

Without the equipment to fully analyze every aspect of the water (and the education to interpret the results) we sometimes just have to accept that s**t happens. It's frustrating.

I'd say of you've tested all parameters and all other livestock is behaving normally and you've waited a period (a month is more than reasonable, IMO) then I can't see why you couldn't introduce new livestock.

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

While we are kind of on topic would you replace that fish without knowing the reason for its death in the first place?

The reason I ask is because my sailfin passed away about a month ago and I have no idea why. I really miss him and I want to get another but I'm afraid he'd meet the same demise. So is it irresponsible to get a replacement fish without knowing the cause of the death on the first one?

I wouldn't consider a second attempt irresponsible, provided the first casualty was otherwise healthy.

Personally, I'm resigned to the fact I shouldn't have a Lawnmower Blenny, but that's after losing 3 and knowing how they met their demise. The first one was my fault (newb mistake) for not properly covering the intake of an AquaClear powerhead. In his grazing frenzy he obviously got too close & got stuck to it. By the time I saw him he was already dead. The second was a carpet surfer, found him on the floor all dried up. The third attempt was sketchy at the start since the guy was tiny when I got him. But against those odds, chased by nearly every other fish in the tank, he made it to adult size with no harm done. After about a year as an adult, he just stopped eating & starved. Sad to watch but I could do nothing to get him to eat. So I guess for the last one I didn't really know why, but I knew how. In any case, much as I appreciate their character, I won't try another. Maybe when I get a larger tank....

[tt101]

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

It's bad luck week for most of us here on canreef .

I lost two fish this week for no reason. No idea where they've gone.

Sorry about your hippo. Is it in just one eye or in both?

omg this is so true, my angel died for no reason a couple days ago too. it was perfectly fine and thenh suddenly spiraled and died.....

[ryanb69]

~~about the cloudy eye

I have been doing lots of reading the past week on the disease flukes, and a cloudy eye is a common symptom. Are there any other symptoms in the fish such as lower appetite, random head twitching/shaking, rapid breathing?