What happened to my Green Chromis?

[Jim Barry]

After a year and and half..... my Sailfin just died as well. In a matter of a hour, she started jerking and twitching and swimming upside down. she died within minutes.

I have now lost 4 fish in 5 hours. I did notice her gills were quite red before she died.

[TNTCanada]

That just sounds crazy sorry to hear about you loss. You might want to do a big water change and put a pile of carbon in. It might be something that droped in your tank or something that die that is toxic

Don't know what else to say

Good luck
Tyler

[Canadian Man]

did you spray any airfreshener in the room?

[muck]

Originally Posted by Canadian Man

did you spray any airfreshener in the room?

I was just thinking that as well...

[G1GY]

Originally Posted by Jim Barry

After a year and and half..... my Sailfin just died as well. In a matter of a hour, she started jerking and twitching and swimming upside down. she died within minutes.

I have now lost 4 fish in 5 hours. I did notice her gills were quite red before she died.

Sorry to hear this jim.

[Jim Barry]

No, we had a scented candle burning last night, but we do that all the time. My acrylic tank is covered on the top, so it is pretty well protected.

Last night I lost another fish..... this time it was one of the 2 blue/yellow Damsels. After seeing the aggressiveness of one of the Damsels last night, I am thinking it was a killing spree. But can a 1" Damsel kill a 4" Sailfin Tang?

This morning, I have still alive and doing well;

1 blue/yellow Damsel
1 Black/white Damsel
1 Atlantic Blue Tang
1 Tomato Clown
1 Green Chromis
1 Lawnmower Blenny

all the corals are doing fine....


???


Jim

[Jim Barry]

No..... correction..

I found the other blue Damsel, but it is hiding in the rocks.

[AJ_77]

Don't know what to say Jim, other than that's quite a little disaster. Sorry about your Sailfin. That's is the 2nd one I've heard of lately...

[Bob I]

I have a gut feeling it was a Damsel war that caused the problems. As to the Sailfin, Ross just lost his too for no apparent reason.

[Delphinus]

Very sorry to hear this Jim (and Ross, sorry to hear of your tang)

Your observation about the gills concerns me .. That doesn't sound like something a damsel could cause?? This sounds eerlily reminiscent of when I lost nearly all my fish in my ritteri tank a few months ago. One by one, they suffocated over the course of a few hours.

Anyhow, I know how discouraged you must be feeling right now. Hang in there.