Whats wrong with my fish ??

[Aquattro]

Janalta, good answer!

[daniella3d]

Well, that might just be what's wrong with your fish, or at least part of what's wrong. If the tank is too young and does not have enough bacterias to handle such bioload, you are going to have ammonia in the water and that irritate and burn the gills.

If you don't see any physical sign like white dots or white velvety coat on the fish and they are scratching, it might just be ammonia upsetting them.

I don't think anyone has posted this to upset you or criticize you, it was just a good point to verify as it might just be the problem or a big part of it.

Originally Posted by FWC

O.k ,yes ,my tank is young and such.

However that is not the issue. I did not post here to be heckled about my tank and its stock and maturity.

So I maintain my original question ,what is wrong with my fish and how do I fix it ??

[FWC]

O.k ,more info.

I just tested the water ,it came back the following. It probably also explains the coral not looking so hot.

Nitate = 3
Nitrite = 0.05
Ammonia = 0.7
pH = 7.3 (I believe the low ammonia is why the coral is un-happy)

Tank has been up for about 2 months

Also the anthias wasnt ill looking when I added her ,however after a few days eyes ,and then body clouded over and she died.

Also something is coming over the filefish. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j...h/DSCF9638.jpg
http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j...h/DSCF9639.jpg
http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j...h/DSCF9640.jpg

ETA : Sorry if I seem snappish/over defensive or anything ,it's just one of those things...if that makes sence

[Borderjumper]

Is that an orange spot filefish? If so.. I thnk they are very specific on what they eat...

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Is that an orange spot filefish? If so.. I thnk they are very specific on what they eat...

Believe they only eat coral...not a good choice for a fish.

[Aquattro]

Yup, just checked, they require SPS corals for snacking on.

[Borderjumper]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Believe they only eat coral...not a good choice for a fish.

I think they only eat acro polyps

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

I think they only eat acro polyps

Correct. The fish is already dead

[FWC]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Correct. The fish is already dead

Try telling that to mine

She eats frozen food pasted onto SPS skeletons. If the mood strikes her she will also take frozen off of the bottom.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by FWC

There have been two in the last week.

First was a female anthias who was badly beat up by my male ,and she soon developed a cloudy layer over he eyes ,followed by clowing over by her whole body ,loss of balance ,stopped eating and died.

I replaced her with another female last night ,and she looks to be pretty healthy so far.

Originally Posted by FWC

I picked up a little cleaner wrasse toight to help ease the fishes itching, all my fish are molesting him to clean them :P

Originally Posted by FWC

O.k ,more info.

I just tested the water ,it came back the following. It probably also explains the coral not looking so hot.

Nitate = 3
Nitrite = 0.05
Ammonia = 0.7
pH = 7.3 (I believe the low ammonia is why the coral is un-happy)

Tank has been up for about 2 months

Also the anthias wasnt ill looking when I added her ,however after a few days eyes ,and then body clouded over and she died.

Also something is coming over the filefish. I'll let the pictures do the talking.

too many added at too soon i believe you maxed out your bio load, there are 6 fish in the picture above and the tank is only 2 mths old.....minus cycling and its alot of fish in a couple short weeks.


the tests say so them selves there should be no amonia present in a healthy tank.

fish will always go to the cleaner because there is nothing else they can do the cleaner will always accept a free meal.


first i would get rid of the amonia by a hefty water change and feed the fish with garlic soaked foods.i wouldnt add anything else to the tank for a few weeks, they really need to mature. the way to a successful tank from scratch is one with a low bio load added over time.

good luck