jelwyoming
03/25/2007, 08:21 PM
I have a 120g tall reef tank with an established pair of ocellaris clowns living in a GBTA for nearly 2 years. A couple of months ago, I came across a deal on a RBTA. I added that and after about 2 weeks added a small pair of supposedly tank bred gold band maroons. They took to the new BTA right away. Since the BTA's are on opposited ends and levels of the tank the old clowns payed no attention to them.
Within 3 days the little new clowns died. I put it off to poor shipping. No sign of anything else. I added an older pair of maroons that again took to the vacant BTA right away. All clowns getting along fine. All was well for about 2 weeks when the male ocellaris disappeared. About this time my chiller died and my tank temperature is moving from 73-83F while I cool it with fans until the new chiller get here. I thought that was it. I replaced him. The old female accepted the new young one quickly. All was well for about 2-3 weeks. Next the new male disappeared a week later agan. (no more new ones for now). Two weeks later the female maroon disappeared and two days later (today) my old female ocellaris died. At least this time I saw that over a day or two. No symptoms other than leaving the nem and swinging near the top. No white mucus, no spots, just a bit more rapid breathing. The female maroon was some what the same but never left the nem.
Could they be that sensitive to the temperature swings or could I have brook in the tank now? I have a 25w UV unit that I was going to put on the tank but haven't got to it. Will that tank care of it? I would hate to tear down the tank to rid it of this, but I am down to one male Maroon now that stays hidden in the BTA.
Please don't hammer me on not quarintining these. I made the mistake of assuming that a tank bred clown was relatively safe. Wrong assumption.
Within 3 days the little new clowns died. I put it off to poor shipping. No sign of anything else. I added an older pair of maroons that again took to the vacant BTA right away. All clowns getting along fine. All was well for about 2 weeks when the male ocellaris disappeared. About this time my chiller died and my tank temperature is moving from 73-83F while I cool it with fans until the new chiller get here. I thought that was it. I replaced him. The old female accepted the new young one quickly. All was well for about 2-3 weeks. Next the new male disappeared a week later agan. (no more new ones for now). Two weeks later the female maroon disappeared and two days later (today) my old female ocellaris died. At least this time I saw that over a day or two. No symptoms other than leaving the nem and swinging near the top. No white mucus, no spots, just a bit more rapid breathing. The female maroon was some what the same but never left the nem.
Could they be that sensitive to the temperature swings or could I have brook in the tank now? I have a 25w UV unit that I was going to put on the tank but haven't got to it. Will that tank care of it? I would hate to tear down the tank to rid it of this, but I am down to one male Maroon now that stays hidden in the BTA.
Please don't hammer me on not quarintining these. I made the mistake of assuming that a tank bred clown was relatively safe. Wrong assumption.