Clownfish Dying HELP

[Susan.G]

I have had my clownfish for around 1 month in my 124L (32 Gallons). They are currently 2 and a half years old. 2 days ago they both stopped eating and this morning I woke up to see my male lying on the floor sideways breathing heavily and not moving his fins. It doesn’t look like he has any parasites. My female is still swimming but towards the side. I checked the water parameters and nitrite and amonia were both 0pm and salinity was 1.024. What did I do wrong? How do I fix it?

[fe342185]

Nitrates? Anything else in the tank showing any signs of distress?


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[fe342185]

Sounds like some time of contamination if all parameters are good. I would start with putting carbon.


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[jaykm]

Originally Posted by Susan.G

I have had my clownfish for around 1 month in my 124L (32 Gallons). They are currently 2 and a half years old. 2 days ago they both stopped eating and this morning I woke up to see my male lying on the floor sideways breathing heavily and not moving his fins. It doesn’t look like he has any parasites. My female is still swimming but towards the side. I checked the water parameters and nitrite and amonia were both 0pm and salinity was 1.024. What did I do wrong? How do I fix it?

What’s your nitrate at? Any new tank mates? What’s your feeding schedule? Any nipped fins, marks or anything?

[Susan.G]

It turns out the sea water I collected was bad. I’ve been collecting seawater for 10 years and have never had a problem. The water also killed my blue tang that was 10+ years old. I’m going to start using salt instead.