so the store i work in has a 75 gallon salt water tank.. we have had it for about 2 years now.. when we first got the tank.. it was all live rock.. i would say about almost 100 lbs of rock.. in the tank was a bubble tip anemone, yellow belly damsel, clown (nemo), 2 marone clowns 1 male n female.also a star fish not sure the kind, and i would think its a cardinal fish black and a silver color. mostly just floats around and dashes. the female roamed the tank n terrorized the other clown.. that tank set up been the same way for 4 years previous. for a while the tank has not been taking care of properly. it looked like a someone gave up on.. I took the liberty of cleaning out the entire tank myself.. i took out about 30lbs of the live rock that is now just rock. did a complete water change bought a new light cause the old one was for the live rock and it was also broke. Basically re did everything in the tank.. once i redid the entire tank i added all my old fish back in the tank.. ( the nemo clown died months before from the large female clown chasing him and biting him) also the bubble anemone died.
i went out and bought some new fish. 2 electric blue damsels and what i believe is a large chromis. and a new nemo clown.. everyone one was swimming and eating and the tanked looked awesome. a week later the maroon clown boy died out of no where. i came in and could not find him. i found him between 2 rocks at the bottom. I also noticed that the large female clown was just floating in the back of the tank which this fish never does.. i tryed to feed her but she didnt eat i new their was a problem. next day that fish also died. now the 2 fish that were in their the longest now died. So i went out and added some more fish.. came back with a tomato clown and a yellow tang.. yellow tang is so beautiful. Everything is wonderful up until today.. i found my yellow tang at the bottom of the tank up on the side of a rock. he passed and now im getting frustrated as to why the fish are dying.. i have checked the salt daily it is perfect.. i do not have a water test kit as i just found out that its a must the keeps levels in good condition.. i dont know if the new tank mates made most of the old fish stressed but i had 11 fish and now i have 6.. i Also have alot of that aiptasia all over the place.. before i did the change it looked like it was taking over...after the water change not as many but they are starting to come back fast and are getting bigger.. Does anyone have any ideas or advise i can use.. Im just feel bad for the fish n the tank that looked horrible.. I know that thier is going to be alot of question for me, so i will try to answer them the best i can.. thanks alot for your time
i went out and bought some new fish. 2 electric blue damsels and what i believe is a large chromis. and a new nemo clown.. everyone one was swimming and eating and the tanked looked awesome. a week later the maroon clown boy died out of no where. i came in and could not find him. i found him between 2 rocks at the bottom. I also noticed that the large female clown was just floating in the back of the tank which this fish never does.. i tryed to feed her but she didnt eat i new their was a problem. next day that fish also died. now the 2 fish that were in their the longest now died. So i went out and added some more fish.. came back with a tomato clown and a yellow tang.. yellow tang is so beautiful. Everything is wonderful up until today.. i found my yellow tang at the bottom of the tank up on the side of a rock. he passed and now im getting frustrated as to why the fish are dying.. i have checked the salt daily it is perfect.. i do not have a water test kit as i just found out that its a must the keeps levels in good condition.. i dont know if the new tank mates made most of the old fish stressed but i had 11 fish and now i have 6.. i Also have alot of that aiptasia all over the place.. before i did the change it looked like it was taking over...after the water change not as many but they are starting to come back fast and are getting bigger.. Does anyone have any ideas or advise i can use.. Im just feel bad for the fish n the tank that looked horrible.. I know that thier is going to be alot of question for me, so i will try to answer them the best i can.. thanks alot for your time