I began a new 120 gal saltwater aquarium July 9th---very slowly and patiently. The end of August we introduced a Coral Banded Shrimp and a few snails. They did well so a couple of weeks later we added an Emerald Crab and a "?Sallie?" Crab , starfish, fire shrimp with 6 small "cleaner shrimp" and a Lawnmower Blennie.
Everyone did well until around Oct 9? Our water continued to check out well so we introduced a pair of yellow watchman gobies, another shrimp gobie-(?forget the name-beautiful though-red striped with high dorsal fin that was yellow), 4 "nemos", and a foxface. Initially 3 of the "nemos" died within 3 days followed 2 days later by our oldest resident the lawnmower blennie. The 3 shrimp gobies did well and looked well and then last week we lost all three separately within a 5 day span. The gobies never looked ill.
Does anyone have any ideas? Our water has been checked out repeatedly, we have already had a 25% water exchange, etc. Someone suggested that it could be the coral banded shrimp killling off of the gobies. Also we have lost 5 of our 6 small cleaner shrimp. The fire shrimp is doing great!
Any ideas would be welcomed! Our beginning coral are also doing well and look great.
Everyone did well until around Oct 9? Our water continued to check out well so we introduced a pair of yellow watchman gobies, another shrimp gobie-(?forget the name-beautiful though-red striped with high dorsal fin that was yellow), 4 "nemos", and a foxface. Initially 3 of the "nemos" died within 3 days followed 2 days later by our oldest resident the lawnmower blennie. The 3 shrimp gobies did well and looked well and then last week we lost all three separately within a 5 day span. The gobies never looked ill.
Does anyone have any ideas? Our water has been checked out repeatedly, we have already had a 25% water exchange, etc. Someone suggested that it could be the coral banded shrimp killling off of the gobies. Also we have lost 5 of our 6 small cleaner shrimp. The fire shrimp is doing great!
Any ideas would be welcomed! Our beginning coral are also doing well and look great.