I have a 28 gal bowfront that’s been running a little over a month. We added a pair of ocellaris clowns about 3 weeks ago after the tank cycled. Added a pistol/YWG pair about a week and a half later. Everything has been great. Added 2 nassarius snails and 2 trochus snails yesterday along with a new power head because I wanted more flow. Everyone was fine last night. The snails acclimated great, the 2 nassarius snails buried themselves and kind of hung out. The 2 trochus snails went in different directions around the tank. The fish and shrimp ate like usual.
When I woke up this morning, the clowns were breathing heavy and staying near the bottom. I checked the levels and the only thing that seemed off was the PH which was reading around 7.4 or a little below. After a few hours one of the clowns became increasingly more lethargic and then died. The YWG was hiding in his den but never came out. The other clown was still lethargic. After the first clown died we did a 40% water change and checked the levels again. Salinity is 1.026, ammonia is 0, nitrites 0 and nitrates are low. PH is still really low, around 7.2-7.4. We use tetra easy strips.
Right now the snails are alive but not moving much. I have the YWG and the lone clown in a container with a heater and an air stone. The shrimp is doing his thing digging. Windows are open and one power head is agitating the water. No spots on the fish. Help?
When I woke up this morning, the clowns were breathing heavy and staying near the bottom. I checked the levels and the only thing that seemed off was the PH which was reading around 7.4 or a little below. After a few hours one of the clowns became increasingly more lethargic and then died. The YWG was hiding in his den but never came out. The other clown was still lethargic. After the first clown died we did a 40% water change and checked the levels again. Salinity is 1.026, ammonia is 0, nitrites 0 and nitrates are low. PH is still really low, around 7.2-7.4. We use tetra easy strips.
Right now the snails are alive but not moving much. I have the YWG and the lone clown in a container with a heater and an air stone. The shrimp is doing his thing digging. Windows are open and one power head is agitating the water. No spots on the fish. Help?