Newbie here needing help

[natalieyork3]

If I missed this, make sure your topping off evaporated water with RODI water, not the premixed saltwater. When your water evaporates the salt stays in your tank so you don’t want to top off with saltwater if that makes sense! Good luck!

Yes! Thats what we have. Thank you

 

[natalieyork3]

I know you didn't ask me but...
Its best to use a mix of foods, it really depends on the diet of the fish.
Looks like you have clowns and a banggai cardinal. I would feed mysis shrimp and tdo chroma boost
I like to feed mysis in the evening and tdo in the morning, just beacuse pellet foods are easier.

do you order this

 

[BristleWormHater]

do you order this

You can order tdo no problem, but for mysis it would be cheaper to buy the mysis at a fish store because its a frozen food.

 

[ScottJ]

There is a cute eel looking fish eel there too. He hides and rarely comes out. We wondered if she killed him. She’s very aggressive. If we took her out and just had her by herself, would the other clown become mean too?

Clowns are fine to keep alone, but some are mean, some are sweet. I had a single clown who would bite my hand every time I had it in the tank. Would even swim to the surface and try to get me if I was close. I have a single clown in another tank who is a model citizen. All depends.

You probably have some kind of Goby who is the eel looking fish. They are usually ok because they do spend a lot of time hidden on the rocks near the sand. ie, they don't compete for the same space as the clowns.

 

[ScottJ]

This is the only other fish (eel) than the clowns now

I really have no idea, maybe someone else can ID?

 

[jcmjoe]

Is it a coris wrasse?

 

[natalieyork3]

Clowns are fine to keep alone, but some are mean, some are sweet. I had a single clown who would bite my hand every time I had it in the tank. Would even swim to the surface and try to get me if I was close. I have a single clown in another tank who is a model citizen. All depends.

You probably have some kind of Goby who is the eel looking fish. They are usually ok because they do spend a lot of time hidden on the rocks near the sand. ie, they don't compete for the same space as the clowns.

She bites me every time I try to clean it or even try to feed them. I had tj take her out today and out her in a cup while I did all this

 

[natalieyork3]

Is it a coris wrasse?

I’ll find out next week when I go back for water. It’s and he from here.

 

[jcmjoe]

It looks like a wrasse or dottyback ! You’ll have to let me know! Haha

 

[BristleWormHater]

There is a cute eel looking fish eel there too. He hides and rarely comes out. We wondered if she killed him. She’s very aggressive. If we took her out and just had her by herself, would the other clown become mean too?

Is it a pipefish?

They are hard to keep as they are delicate and picky eaters,I and everyone else have been telling you to increase your flow, but just make sure you don't overdue it for this guy.
I recommended mysis shrimp earlier but get brine shrimp instead. All your fish will still eat it but it is smaller so pipefish can eat it too, but they would struggle with mysis.
Al that depend on whether my pipefish assumption was right though.

 

[natalieyork3]

Is it a pipefish?

They are hard to keep as they are delicate and picky eaters,I and everyone else have been telling you to increase your flow, but just make sure you don't overdue it for this guy.
I recommended mysis shrimp earlier but get brine shrimp instead. All your fish will still eat it but it is smaller so pipefish can eat it too, but they would struggle with mysis.
Al that depend on whether my pipefish assumption was right though.

He almost glows. He is less than 2 in long and stays under the rock or in that castle.

 

[BristleWormHater]

He almost glows. He is less than 2 in long and stays under the rock or in that castle.

I can't get anything from that pic, could you try a better one? I can tell you it's not a pipefush though, so scratch everything I just said.

 

[natalieyork3]

It looks like a wrasse or dottyback ! You’ll have to let me know! Haha

Found it on the store site. Its a Neon Dottyback

 

[natalieyork3]

I can't get anything from that pic, could you try a better one? I can tell you it's not a pipefush though, so scratch everything I just said.

Been looking through the Aquatic Cove we go too. Its a Neon Dottyback

 

[ScottJ]

She bites me every time I try to clean it or even try to feed them. I had tj take her out today and out her in a cup while I did all this

Just be aware that fish will jump when startled, and they have no concept that where they land will NOT be the ocean! Also, that clown will probably learn, sooner rather than later, that when that net comes into view, bad things happen.

I just wore a pair of long rubber gloves when I worked in that tank. That clown could try to bite all she wanted, I just laughed at her! A lot of people always wear gloves in the tank, and it really is a good idea. Rocks can be sharp, Vermetidae snails will poke you, and there will probably be bristle worms.

 

[natalieyork3]

Need yalls help again. I have a 32 gal Bio Cube. Levels have been perfect for 2 wks so I finally decided to put fish in my new tank at the house Friday. We put 2 clowns and one Starki Damsel. The 2 clowns stay up in the corner unless they see food and the Starki was social until Yesterday. He started staying under a rock. Didn’t want to eat or come out. I checked the ammonia and it had changed to almost .25. I changed out 2 gallons and rechecked it this morning with no change. But little damsel wasn’t moving his back tail and color was off. 2 hrs later he was gone. Ammonia is still at .25, everything else is on point. The 2 clowns seem to not want to come out of the corner. They really don’t swim like fish. You would think something was wrong with them. I’m so wanting this to work to enjoy them. I know it’s a learning curve but I’m lost and losing a fish at that price within a 3 day period the last pics was Friday and blue light is tonight