My 1st marine tank

From my experience, but only been keeping fish for 18months, clowns just before a full moon can be quite aggressive as it's their spawning time. Chromis are also a very aggressive fish, more so since you only have one. Have they ever fought before?

Your snails could have half eaten your fish as that's their job. Have you noticed any damage to the fish like bite marks? My clowns 3 days ago killed a snail that ventured into their corner lol. Always fighting with my chromis.

Other than that the bristle worm wouldn't kill a fish unless it was quite big.

Sukahn wrote:

From my experience, but only been keeping fish for 18months, clowns just before a full moon can be quite aggressive as it's their spawning time. Chromis are also a very aggressive fish, more so since you only have one. Have they ever fought before?

Your snails could have half eaten your fish as that's their job. Have you noticed any damage to the fish like bite marks? My clowns 3 days ago killed a snail that ventured into their corner lol. Always fighting with my chromis.

Other than that the bristle worm wouldn't kill a fish unless it was quite big.

Never noticed any aggression before and the clowns are very small, didn't notice any bite marks on the scooter but did see some on the gramma. Could've been the chromi I suppose, also have a skunk shrimp in there who stole food from the scooter at feeding time. Oh well hopefully il be more lucky next time

Yeah

If I have to bet on a fish I would say the chromi. I had 3 of them once in my tank for over 2 days before I pulled them all out.

One of them on its own killed a 4 inch naso tang who I just put in the tank along with the chromis.

Very territorial fish, keep an eye on him!

Bohrio wrote:

Yeah

If I have to bet on a fish I would say the chromi. I had 3 of them once in my tank for over 2 days before I pulled them all out.

One of them on its own killed a 4 inch naso tang who I just put in the tank along with the chromis.

Very territorial fish, keep an eye on him!

might have to get rid of him, he was the first fish I put in there with the shrimp just after the tank was cycled. Never really liked chromis anyway

Sukahn I'm in Galway tomorrow and if you want the chromi to put in your tank to help with cycling yiu can have him for nothing? Just let me know

Lol, I still have 3 in my other tank cause I can't get them out without dismantling rock. Really wish I never got them. Far too aggressive. Charles will take him back. He got 5 in in his delivery and they should be kept in larger group.

Let me know if your going down and I'll meet ya in there. Its my birthday tomorrow so going to guilt him into a discount lol.

Happy birthday for tomorrow

Sukahn wrote:

Lol, I still have 3 in my other tank cause I can't get them out without dismantling rock. Really wish I never got them. Far too aggressive. Charles will take him back. He got 5 in in his delivery and they should be kept in larger group.

Let me know if your going down and I'll meet ya in there. Its my birthday tomorrow so going to guilt him into a discount lol.

Happy bday buddy, I didn't buy him in sh so doubt hel take him? I be down between 3-4 tomorrow

He'll still take it. He doesn't know what he sells lol. I have to head down and get parts for my reactor or buy a new one so I'll be heading down as well. Might wait till you are heading and I'll meet ya down there.

robert wrote:

Happy birthday for tomorrow

Cheers mate

Jesus ...two deaths in the same day is heart breaking ( but wouldn't worry too much about it...the red scooter are a tricky fish anyway and really do need a well established aquarium....with loads of pods available..and the royal grammar I've had two of those in past one just dissapeared for no reason and the the other got Bullied by another fish....

We live and learn and everyone's tank is different with lots of different prsonalities in there.........

Time for something new and cool

carlowchris wrote:

Jesus ...two deaths in the same day is heart breaking ( but wouldn't worry too much about it...the red scooter are a tricky fish anyway and really do need a well established aquarium....with loads of pods available..and the royal grammar I've had two of those in past one just dissapeared for no reason and the the other got Bullied by another fish....

We live and learn and everyone's tank is different with lots of different prsonalities in there.........

Time for something new and cool

The gramma was my son's so probably will get him another, really like gobies like the pink spotted and love wrasses but they can be aggressive, any suggestions?

Sukahn wrote:

He'll still take it. He doesn't know what he sells lol. I have to head down and get parts for my reactor or buy a new one so I'll be heading down as well. Might wait till you are heading and I'll meet ya down there.

Cool I might bring it so, maybe hel give me a snail or crab for it if I'm lucky ya il comment on this tomorrow when I'm on the way from athlone

Just leaving now be in Seahorse around 4

Sorry mate, both my kids are sick so wasn't able to get down

No worries at all bud, hope the kids are well

Kids have been sick all weekend lol. Even worse tonight but im back in work again so my misses aint happy lol.

Did the guys have any ideas on what happened to your fish? Did they blame the chromis as well lol.

When are they ever happy lol no they didn't really, thought It very strange that a chromi would do it but then said if it was on its own then it was possible and it was on its own, he's gone as soon as I can catch the fecker

Good luck with that. I have only ever removed one from my running tank. Best way is to get them used to eating from whatever you feed the tank with. If you use a pipet i found it was quite good, gave up on the others lol.

Sorry for ur loss bud theirs nothing as bad but wouldn't be blaming the chromis I've mine yrs now they will scrap with each other but never seen the go for another fish
They need allot of food as thet are very active

Did ya get anything new yet??....gobies are cool but in a new aquarium they don't seem to last long.....they also need loads of pods to survive....longest I had one live for was about 18 months.....

A six line wrasse is a good one...not really aggressive except to other wrasse s.. ....very active and swimming around all the time.....had a leopard wrasse once.... .never knew if it was dead or alive cause it constantly hid all the time.....a lot of wrasse s behave similar....so the six line seems to be a good tank choice.

I thought damsels were only aggressive with other damsels???....that must of Been one mean cromis to kill a tang.

No nothing as of yet really trying to take my time although the new livestock in sh is very appealing, so what your saying is to hold of on goby for a little longer, thas good to hear about the six line cos really do like them and might just take a chance on one.
Is there any cool bottom dwelling fish any of you would recommend?
Ordered them filter socks you recommended Chris and ordered a holder on ebay.
If the chromis didn't kill my fish I don't know what did

One fish I really like and it is a good algae eater as well as a bottom dweler is the Salarias Ramosus Gobby

Lovely looking fella, just make sure is compatible with what you have, peaceful as well!



Well is mostly a rock dweller but still pretty

Cool looking fish

Is that a snow flake blenney??

I've one of those on my tank...peacefull and even cooler than think....they blend into the rock unbelievably well and are very hard to spot sometimes even when there right in front of your face......

They can also change the amount of black and white they display on there skin to help camouflage themselves.....it's only when ya see them swim away they can almost go from a pure white to black on a couple of seconds.

Yeap!

I like that fish, not sure how he/she would get along with the jawfish though so for the moment is a no no... but we will see.

I think it is very cool, specially at close look

carlowchris wrote:

Is that a snow flake blenney??

I've one of those on my tank...peacefull and even cooler than think....they blend into the rock unbelievably well and are very hard to spot sometimes even when there right in front of your face......

They can also change the amount of black and white they display on there skin to help camouflage themselves.....it's only when ya see them swim away they can almost go from a pure white to black on a couple of seconds.

Yes I looked them up and there also known as starry blenny or snowflake blenny, cool fish but also says well established tank

Just my taught for the tank, if your thinking of putting in something that mainly feeds on copepods I would stay away from the six line. He is a complete all round hunter and will eat most pests but also most of the copepods.

What are you looking at down in seahorse. Wait till wed, Charles has a good order in so wait till you see what he gets then.

Sukahn wrote:

Just my taught for the tank, if your thinking of putting in something that mainly feeds on copepods I would stay away from the six line. He is a complete all round hunter and will eat most pests but also most of the copepods.

What are you looking at down in seahorse. Wait till wed, Charles has a good order in so wait till you see what he gets then.

Don't have any copepods in the tank but always wanted a wrasse but love the gobys aswel especially the pink spotted. Would I be wring in saying you have a pink spotted?