Apwhite
New Member
I’ve kept various freshwater fish over the years but I just recently started my first saltwater tank. It’s a 10g and I cycled it for several weeks with the help of tetra safe start plus. My aquarium has been fully cycled for about a week now, but I waited to put a fish into it until yesterday just in case. Yesterday I bought my fish—an ocellaris clown. A little baby from petco. I brought him home and drip acclimated him to my tank. After a little over an hour, I added him to the tank and he seemed to be having a blast! He explored all the little corners of the tank and enjoyed swimming around in his new home. I have a fake anemone in the tank, and it was so sweet to watch him play with it and eventually go to sleep in it. This morning I woke up and he is dead. I’m absolutely heartbroken and have no idea what happened. My water parameters were perfect according to my research. No ammonia or nitrite and about 15ppm nitrate (I read this was okay but now I’m questioning it). Ph 8.2. Salinity 0.023. Temperature 78-80 degrees Fahrenheit. RO water. He didn’t seem sad in the tank. Like I said he seemed very healthy and wasn’t moping around somewhere or anything. It didn’t look like was was struggling for air or anything either. I am so confused and heartbroken. I have no idea what happened. I want to get another fish soon, but I’m terrified. Is there something wrong with my tank? Or was it the fish? I am calling petco later today to ask some questions, but I wanted to know what use guys think. After I found him this morning I tested the water again. There was 0.25ppm nitrite. I’m wondering if this was enough to hurt him? He didn’t have red gills or anything though. Otherwise I have no idea what happened. Please help!!!