Fish Only tank

jloventh · Dec 2, 2003

I recently set up a new tank that is about 6 weeks old. I had a Yellow Tang and a Percula Clown fish in it. I changed the water last weekend and it got really cloudy after the change. It cleared up within 6-8 hours. 2 days later I added a Coral Beauty. Within 48 hours of that my Tang died. Did the cloudiness kill my Tang?
Did the Coral Beauty do it? or I also have a Green hair algae that is forming all across the sand....did that do it ? Or are Tangs just a little to sensative for all this ?

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Jeff

MonoSebaelover · Dec 3, 2003

Welcome to Aquaria Central. The biggest problem is Tangs are very sensitive and are not recommended for tanks under 6 months old. Same with Angels. If the tank went cloudy it could be because of a bacteria bloom or you stirred stuff up in the tank which could have caused an ammonia spike. Anyway, I would let your tank settle down for a while and pick hardier fish for the beginning and go for the more sensitive fish later. Anyway, hope this helps.

jloventh · Dec 3, 2003

Thanks

Makes sense...do you think the Coral Beauty and the percula clown are hardy enough for now ?

MonoSebaelover · Dec 3, 2003

The Clown will be fine, just keep an eye on the Angel, be careful not to make any sudden changes, they don't like that at all. Anyway, hope this helps and good luck.

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