Well I'm a bit saddened today because the first fish I bought for my tank has died, and in a weird way. To start, I introduced him into my tank back in May 2008. He's always been the hardiest and healthiest fish in the tank since. When I went to take a look at my tank this evening I noticed the tomato clown was missing. So I poked around my tank and discovered him laying on his side in the sand, **** it! I quickly got my net and scooped him out. What I discovered was the most bizarre fish death I've seen. I've got a semi-aggressive tank with a bi-color pseudochromis, an engineer goby and a valentini puffer. I was expecting to see some nipped fins, or some other form of attack. All of his fins were fine. However, his belly was extremely bloated and was dark grey in color. There was also a large hole on his underside measuring about 1mm in diameter. Any ideas as to what happened? Whatever happened to him I don't want happening to the rest of my fish.
Here is my recent tank activity. I last tested my water about a week ago. Everything was just as it should be, however my nitrates were a tad high, around 15. Nothing a due water change won't help. I've been feeding my tank the same frozen food and pellets for months. I introduced my Valentini Puffer to the tank about a week and a half ago. The puffer was bought from a very reputable LFS in my area and is very healthy.
I kinda had a special thing for this fish :bummed:
Here is my recent tank activity. I last tested my water about a week ago. Everything was just as it should be, however my nitrates were a tad high, around 15. Nothing a due water change won't help. I've been feeding my tank the same frozen food and pellets for months. I introduced my Valentini Puffer to the tank about a week and a half ago. The puffer was bought from a very reputable LFS in my area and is very healthy.
I kinda had a special thing for this fish :bummed: