****, Two dead clowns

[alexwolf]

I woke up this morning to one of my clowns acting funny. He was laying on the bottom of the tank breathing heavy. Well, when he saw me he flipped out, insane style!!!! Swam in circles banging his head on rocks. When i went home at lunch, he was dead. My other clown ended up in the sump somehow. This morning he was fine. When i went to pull him out of the sump, he fipped out like the other one and got sucked into the return pump. I couldnt find my blue tang anywhere, but when i was leaving she poked her head out and ducked behind the rocks again. Snails are fine, and i pulled a dead serpent star. Amonia tested .2. Nitrates 0. I am worried, snails and hermits seem fine, and the brain coral shows no signs of problems. Can someone help? Could it be a disease? Water temp fluctuation? Please someone help.

[alexwolf]

no cat at all......i was shocked, cant imagine what would drive them to insanity.....which is exactly what it looked like.

[DeletedAccount]

You did have trace ammonia? Do a water change. If all else fails, that is always a god answer!
I actually had a blue green chromis go crazy like that. I was slowly poisoning them with dirty water (I am lazy and very rarely test water parameters unless I see a problem). I did a LARGE water change and it helped. Just an idea....

[alexwolf]

i am going to do that, but they are both dead already and my blue tang seems scared out of its wits and its hiding.

[R_S_C]

maybe stray voltage??? i've heard that can make them act funny.

[kaiser]

Next time You stand in front of the tank, put some cloth on. :shock:
Sorry could not resist. Anyway I am sorry to hear about this loss.

[alexwolf]

oh man that was ROUGH!!!! i wonder if voltage is the case, why not the tang? Its still alive just scared, its been hiding........