I put some zoas in on Sunday after mcna. Only two opened. This morning my clowns and goby are breathing hard. I did a 20 percent water change and had to leave for work. Do you think the zoas are dying and releasing toxins into the water? I had just done a water change Sunday.
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Unless you have a Nano I doubt any toxins released from the zoas would cause any problems. Anything else changed? How's your O2 exhange? Fish gasping usually is realated to O2 content. Zoas can take a while to open up, esp in a new environment. Keep us updated!
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Do you have glass tops on the tank?
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There must be something else going on, I don't think zoas are the issue. Have you tested the water lately? Post up the numbers if you get a chance.
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ammonia? if the zoas are dying, they can craete ammonia, and that burns the gills.
I'd start with a complete test of your water. You mention PH being low, but what is Temp, SG, Amm, Nitrite and Nitrate? If you don't have test kits, take a sample to one of the LFSs and I'm sure they will test it for you. It's hard to reccommend anything in particular without understanding what you are dealing with.
It was my mistake and I feel terrible about it. I added too much calcium to the tank which I didn't know would drop my ph and when I tried to correct the ph. I did it too fast. I feel awful about my mistake and I will admit that I cry over my fish. I learned a very important lesson. Unfortunately it was at the expense of my fish.
low pH is a direct consequence of increased pCO2 in the water column... Think more along the lines of why your tank might have accumulated CO2... Did you add a lot of bicarb to the tank? Does it have a tight lid or glass covers?
It may seem moot at this point, but it would be good to know exactly why this happened to avoid accidentally setting it back up the same conditions in the tank leading to the resulting consequences.
Sorry to hear the fish didn't make it. If the sessile creatures survived, but the more active creatures didn't, this would be another indicator of excess CO2 accumulation, as the more active the specimen is, the more susceptible (generally) the specimen will be to O2 deprivation or CO2 poisoning.
I concur that Zoanthid</em> poisoning is unlikely under the circumstances.
HTH
It may seem moot at this point, but it would be good to know exactly why this happened to avoid accidentally setting it back up the same conditions in the tank leading to the resulting consequences.
Sorry to hear the fish didn't make it. If the sessile creatures survived, but the more active creatures didn't, this would be another indicator of excess CO2 accumulation, as the more active the specimen is, the more susceptible (generally) the specimen will be to O2 deprivation or CO2 poisoning.
I concur that Zoanthid</em> poisoning is unlikely under the circumstances.
HTH
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