Hi,
So I've now had my River Reef 94 litre running for 5 months. All had been going well, have 10kg live rock, purigen and phosguard in the back as well as 2 pumps, power head and filter wool.
Stocking wise had 2 clownfish and a couple of months ago I got a tail spot blenny.
CUC wise 3 red legged hermits, one cleaner shrimp and 3 turbo snails.
I do occasionally see bristle worms, small white stars (literally millimeters big).
Have got several corals: Duncan, zoas, Xenia, toadstool, finger leather, mushrooms, green stars.
So all seemed fine until I woke up one morning to find tail spot blenny was missing. Searched all the back compartments (no sump or anything) under rock, everywhere. Not a trace.
Water all fine (0 ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, very low phosphate). SG 1.025.
So I put it down to bad luck. Then bought a yellow clown goby. Fine for a month, until one morning found one of my clownfish was gone. Also no trace.
Ended up replacing clownfish so back to 2 clownfish (which get on well) and the yellow goby. All fine for the next week until I got up this morning having seen all 3 happy, eating brine shrimp I fed the night before, to find no goby . Again nowhere to be seen.
I'm getting really disheartened as I don't know what could be happening? They seem so well before they disappear?
Have been through a few options suggested when googling the problem, but it's got a closed lid and no bodies ever found nearby the tank, I never hear clicking at night and would be surprised if one was there as only a small tank with 10kg Rock to hide in. Bristle worms I've read will clean up but unlikely to kill.
Then I thought my coral could be killing them somehow? If so I have no idea which one?
I'm close to giving this expensive hobby up as I can't keep replacing them for them to meet a short end...!
Thanks for any help.
So I've now had my River Reef 94 litre running for 5 months. All had been going well, have 10kg live rock, purigen and phosguard in the back as well as 2 pumps, power head and filter wool.
Stocking wise had 2 clownfish and a couple of months ago I got a tail spot blenny.
CUC wise 3 red legged hermits, one cleaner shrimp and 3 turbo snails.
I do occasionally see bristle worms, small white stars (literally millimeters big).
Have got several corals: Duncan, zoas, Xenia, toadstool, finger leather, mushrooms, green stars.
So all seemed fine until I woke up one morning to find tail spot blenny was missing. Searched all the back compartments (no sump or anything) under rock, everywhere. Not a trace.
Water all fine (0 ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, very low phosphate). SG 1.025.
So I put it down to bad luck. Then bought a yellow clown goby. Fine for a month, until one morning found one of my clownfish was gone. Also no trace.
Ended up replacing clownfish so back to 2 clownfish (which get on well) and the yellow goby. All fine for the next week until I got up this morning having seen all 3 happy, eating brine shrimp I fed the night before, to find no goby . Again nowhere to be seen.
I'm getting really disheartened as I don't know what could be happening? They seem so well before they disappear?
Have been through a few options suggested when googling the problem, but it's got a closed lid and no bodies ever found nearby the tank, I never hear clicking at night and would be surprised if one was there as only a small tank with 10kg Rock to hide in. Bristle worms I've read will clean up but unlikely to kill.
Then I thought my coral could be killing them somehow? If so I have no idea which one?
I'm close to giving this expensive hobby up as I can't keep replacing them for them to meet a short end...!
Thanks for any help.