Very Sad Night, nemo commited suicide

**labnjab** · 10-15-2008, 03:42 AM

After lights out tonight, I looked in to see where our clown was sleeping, and couldn't find him, which was sometimes normal, he crams himself into tiny nooks and crannies. Then a few minuets later, I saw him behind the tank, on the floor dead.

I imediately checked water parameters. Temp was 80, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate less then 5, SG 1.022, everything normal. I can't find anything wrong in the water and every other creature and coral in the tank are acting normal. Are Clarkii clowns know jumpers? I didn't find anything while researching, but for some reason he jumped. He seemed perfectly normal all day and i haven't made any changes to the tank recently and I wouldn't think the coral banded shrimp would "bully" it as it stays hidden all day.

Looks like were going to home chepo tomorrow to get some eggcrate to make a top. I don't want to get a replacement until we make sure nothing else is wrong, but i can't think of anything other then maybe he was spooked, possibly by something on tv. He did get skiddish every now and then.

Should we continue to feed as normal for the shrimp until we get another fish, or will it be fine feasting on the bristol worms and other things?

**cocoa_pleco** · 10-15-2008, 03:46 AM

sorry to hear about that. i had a calm skunk clown and one day i couldnt find him, he was 6 feet from the tank on the floor

your shrimp should be fine until you get another fish

**ILuvMyGoldBarb** · 10-15-2008, 03:47 AM

Clowns in general can be jumpers. Not that unusual. Sorry for your loss.

**labnjab** · 10-15-2008, 03:49 AM

Originally Posted by ILuvMyGoldBarb

Clowns in general can be jumpers. Not that unusual. Sorry for your loss.

Thank you, we were gonna go topless untill the first suicide now tops going on asap. I was hoping it wasn't something in the water.

edit:We will get an ocellaris or false percula this time which is what we were gonna originaly get. We were growing fond of the clarkii

**Lady Hobbs** · 10-15-2008, 03:50 AM

Awwwww......so sorry about your nemo.

**ILuvMyGoldBarb** · 10-15-2008, 03:55 AM

There is a way to get all the benefits of a topless tank without the negative of jumpers getting out. Eggcrate. You can get it at just about any Home Improvement store in the ceiling tile section or the fluorescent lighting section.