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You said water hose in the tank- Are you using RODI WATER OR tap water from the faucet?Yeah, I posted right as you sent this, I rushed to the LFS to get an air pump and 2 air stones, rushed home and threw them in the tank. Goby is not looking great. He is still alive, but was upside down and hardly moving. Such a huge discouragement for the hobby
I put the 2 airstones in the tank, one right near where the goby usually is, and one in the middle of the tank. Im throwing out the vibrant. Whether or not it was the cause I cant be positive and I wont risk this again. The air stones are in the tank, clowns look fine. I did notice that I cannot find my cleaner shrimp nor the 2 emerald crabs. The crabs dont worry me because they always hide, but the shrimp is ALWAYS visible. I have no idea where he is. I asked my wife to do a 10 gallon water change while I was getting the air pump and heading home, just to get some temporary relief in the tank, and she is inexperienced in it and I think she put water hose in the tank too close to the sand bed, because when I got home the water was pretty cloudy with sand, so I couldnt see that well anyway, plus the addition of the 2 airstones, the entire tank was way too difficult to see anything, so I dont know if the shrimp was just hiding or if its in trouble either. The clowns were still swimming, although they were just huddles near the corner which is a little unusual for them. They are usually right up to the glass looking at me, however they have never been in a tank with the air pump before so they may have just been nervous about that? I just have no idea what to think or do right now. Im so nervous and anxious about my poor fish :/