Clown Fish Dead

[marinehobbist]

I have a pair of Clarkii clownfishes which have been with me for more about 8 months. The bigger fish has grown from 2.5in to 3.5in. Yesterday afternoon, it was still swimming actively and eating well. To my horror, yesterday late evening, I found it dead in its favourite stripe anemone. Could it be murdered by the anemone? I figure that it couldn't has died and the body so coincidently stuck in the anemone. Normally, when a fish died, its body would be somewhere behind a rock. This is strange. Anyone who has a clownfish dead and stuck onto an anemone?

[neokn]

Nope. Never.

The time when a fish die and I found it's carcass @ the anemone is when the shrimps try to drag the carcass to their hiding place to feast.

[marinehobbist]

Then, I suppose the fish died of some other cause and was somehow floating and was caught by the anemone. My poor clown

[Eric]

Then, I suppose the fish died of some other cause and was somehow floating and was caught by the anemone. My poor clown

Any sea cuke or other poisonous marine life inside ur tank? Maybe it could be due to poisoning.......or is it having any ich or white spots?........just a guess..

Eric

[XPeriment 626]

As in all good murder mysteries, THE HOUSEKEEPER DID IT!!

No, sorry, kidding.

Actually it's hard to figure out why your clownfish died. Any tell tale signs? Body scars? Mucus/velvet/spots? Any aggressive fish introduced recently? General water parameters?

[shoelevy]

actually, even if the anemone tries to sting the clownfish it can't cos the clown has a protecctive layer so i'm quite sure its some other reason

old age?