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lost another clown fish

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Question
Hello. I have a 75 gallon saltwater tank.
We had 4 clown fish but now down to 1.
The tank is about 9months old. Salt levels are 1.021,ph 8.4-8.6 night tested. alk is 2.8-2.9, ammonia is 0, nitrate is o.
all the other fish seem to do fine.  the clown that died seemed ok too.  was eating fine he was a oc. clown had two of them but one died now the other one did today, now down to one false perc. is my tank ok? what should I do?

Answer
Well....you are only supposed to keep clowns in pairs. You get 2 clownfish that have been together since birth, and they do fine. But you get 4 clownfish and they will fight until there is only one, like they did in your case. Leave the one you have now alone, you can not add fish to him.

But remember for next time you want to buy a clown, and there isn't one in your tank. Buy them in pairs, and make sure they have been together for a very long time.

-Nick