ltrain1203
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi everyone. I've been having a problem with cory's in my tank. I have a 55 gallon freshwater community tank. I've had a spotted cory for about two years(he's ok). I had an albino cory for 1 year until he died 2 months ago. Since then, I've bought 4 cory's that have died in the past two months! They last for about 2 weeks, get weak, and then die! Everyone else in the tank is ok! There seems to be a problem in my tank that is affecting cory cat's only. What's up?? Has anyone heard of this happening? I'll list the important info below. Thanks so much for the help.
1~What type of fish is afflicted? all Cory Cats, they start to be listless, then stop eating, then start going belly-up and then they die
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? 0, 0, <30, 76 degrees, 7.5 ph
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 55 gallon/ three years
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. a Penguin dual bio wheel 330 and an aquaclear 50
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are there current sizes? about 50 inches
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time? two days ago/once every one and 1/2 weeks/ 10 gallons
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? float the bag for about 1 hour while adding small amounts of water to bag
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? no
1~What type of fish is afflicted? all Cory Cats, they start to be listless, then stop eating, then start going belly-up and then they die
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? 0, 0, <30, 76 degrees, 7.5 ph
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up? 55 gallon/ three years
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known. a Penguin dual bio wheel 330 and an aquaclear 50
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are there current sizes? about 50 inches
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time? two days ago/once every one and 1/2 weeks/ 10 gallons
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them? float the bag for about 1 hour while adding small amounts of water to bag
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.? no