Dearly departed (in amanner of speaking) - Aquarium Advice

guppylvr · 05-16-2008, 12:57 PM

I have a 60 gallon fresh water aquarium, recently discovered why the amonia level increased slightly/with fish behaving "differently". Neon tetra had passed away he/she chose a beautiful shell as his/her coffin, needles to say I could not find this little fish for days...I sat by the aquarium every day for 2 days, wondering if I had a sneaky plecco/panda catfish... who may of had the tetra for brkfst, lunch, or perhaps dinner?

Question is: how much water should be changed due to this? I did a 30%, hope it is sufficient for these guys to not have to remember the smell of their comrade.

Any comments/advice?

mandown123 · 05-16-2008, 02:14 PM

Im sure the fish don't mind being in the tank with a dead schoolmate lol.

Just test your ammonia levels, 30% seems good but the proof is in the pudding.. test ammo levels.

neilanh · 05-16-2008, 02:30 PM

Welcome to the site!

If your tank is pretty well established it will convert the ammonia over rather quickly. However, PWCs are never a bad thing, so I'd even go 50% if it were me.

pitt420dude · 05-16-2008, 02:57 PM

Hey welcome to AA. I leave dead shrimp in my tank for the other inhabitants to pick at. No problem at all.

As neil pointed out, if the tank is established it's even less likely that you'll have a problem, but PWC's cant hurt either.

GO ahead and test your ammonia or if you're lazy just go ahead adn do another large PWC (partial water change) anyway.

**Purrbox** · 05-16-2008, 08:55 PM

If the Ammonia is over 0.5ppm, then you would want to do a large enough water change to get the Ammonia reading under that level. Otherwise a nice large water change certainly won't hurt as long as the temp is matched and it's properly dechlorinated.

05-16-2008, 12:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
guppylvr Aquarium Advice Newbie Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southern California Posts: 1	Dearly departed (in amanner of speaking) I have a 60 gallon fresh water aquarium, recently discovered why the amonia level increased slightly/with fish behaving "differently". Neon tetra had passed away he/she chose a beautiful shell as his/her coffin, needles to say I could not find this little fish for days...I sat by the aquarium every day for 2 days, wondering if I had a sneaky plecco/panda catfish... who may of had the tetra for brkfst, lunch, or perhaps dinner? Question is: how much water should be changed due to this? I did a 30%, hope it is sufficient for these guys to not have to remember the smell of their comrade. Any comments/advice?

05-16-2008, 02:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
neilanh MTS Advocate Community Mentor Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 2,566 Images: 15	Welcome to the site! If your tank is pretty well established it will convert the ammonia over rather quickly. However, PWCs are never a bad thing, so I'd even go 50% if it were me. __________________ ~Neilan In the DC Metro Area? Check out GWAPA Look, I have a My Info Page! Where's yours? Useful Links: Vote for AA, Nitrogen Cycle, Fishless Cycling, Articles, Acronym List

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pitt420dude Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pittsburgh! Home of the 5 Time Superbowl Champs! Posts: 949 Images: 11	Hey welcome to AA. I leave dead shrimp in my tank for the other inhabitants to pick at. No problem at all. As neil pointed out, if the tank is established it's even less likely that you'll have a problem, but PWC's cant hurt either. GO ahead and test your ammonia or if you're lazy just go ahead adn do another large PWC (partial water change) anyway. __________________ Thank you so much for all your help. I'm now going green. LOOK! A NEW LEAF!!!!!

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Purrbox Aquarium Advice Addict Community Moderator Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Iowa USA Posts: 4,544	If the Ammonia is over 0.5ppm, then you would want to do a large enough water change to get the Ammonia reading under that level. Otherwise a nice large water change certainly won't hurt as long as the temp is matched and it's properly dechlorinated. __________________ ~Joy 10 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 5.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - 2.5 Gallon Planted Photo Log - Pico Planted Photo Log

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05-16-2008, 02:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
mandown123 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Staten Island, NY Posts: 297	Im sure the fish don't mind being in the tank with a dead schoolmate lol. Just test your ammonia levels, 30% seems good but the proof is in the pudding.. test ammo levels.