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Just a thought,Is it possible that something in the tank could be leaking voltage into the water column?I had a bad heater once that was leaking about 30 volts AC.The only reason I checked was that I had strange deaths same as you.I heard that salt tanks can be notorious for this hence the need...
Ya know,I wondered about that too.I have not lost any to netting directly but Ido notice that netting to move to a hospital tank is extremely stressful to the fish.Is it better as you say to medicate the whole tank?Very interesting.Replys? :roll:
Don't give up just yet.I had the same problems as you and I finally have a beautiful planted tank.I did however tear it all down when it was really bad and start over.The only things I kept were the fish and the fully cycled filter.Also about a third of the original sand substrate and 5 gallons...
Well,the stuff I added was a lot smaller than yours.My biggest pieces were about 12 to 14 inches and were already waterlogged.If the piece you put in was dry it could take a long time to absorb enough water to stay submeged but it will happen.Don't worry to much about the color for a while as it...
If the wood was free of mould then I say let it ride!I have added lots of driftwood (both from the Pacific Ocean and mountain streams) to no ill effect on any of my tanks.My Ameca Splenden species tank depends on it.That being said,I do not recommend it for African Cyclids.They generally need...