Recent content by Indy5353

Thanks for the thoughts & I'll be mindful of using distilled water in the future, but no the cory deaths well proceeded the water change :( My water has a good deal of buffer in it based on what I see in my gH and kH tests. I've only managed to lower it by 2 degrees after using distilled water...

The last two cory cats aren't looking great today :( Their color is paler today than yesterday. The larger cory cat is showing no activity or much interest in food. Weirdly it is the smaller one that is still showing activity & foraging behavior, but I'm sure by tonight that will change. Water...

Here's a video I took of the two healthy cory cats. They look active and voracious with no visible signs of illness, beautiful barbels, etc - but so did the others before they rapidly went downhill. I've made the mistake of naming them - Darwin and Indy (a fruitfly gene standing for I'm not...

Oof - yeah thanks. I was googling Thrive's contents and across the board it has more of everything - and even advises higher dosing. API recommends 5 mL per 60 gallons? Sounds negligible. I'll be returning this and grab some Thrive.

I was monitoring gH & kH to make sure they didn't go too low - and was planning to add in tap water again once they levels decreased too much. I was assuming those 2 parameters should at least ensure I don't make my water too stripped of minerals. I was carefully adding in small amounts of...

Does this pic go thru now?

Thanks Aiken.. Yes I edited my post to hopefully make my information clearer/more presentable & match the recomended formum template. I was initially changing my water quite often when I had the tank - 30% weekly, but since I didn't notice anything in my test kit, I decided to stop changing so...

close up of one of the deceased corys. There's a small red blemish beneath its skin but not sure it obtained that in life or not - I had to use a chopstick to remove it because they're wedging themselves in hard-to-reach places to die

Here's a pic I snapped of one of the deceased corys. Looking at it more closely, I hadn't noticed the faint red undertinge by its before - or is that just internal organs thru its transparent skin? My camera exaggerates but could this be red blotch disease? Would it strike so suddenly?

I'm pretty new to fishkeeping - I got into it a few months ago after watching too many youtube videos and just wanted to keep my own ecosystem with happy inhabitants. I've had this tank going a few months now without issue. I started with the chili raspbora and neo cherry shrimp & everyone...