rbeland
Aquarium Advice Regular
Ive had a cycled tank running for a little over a month or so with fish in it. I lost half of my first batch of neons which were my first fish to buy. Along w them I bought a dwarf flame gour which is fine. I then added 5 red eyes a week later and have lost 1. I replaced neons and added 3 albino corys a week later and have since lost 2 albinos and a few neons. Over the weekend I added 3 black skirt tetras and 2 emerald green corys and found one emerald dead this morning. In the midst of all this I adopted a neon green glo tetra w ammonia poisoning that died jn 48 hours.
I now have the flame, 4 red eyes, one albino,one emarald cory, 2 neons, 3 black skirts.
This is a 20g high w 240gph filtration with fake plants and a few statues. I have 10 or so plants for hiding spaces. Water temp is 78-80
All along water parameters have been 0 amm, 0 nitrite, 5-10 nitrates ph steady around 7.6-7.8 which matches tap water.
I do 25% pwc 2x week and once I missed one and nitrates went to 20-30 or so.
All fish come from Petco.
Feeding is a mix of mega one super color flakes and mega one color micro pellets.
Any thoughts? Is it just a matter of numbers? All fish are acclimated the same way...
15-20 min floating bag
Open up dump out half lfs water add in tank water
10-15 min then dump half bag water add tank water
10-15 min then dump half bag water add tank water
10-15 min then dump bag water and net fish into tank
Thanks. I feel silly returning so many dead fish.
I now have the flame, 4 red eyes, one albino,one emarald cory, 2 neons, 3 black skirts.
This is a 20g high w 240gph filtration with fake plants and a few statues. I have 10 or so plants for hiding spaces. Water temp is 78-80
All along water parameters have been 0 amm, 0 nitrite, 5-10 nitrates ph steady around 7.6-7.8 which matches tap water.
I do 25% pwc 2x week and once I missed one and nitrates went to 20-30 or so.
All fish come from Petco.
Feeding is a mix of mega one super color flakes and mega one color micro pellets.
Any thoughts? Is it just a matter of numbers? All fish are acclimated the same way...
15-20 min floating bag
Open up dump out half lfs water add in tank water
10-15 min then dump half bag water add tank water
10-15 min then dump half bag water add tank water
10-15 min then dump bag water and net fish into tank
Thanks. I feel silly returning so many dead fish.