Byron3991
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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- Apr 7, 2012
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Hello all, I recently added 10 RCS to my 20 gallon planted tank. I have 8 harlequin rasboras and 4 oto cats in the tank with them. The day after I brought them home and put them in the tank I found one pregnant female on its back dead. When I took it out it bent very easily in it's midsection and almost broke in half. Over the following days all was fine in the tank and I assumed it didn't survive the three hour car ride back. Unfortunately today I came back from a two day trip and yet another was dead in the same position except it was a male and did break in half! Some of my shrimp were hiding while others were out and about doing their usual foraging. All of them have gotten a lot redder as I have had them as well. I know rasboras can pick at adult RCS but I've only seen them curiously nip at one swimming in midwater, although generally they ignore them. Also, I generally skip feeding my rasboras once a week anyway so I don't think they were very hungry. As far as my parameters go my PH is 7.2, ammonia is 0, nitrites are 0, and nitrates are 10ppm, and the Temp is 78F. I haven't used any ferts since I got them and used excel flourish three or four times at half dosage, no CO2 either. I also know they aren't starving because my tank has algae and I give them the an algae wafer every few days. Any suggestions on what to do to prevent any more from dying or what could be killing them? Thanks in advance!