IHaveAquariums
Aquarium Advice Freak
So I have a 10 gallon RCS breeder tank that's been cycled for a while (I used established media to cycle it and I test weekly) and it had maybe 17~ I bought. I'm now down to 5 or 6, no detectable ammonia or nitrite and nitrate is maybe 5 and the temp is 78°. The tank has big moss balls and hornwort along with driftwood and I feed sparingly when I do using sinking pellets that get removed. However the pH here is about 8, both API tests and city reports have it between 7.8-8.2. I haven't seen any signs of breeding and they just seem to die. Any ideas on why they keep dying? I get them from across the street so same water and a place about 40 mins away and acclimate them. Thanks!