Well, after giving my tank a few weeks to ensure that the ick outbreak was over, I decided on Friday to start restocking. Sadly the ick killed off nearly all of my fish. Of the 9 bleeding hearts I had and the 6 juli cories, I had one bh and one cory left. Treatment was difficult since I left town right as the outbreak occured and my heater didn't appear to function properly.
I've since removed the heater (which the guy at the LFS said he heard many problems with) and replaced it with a Hydor inline heater. I am very glad to have less in the tank now so I can't complain about that.
I also was never very happy with the Bleeding Hearts. They were always very timid despite being the only fish in the tank until the addition of the cories. They never came to the surface to eat which was very weird. So I've gone back to Red Eyes which I happen to really like. I've started back with six of them. Interestingly this has made the remaining BH far less timid and he even schools with the REs, joining them at the surface to feed for the first time. I am thinking of adding two more REs to the school after I give the tank some time to adjust to the bioload.
Also thinking of maybe 4 julis this time instead of 6. I was hoping to be adding Angels by now but the ick has put that on hold until after the tank is re-established with the other fish. Also thinking of maybe adding a few hatchetfish.
I think I'll be happier with the Red Eyes...I was a little sorry that the BHs weren't working out. And the plants look great so overall things are looking ok
I've since removed the heater (which the guy at the LFS said he heard many problems with) and replaced it with a Hydor inline heater. I am very glad to have less in the tank now so I can't complain about that.
I also was never very happy with the Bleeding Hearts. They were always very timid despite being the only fish in the tank until the addition of the cories. They never came to the surface to eat which was very weird. So I've gone back to Red Eyes which I happen to really like. I've started back with six of them. Interestingly this has made the remaining BH far less timid and he even schools with the REs, joining them at the surface to feed for the first time. I am thinking of adding two more REs to the school after I give the tank some time to adjust to the bioload.
Also thinking of maybe 4 julis this time instead of 6. I was hoping to be adding Angels by now but the ick has put that on hold until after the tank is re-established with the other fish. Also thinking of maybe adding a few hatchetfish.
I think I'll be happier with the Red Eyes...I was a little sorry that the BHs weren't working out. And the plants look great so overall things are looking ok