I have recently become victim to a slow and stead death rate in the tank. No apparent reasoning each fish behavior has changed some prior to passing.
History
· 15 Gallon long with 20Watts of 6500k lighting.
· Tank completed cycling 12/20/10
· Running a Top Fin 20 HOB filter.
· Live plants include 1 spruce of Hornwort, a shoot of wisteria, 1 sord, 2 Anubis 3 Crypto and a java fern that is showing several plantlets that I will replant shortly.
· Plants are hosted on drift wood and gravel substrate.
Stocked with 2 Zebra Danios, 4 Mickey Platys, , 1 Dwarf Gaurami, 2 False Juli Cory Cats and 2 Ghost Shrimp. A breeder net is in the tank as a home to 10 Platy fry.
Liquid water tests showed that the tank has not entered a mini cycle and that things should be good.
· PH7.4
· AM 0 – 0.25
· Nitrate - 0
· Nitrite - 10
· Water temp 76
Over the last two weeks I have lost several fish. Time line of events:
· Oto – looked to have a large swollen belly
· Danio – nothing odd. Was very large and the leader of the shoal.
· I added fert tabs for the plants at this point
· Added Hornwort and Wisteria
· Rosario – was eating fine and then left his territory after adding the Wisteria and then two days later he passed
· 30% Partial water change. – AM back to 0.
· Danio – Seemed not to be eating great since the loss of the first Danio.
· Loss of a couple platy fry(~1/2 inch) in the breeders net along the way. 7 remain
I realize that some of the numbers of recommend fish numbers are not ideal. I would like to rehome some of the fish if and when I can determine the tank is health and restock with a different variations. I would like to rehome the remaining danios and the female platy. I will keep one of the fry and donate the rest to the LFS.
Was looking to get 5 or 6 white clouds.
So is there anything I am missing here?
History
· 15 Gallon long with 20Watts of 6500k lighting.
· Tank completed cycling 12/20/10
· Running a Top Fin 20 HOB filter.
· Live plants include 1 spruce of Hornwort, a shoot of wisteria, 1 sord, 2 Anubis 3 Crypto and a java fern that is showing several plantlets that I will replant shortly.
· Plants are hosted on drift wood and gravel substrate.
Stocked with 2 Zebra Danios, 4 Mickey Platys, , 1 Dwarf Gaurami, 2 False Juli Cory Cats and 2 Ghost Shrimp. A breeder net is in the tank as a home to 10 Platy fry.
Liquid water tests showed that the tank has not entered a mini cycle and that things should be good.
· PH7.4
· AM 0 – 0.25
· Nitrate - 0
· Nitrite - 10
· Water temp 76
Over the last two weeks I have lost several fish. Time line of events:
· Oto – looked to have a large swollen belly
· Danio – nothing odd. Was very large and the leader of the shoal.
· I added fert tabs for the plants at this point
· Added Hornwort and Wisteria
· Rosario – was eating fine and then left his territory after adding the Wisteria and then two days later he passed
· 30% Partial water change. – AM back to 0.
· Danio – Seemed not to be eating great since the loss of the first Danio.
· Loss of a couple platy fry(~1/2 inch) in the breeders net along the way. 7 remain
I realize that some of the numbers of recommend fish numbers are not ideal. I would like to rehome some of the fish if and when I can determine the tank is health and restock with a different variations. I would like to rehome the remaining danios and the female platy. I will keep one of the fry and donate the rest to the LFS.
Was looking to get 5 or 6 white clouds.
So is there anything I am missing here?