HopefulHobbiest
Aquarium Advice FINatic
i'm almost ashamed to say this but i'd rather have the right answer then wonder what went wrong...
i've had to different plecos in my tank(55G) since i set it up and i lost both.
first one i lost(i know why) because i was an idiot and added him mid cycle thinking he'd be ok(i knew next to nothing at this point). and the second one i added about 2-3 weeks ago(way, way after cycle completed) and he "passed" just the other day.
the first one i get, but i can't for the life of me explain the passing of the second pleco... common pleco was the first and clown pleco was the most recent for those who would like to know upfront.
my water conditions are stable at:
7.4 pH
0 ammo
0 trite
20 trate
(using the API FW Master Kit)
and i do right around a 50% water change 2 days a week.
my plants do ok and i have algae growing in some places but i need some help because i'm in the process of adding a 125g and a 40g to my collection and i would like to have at least 1 BNP in each tank but i will only do this if i can solve the mystery cause i'm really against unneeded(sp) suffering and death of fish
can any help?
i've had to different plecos in my tank(55G) since i set it up and i lost both.
first one i lost(i know why) because i was an idiot and added him mid cycle thinking he'd be ok(i knew next to nothing at this point). and the second one i added about 2-3 weeks ago(way, way after cycle completed) and he "passed" just the other day.
the first one i get, but i can't for the life of me explain the passing of the second pleco... common pleco was the first and clown pleco was the most recent for those who would like to know upfront.
my water conditions are stable at:
7.4 pH
0 ammo
0 trite
20 trate
(using the API FW Master Kit)
and i do right around a 50% water change 2 days a week.
my plants do ok and i have algae growing in some places but i need some help because i'm in the process of adding a 125g and a 40g to my collection and i would like to have at least 1 BNP in each tank but i will only do this if i can solve the mystery cause i'm really against unneeded(sp) suffering and death of fish
can any help?