JerseyGirl1385
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I'm going to get 4 GBR!!!!
What's everyone's opinion on them? I've been dying to get a few.
What's everyone's opinion on them? I've been dying to get a few.
JerseyGirl1385 said:I'm going to get 4 GBR!!!!
What's everyone's opinion on them? I've been dying to get a few.
One is ok but pairs is better you really get to see how they interact. They are rather shy and not too aggressive unless breeding. Then they can be really temperamental with due reason. I keep my pair with a large school of micro tetras, shrimp, snails, and even a dwarf crayfish and they all get along great.
Sheltie said:I thought about getting some of these for my rather dull 55g. Are they better off in pairs and how are they in a community? Any other info would be nice too
JerseyGirl1385 said:Whelp.... 24 hours I'm down a GBR.
Came home last night @8pm and immediately began temp/drip acclimating until 9:15.
Turned lights completely out until noon today to try to lessen stress.
One little guy just wasn't acting right.. He was hiding and really not moving too much.
Fed at noon- and my angel fish were on top of eating, as well as 3 of the GBR.
WC was done yesterday at 3pm
pH 7.6
A 0
N2 0
N3 5ppm
Came home tonight at 8:30 to find little buddy at the bottom :-(
Checked water again-
pH 7.6
A 0
N2 0
N3 20ppm
Did a 15 gallon wc and everything is back to normal.
I don't know what happened!!!!!!!!!
I'm so upset.
Have you tested your gh and kh? They are very sensitive to the hardness of the water as well. Another possible cause is the ph. Usually people recommend a ph of 6.5 for GBRs.
Most GBR's nowadays are tank bred/raised and are used to higher Ph/Kh/Gh. Now if they are wild caught those water readings have to be low because that is what they are used to in the wild. The important thing with GBR's is to keep nitrate levels down, they are very sensitive to that.