JDogg
Aquarium Advice Addict
i do not know what i am doing wrong... i kept a pair of GBR for 6 months no problem...they even tried once to spawn!
then all of a sudden they died off and i have killed off 3 females and 3 males trying to replace them!
params are fine...
Ammonia and nitrate are 0
NO3 = 25 ppm
PO4 = 2 ppm
PH = 6.8 (down from 8.0 due to CO2 injection)
tank is heavily planted...
other tank inhabitants (this is my 75 gallon)
3 Angles: Pterophyllum scalare
2 Bolivian Rams: Microgeophagus altispinosa
3 "Orange Flash" Cockatoo Cichlids: Apistogramma cacatuoides
7 Rummy-nosed Tetra: Hemigrammus rhodostomus
6 Cardinal Tetra: Paracheirodon axelrodi
5 Julii Cory: Corydoras julii
2 Rubberlip pleco: Chaetostoma thomsoni
3 Oto: Otocinclus mariae
-Invertabrates
Malaysian Trumpet Snails: Melanoides tuberculata
Rams Horn Snail: Planorbis corneus
none of the dead show any sign of disease, but they dies with in 24-48 hours of introduction to tank.
i always introduce new fish slowly using the dip method (but do not have a QT tank)
i am wondering if either my pair of Bolivians or Cockatoos are killing them off..i never notice territorial disputes an the tank is certainly big enough i would think. but since it is heavily planted i am not 100% sure of what is going on in the undergrowth.
any ideas anyone i would really love another pair of GBR but i do not want to try again until i can figure out what is happening
then all of a sudden they died off and i have killed off 3 females and 3 males trying to replace them!
params are fine...
Ammonia and nitrate are 0
NO3 = 25 ppm
PO4 = 2 ppm
PH = 6.8 (down from 8.0 due to CO2 injection)
tank is heavily planted...
other tank inhabitants (this is my 75 gallon)
3 Angles: Pterophyllum scalare
2 Bolivian Rams: Microgeophagus altispinosa
3 "Orange Flash" Cockatoo Cichlids: Apistogramma cacatuoides
7 Rummy-nosed Tetra: Hemigrammus rhodostomus
6 Cardinal Tetra: Paracheirodon axelrodi
5 Julii Cory: Corydoras julii
2 Rubberlip pleco: Chaetostoma thomsoni
3 Oto: Otocinclus mariae
-Invertabrates
Malaysian Trumpet Snails: Melanoides tuberculata
Rams Horn Snail: Planorbis corneus
none of the dead show any sign of disease, but they dies with in 24-48 hours of introduction to tank.
i always introduce new fish slowly using the dip method (but do not have a QT tank)
i am wondering if either my pair of Bolivians or Cockatoos are killing them off..i never notice territorial disputes an the tank is certainly big enough i would think. but since it is heavily planted i am not 100% sure of what is going on in the undergrowth.
any ideas anyone i would really love another pair of GBR but i do not want to try again until i can figure out what is happening