janky
Aquarium Advice Freak
So I've got a 10 g planted tank that nothing (but shrimp) seems to be able to live in.
We initially got a dwarf puffer, and it died in 2 days.
We put the shrimp in after, and they've been doing great!
We got an otocinclus to aid in the tank cleaning, and it lasted a week, but is now dead. Just lost all his color and started flopping around on the sand
Since the oto did great for a week, we thought the tank was ok and put in a new dwarf puffer, but now I'm worried he's going to be next!
I scrubbed the walls into oblivion, vacuumed the sand, and stay on top of 25-30% water changes weekly.
The ammonia test at zero, the nitrites are at zero, and the nitrates hover around barely any. It's been testing great for a month or so.
I use DIY CO2, so I dunno if it's gassing them to death, but I can't imagine so. It's one 2 liter bottle filled 3/4 way and the CO2 usually only lasts a week or two max.
There are "copepods" (maybe?) from time to time - little jumping white fleas in the sand...
and I get this weird white fuzzy mush growth around the suction cups of the heater from time to time, but I stay on top of wiping it down and vacuuming it out.
Any ideas on what's going on?
Please help! I'm tearing my hair out and worried sick about the dwarf puffer. I'm on the verge of rehoming him and just scrapping this tank for parts on craigslist.
We initially got a dwarf puffer, and it died in 2 days.
We put the shrimp in after, and they've been doing great!
We got an otocinclus to aid in the tank cleaning, and it lasted a week, but is now dead. Just lost all his color and started flopping around on the sand
Since the oto did great for a week, we thought the tank was ok and put in a new dwarf puffer, but now I'm worried he's going to be next!
I scrubbed the walls into oblivion, vacuumed the sand, and stay on top of 25-30% water changes weekly.
The ammonia test at zero, the nitrites are at zero, and the nitrates hover around barely any. It's been testing great for a month or so.
I use DIY CO2, so I dunno if it's gassing them to death, but I can't imagine so. It's one 2 liter bottle filled 3/4 way and the CO2 usually only lasts a week or two max.
There are "copepods" (maybe?) from time to time - little jumping white fleas in the sand...
and I get this weird white fuzzy mush growth around the suction cups of the heater from time to time, but I stay on top of wiping it down and vacuuming it out.
Any ideas on what's going on?
Please help! I'm tearing my hair out and worried sick about the dwarf puffer. I'm on the verge of rehoming him and just scrapping this tank for parts on craigslist.