Saturday I picked up 3 neon tetras from our lfs. We've lost 2 of them almost immediately, but the third made it. Yesterday I got 2 more to replace the first two, and one of them died within a couple hours of being in the tank, and a second fish was dead this morning when I checked. The third (maybe one of the original batch?) is still swimming lively.
I've checked the water and everything is normal. It's a 10 gallon tank with an appropriately sized filter. No live plants, just plastic ones, and a small population of snails.
Do you think the fish may have been sickly to begin with coming from the store, or could it be there's something odd going on with the water (even though the parameters read ok)? Or are tetras sensitive
I'm thinking of getting two more fish today from a different store to see if they fare any better. If they do, then I guess I'll have my answer.
I've checked the water and everything is normal. It's a 10 gallon tank with an appropriately sized filter. No live plants, just plastic ones, and a small population of snails.
Do you think the fish may have been sickly to begin with coming from the store, or could it be there's something odd going on with the water (even though the parameters read ok)? Or are tetras sensitive
I'm thinking of getting two more fish today from a different store to see if they fare any better. If they do, then I guess I'll have my answer.