AlaskaTankGirl
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I checked the salinity today in one of the brackish tanks... it was around .004 specific gravity. I try to keep the brackish tanks around .008, I'm not sure if thats the norm, its just what I was taught.
Well, anyway, it was overdue for a water change, So I decided to do one... I did about 30% and added some salt to the new water I put in.
The tank has 2 celebese Half- beaks in it, and I went back a few hours later. One of the Half-beaks was floating in there dead, and his whole belly ( the light part of it) was orange! I have never seen one with an orange belly like that, so I'm assuming its not normal and has something to do with the cause of his death.
I think I might have went wrong on the fact that I did not check the salinity of the water i put in during the water change, I did a guess-timate (yes, i'm terrible I know! I was in a hurry)
I didnt get a chance to check the salinity or test anything after the death, it was at work so I will have to wait until tomorrow.
Has anyone ever heard of anything like this happening because too high of a salinity in a brackish tank? Or for any other cause.. It was the orange color that really alarmed me.....
Well, anyway, it was overdue for a water change, So I decided to do one... I did about 30% and added some salt to the new water I put in.
The tank has 2 celebese Half- beaks in it, and I went back a few hours later. One of the Half-beaks was floating in there dead, and his whole belly ( the light part of it) was orange! I have never seen one with an orange belly like that, so I'm assuming its not normal and has something to do with the cause of his death.
I think I might have went wrong on the fact that I did not check the salinity of the water i put in during the water change, I did a guess-timate (yes, i'm terrible I know! I was in a hurry)
I didnt get a chance to check the salinity or test anything after the death, it was at work so I will have to wait until tomorrow.
Has anyone ever heard of anything like this happening because too high of a salinity in a brackish tank? Or for any other cause.. It was the orange color that really alarmed me.....
