sea-note
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Here is what happened - not sure what is relevant or which came first, but...
Had a heater malfunction and temperature rose to 88 degrees. Had an algae bloom. The 6 Ottos I have had for over a year died within 12 hours. All other fish in the tank survived (mostly Platys / swimmy fish, but the Ottos were the only algae eaters/bottom feeders).
I immediately tested the parameters and they could not be any more perfect. A water change and a few days without lights cured the algae bloom.
It has been suggested to me that the Ottos may have died due to lack of oxygen because the algae bloom. So, I assumed it was okay to re-introduce some algae eaters. They died pretty quickly and all of the Platys hover at the top of the tank like there is not enough oxygen.
I have a 60 gallon with two filters and have had the same setup for over two years. I have just reduced the amount of water in the tank in order to get more surface agitation.
I am looking for ANY help / ideas.
Thanks!
Had a heater malfunction and temperature rose to 88 degrees. Had an algae bloom. The 6 Ottos I have had for over a year died within 12 hours. All other fish in the tank survived (mostly Platys / swimmy fish, but the Ottos were the only algae eaters/bottom feeders).
I immediately tested the parameters and they could not be any more perfect. A water change and a few days without lights cured the algae bloom.
It has been suggested to me that the Ottos may have died due to lack of oxygen because the algae bloom. So, I assumed it was okay to re-introduce some algae eaters. They died pretty quickly and all of the Platys hover at the top of the tank like there is not enough oxygen.
I have a 60 gallon with two filters and have had the same setup for over two years. I have just reduced the amount of water in the tank in order to get more surface agitation.
I am looking for ANY help / ideas.
Thanks!