bostonbass
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I'm about a half second away from trashing that tank.
Water parameters are good. Ammonia and nitrites are 0 and nitrates <10. Temp oscillates between 78 and 80 (100w heater to combat air conditioner) The filter is meant for a 30g tank and has a well established bacterial colony.
It's not overstocked. Currently (well, formerly) it had 2 Oto, 3 Amano Shrimp, and 1 Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami. Last night, the Gourami was healthy, happy, and eating. This morning he's dead. Like so many fish before him. I've tried small fish like cardinal tetras and large single fish like Gourami.
Nothing stays alive in that tank! It has 4 or 5 plants that are doing well.
Can someone please give me an idea what's going wrong? The NBDG showed no signs of the virus common to their breed (swollen spleen, ulcers, etc)
I can't keep dumping money into it for new livestock. TIA
EDIT: changed nitrite to nitrate
Water parameters are good. Ammonia and nitrites are 0 and nitrates <10. Temp oscillates between 78 and 80 (100w heater to combat air conditioner) The filter is meant for a 30g tank and has a well established bacterial colony.
It's not overstocked. Currently (well, formerly) it had 2 Oto, 3 Amano Shrimp, and 1 Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami. Last night, the Gourami was healthy, happy, and eating. This morning he's dead. Like so many fish before him. I've tried small fish like cardinal tetras and large single fish like Gourami.
Nothing stays alive in that tank! It has 4 or 5 plants that are doing well.
Can someone please give me an idea what's going wrong? The NBDG showed no signs of the virus common to their breed (swollen spleen, ulcers, etc)
I can't keep dumping money into it for new livestock. TIA
EDIT: changed nitrite to nitrate
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