ScottS
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20 gallon tank
6 cardinals
1 diamond head (neon tetra variation)
5 black phantoms
1 clown pleco
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20ppm
GH 75
PH 7.8 (I know that's high, but it's been that way for all years)
Temp 78F
Reverse Osmosis Water only
The Cardinals were over 5 years old, the Black Phantoms, diamond head and pleco were two weeks in the tank.
I went home from work late Friday. Tank is in the office and all inhabitants looked to be eating the freeze dried tubifex worms. None were lethargic. I had to come into my office Saturday night and when I looked into the tank, and every cardinal is dead, at least 1 Phantom is dead and another Phantom is near death sitting upside down in the tank.
All fish still had great color when I netted them out. It appears the 2 Phantoms I've seen may have ich, but none of the dead fish show any evidence of ich and I know for certain the Cardinals looked to be in good health yesterday. The dead one eyes are cloudy and bugged out, but I wonder if that has more to do with being dead than being related to the cause of death.
I don't get it... at all.
6 cardinals
1 diamond head (neon tetra variation)
5 black phantoms
1 clown pleco
Ammonia 0
Nitrite 0
Nitrate 20ppm
GH 75
PH 7.8 (I know that's high, but it's been that way for all years)
Temp 78F
Reverse Osmosis Water only
The Cardinals were over 5 years old, the Black Phantoms, diamond head and pleco were two weeks in the tank.
I went home from work late Friday. Tank is in the office and all inhabitants looked to be eating the freeze dried tubifex worms. None were lethargic. I had to come into my office Saturday night and when I looked into the tank, and every cardinal is dead, at least 1 Phantom is dead and another Phantom is near death sitting upside down in the tank.
All fish still had great color when I netted them out. It appears the 2 Phantoms I've seen may have ich, but none of the dead fish show any evidence of ich and I know for certain the Cardinals looked to be in good health yesterday. The dead one eyes are cloudy and bugged out, but I wonder if that has more to do with being dead than being related to the cause of death.
I don't get it... at all.