So I noticed in my mbuna tank today fish acting lethargic and slow, no appetite and breathing very hard, checked the pH and it was almost at the lowest reading in the scale around 6.4 maybe lower. Went ahead and do a 50% water change and brought it up to around 7.6 or so, not ideal for these fish but I needed something done right away, two canister filters running and serviced about two weeks ago and I change 50%-80% once or twice a week.
No clue what happened here.
Thought about checking tank #2 and pH was down to 6.0 with fish laying down on their side! Changed half the water as well.
Checked tank #3 and pH read 7.8.
So now I'm thinking tank 1 & 2 had their water changed the same day, tank # 3 didn't.
Now I'm thinking my tap water? I'm in Somerset county NJ and pH here has always been a steady 7.8 to 8.0. Today it reads 7.8.
Anyone gone through this? I didn't check the tap water the day I did the water changes.
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No clue what happened here.
Thought about checking tank #2 and pH was down to 6.0 with fish laying down on their side! Changed half the water as well.
Checked tank #3 and pH read 7.8.
So now I'm thinking tank 1 & 2 had their water changed the same day, tank # 3 didn't.
Now I'm thinking my tap water? I'm in Somerset county NJ and pH here has always been a steady 7.8 to 8.0. Today it reads 7.8.
Anyone gone through this? I didn't check the tap water the day I did the water changes.
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