Not a good week!!

[DavidT]

Unfortunately I have lost 2 of my 3 a. borelli this week :cry: . My big male died on Monday and a small female died Thursday. Neither fish had any obvious sign of disease or any marks on the body although both had become a little reclusive a couple of days beforehand and had darkened in colour slightly.

My remaining female is looking great and all other fish are as normal, I have tested the water for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate with only nitrate being measurable at less than 5 ppm.

I am going to see how thing develop in the tank for a little while and then restock with maybe cacatouides as I think they are a bit hardier and probably suit my water better (ph7.6, GH10, KH8)

David

 

[ervis]

Unfortunately I have lost 2 of my 3 a. borelli this week :cry: . ...snip...

I am going to see how thing develop in the tank for a little while and then restock with maybe cacatouides as I think they are a bit hardier and probably suit my water better (ph7.6, GH10, KH8)

David

Good luck, David, hang in there. Stick to the basics; clean water, don't over feed, watch the cat, etc. You'll soon have reason to forget about this week.

happy new year!
steve