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Sudden death

Odile

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Hi,
My male Apistogramma hongsloi is dead and I don't understand why. He was doing well until friday morning and his behaviour was normal. Friday nigth I fed him frozen brine shrimps and he didn't seem very keen to eat them but was still showing off to the female. When the ligth was turned off I suddenly couldn't see him, then found hiem lying on his flank and breathing rapidly, and he didn't move his fins. Unfortunately I had to leave for the week end and this morning I found him dead...
The female, my corydoras and shrimps seem in good health, any idea of what may have happened to him ? Can it be related to the food ? There hasen't be any change in the tank lately...
My pH is 6, the tank is filled with RO water and has kH 0 and gH<4, nitrites are not detectable with my test and nitrates are less than 10mg.L-1
 

Odile

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So it was just bad luck ? I hope the female doesn't suffer from the same thing then... I found a shop where they can order another male for me but I wanted to be sure there wasn't something I did wrong.
 

Mike Wise

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Probably it was something that came with the male. I wouldn't buy a new male until I was sure that the other community members don't have what he had. This is why I recommend 4+ weeks of quarantine before adding any fish to an established tank.
 

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