Reply With Quotebro, do you have enough food for them??
after cycling my tank for over a week, i added 15 otocinclus... and already 5 of them are dead! anyone knows why? all my water parameters are stable. my harlequin rasboras seem to be enjoyin themselves!
bro, do you have enough food for them??
Might have been unhealthy when you bought them. I added 4 otos to my uncycled tank and they are doing great!
9 out of 15 gone !!!!
i guess it is because of the sudden overload of life stocks...
at least 20-30 cherries died as well.. tired to remove as many dead bodies as possible *SIGH*..
at least the remaining otos and shrimps started to feed on algae already..after changing 20% water.. good news for that at least...
how big is your tank and how is your bioload and filtration?
4Ft tank
Jebao external cannister (Big one, for arowana type. cant remember model name)
Flora - Densely planted
CO2 - 2-3BPS for 10hrs
dKH - 4
pH - 6.6-6.8
ammonia, nitrite, nitrate (no test kit yet)
Fauna
100 harlequin rasbora
50 malayan shrimps
100 cherry shrimps
15 otos
2 dario dario
Wow...so many fauna for a 1week old tank? The BB may have not fully develop yet. Think you do a check on your ammonia and nitrate/nitrite levels and you may have an answer. Bless your remaining faunas....
I agree, you put so much fauna in a week old tank, probably have not fully cycled yet.
i have guessed as well, i think i'm really too anxious!
will test my ammonia and nitrate soon. my otos are doing well, finally! whew
I know the feelingbeen passed that stage
well, i guess i can say "newbie" as an excuse?
anyway, things seems all well today. placed a small piece of algae wafer and my shrimps are eating it
no deaths so far, all otos very active!
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