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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Cichlids / April 2004Water problems? My Firemouth Cichlids died =(
In the past 3 months, I have had 2 firemouth cichlids die. One was several 2 years old and one was 1 year old. I am wondering if there might be something wrong with my water. I have tested the water this morning, after finding my firemouth dead, to find the following: pH = 7.0 NO2 = < 0.3 mg/L GH = 7 dH KH = 14 dH NH3 / NH4 = 0 mg/L I know that my KH is high, but I attribute this to my pH buffer. I was told by my lfs that this wouldn't be a problem. The fish themselves acted fine prior to death. They didn't change eating habits or have any noticable diseases. I also have tiger barbs and a pleco in the tank with them, and they all seem to be fine. Does anyone have any ideas? Am I just unlucky, or is there something that I am missing??? Any information would be greatly appreciated. -John The KH is not an issue. 0.3 Nitrite seems a bit high. You may have mesured it on the falling edge of a spike. How big is the tank? How many other fish in there and how big is each? How often do you change 20-30% of the water? How often do you rinse filter media? Do you use dechlorinated/aged water or straight out the tap for water change and/or filter cleanup? ...Kodiak > In the past 3 months, I have had 2 firemouth cichlids die. One was > several 2 years old and one was 1 year old. I am wondering if there [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > -John Kodiak - The Nitrite was listed as (less than) 0.3 (it wasnt measurable). The tank is a 29 gallon. There are 5 tiger barbs (all less than an inch) and a pleco (about 3 inches). My tank gets a 30% change every 3 to 4 weeks. The water that I use is filtered and treated with dechlor. My filtration system includes an emperor 400 hang on the back, a Magnum 350, and 9watt UV sterilizer. All my media gets changed (not rinsed) at water changes (at least every month), with the exception of my biowheels. I try my best to keep my tank spotless. It is always very clear, and is well established. It is just strange that I have had two deaths in this tank. Any other thoughts or suggestions? Please post them! -John Why do you think there is something wrong with your water? It could be a disease due to something else?? have you notice symptoms on your firemouth cichlids? I > Kodiak - > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > -John |
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