Mac
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Hi there!
I was invited to this forum from a conversation at Silverdale's Farmland Pets & Feed and need some help. My 90 gallon freshwater tank of community fish is losing fish on what is amounting to a day-by-day duration and I'm at a loss to what is happening. The community is made up of, or in some cases was made up of, 7 Cardinal Tetras, 6 Danios, 8 Rummynose, 2 Lemon Tetras, 3 Bosemani Rainbowfish, 5 Praecox Rainbowfish, 4 Rose Line Sharks, 2 Panda Corys and 3 Julii Cory Cats. I've lost all of my Lemon Tetras, 3 Cardinal Tetras, 2 Danios, 1 Rummynose, 1 Bosemani Rainbowish, 1 Praecox Rainbowfish, both Panda Corys and 1 Julii Cory Cat.
At first I thought it might be high nitrates as of two weeks ago it was almost 80ppm. This past weekend I went over to Dennys Pet World and purchased 20 gallons of reverse osmosis water to a water change and got it lowered to 20ppm. Still I'm losing fish. I've been told if water chemistry is causing issues rummynose lose color and the 7 that remain all look as colorful as the day I placed them in the tank. Currently chemistry is:
Ph - 7.4
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 20ppm
None of the fish I've lost have had ANY symptoms of disease or problems with other fish. Today I came home to see one of the yellow danios now with a redness on oneside and losing color.
As the title says I don't why and could really use the help. Here are some pics of my soon to be lost Danio and my tank:
Danio
Tank 1
I was invited to this forum from a conversation at Silverdale's Farmland Pets & Feed and need some help. My 90 gallon freshwater tank of community fish is losing fish on what is amounting to a day-by-day duration and I'm at a loss to what is happening. The community is made up of, or in some cases was made up of, 7 Cardinal Tetras, 6 Danios, 8 Rummynose, 2 Lemon Tetras, 3 Bosemani Rainbowfish, 5 Praecox Rainbowfish, 4 Rose Line Sharks, 2 Panda Corys and 3 Julii Cory Cats. I've lost all of my Lemon Tetras, 3 Cardinal Tetras, 2 Danios, 1 Rummynose, 1 Bosemani Rainbowish, 1 Praecox Rainbowfish, both Panda Corys and 1 Julii Cory Cat.
At first I thought it might be high nitrates as of two weeks ago it was almost 80ppm. This past weekend I went over to Dennys Pet World and purchased 20 gallons of reverse osmosis water to a water change and got it lowered to 20ppm. Still I'm losing fish. I've been told if water chemistry is causing issues rummynose lose color and the 7 that remain all look as colorful as the day I placed them in the tank. Currently chemistry is:
Ph - 7.4
Ammonia - 0
Nitrites - 0
Nitrates - 20ppm
None of the fish I've lost have had ANY symptoms of disease or problems with other fish. Today I came home to see one of the yellow danios now with a redness on oneside and losing color.
As the title says I don't why and could really use the help. Here are some pics of my soon to be lost Danio and my tank:
Danio
Tank 1