Death toll in fish tank rising
The fish population in my tank at work is dwindling. A couple of months ago my dwarf frog died but I blamed it on old age. Then last Monday when I came in my bottom-feeder was dead. Since both the frog and the bottom-feeder spent most of their time on the bottom and bad stuff can congregate there, I decided to test my water. The nitrates were fine but the pH was way off. I added some fresh water and left it.
When I came in this morning I thought one of the rasboras was dead (he isn't really) so I tested the water again. Still bad. So I took water out and replaced it with new. Rested: still bad. Now I am letting it sit for a while and will retest tomorrow or so. You don't want to change too much too fast. I already had a pretty sparse population but now the tank looks downright empty. Maybe if I ever get the levels right and stable I will add some new fishies.
Monday, September 26, 2005
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You should try adding more cover like plants or ornaments. In my experience this really helps the fish (and especially the dwarf frogs) from getting stressed!
Thanks for the suggestion, but I no longer own this fish tank. I passed it on to a coworker when I left Microsoft.
In terms of the suggestion, I think it depends on what's wrong. Since live plants give off nitrates (I think that's right) they can either help or hurt. It's probably best to know the PH and nitrate level of your water before doing anything major. Though adding fake plants and other inanimate places to hide couldn't hurt. :)
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