dead albino cory

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jwterry

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One of my three albino corys died today.dead on the bottom. it is a community tank and thnkgs have been great for three months. no ammonia, no nitrites, 25% water change weekly. Filtration: 125 bio-wheel and 170 bio-wheel.

The dead one appears to have brown or dark red under his skin near the gills... anyone know what it might be?
 
Bad news, sorry to hear it. Love the cories.

I wouldn't think too hard about that brown spot/area. When I've lost fish they've often had that type of discoloration. :(
 
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So it just died of "natural" casues?
I am worried because if it was diseased it couolf have an affect on the rest of the community... thanjks for any advice
 
Did those fish help to cycle the tank originally? What are the nitrate levels? Any change in the water supply recently like a major increase or decrease in pH? Do you use a gravel vacuum to clean the bottom during water changes? What do you feed the cory cats?
 
My dead albino cory

TKOS said:
Did those fish help to cycle the tank originally? YES!!!What are the nitrate levels? <.25Any change in the water supply recently like a major increase or decrease in pH? No, remains around 6.8 Do you use a gravel vacuum to clean the bottom during water changes? Yes, I only have about 1/2 inch gravel, which I stir daily and vacuum to take out water during change What do you feed the cory cats? Flake that sinks to the bottom, and sinking pellets. It has been suggested that I also feed bllodworms as a treat, but these never sink before the other fish devour them (any suggestions on sinking the bloodworms so the remaining corys can have them as a treat?)
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Sound right to you???
 
You sound like you are doing the right things. But perhaps the cory was damaged during the cyclign process. They are very fragile fish when it comes to water quality and it often takes some time for the full damage from incidents like cycling to become apparent. The gill damage from cycling is generally permanent and shortens a fish's life span.

Either way, examine your tank daily for any odd behaviour in the other fish and, do good weekly water changes to keep toxins low (30% minimum).
 
it may be that the cycling was rough on him. i just stick my hand in the tank and try to 'shove' the bloodworms pinch by pinch onto the gravel areas where it could lodge enough to stay sunk and not floating about the upper levels of the tank.
good luck!
 
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