Fish died, one dying...feel like a failure
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pH level is fine, don't tamper with it.
50% water changes weekly is fine, good job at keeping the nitrates very low.
I think you have the right idea, leave the tank as is and watch the current inhabitants for anymore sign of health issues. QT immediately if it does and once things settle down, QT any newcomers for a month before introducing them to the maintank.
50% water changes weekly is fine, good job at keeping the nitrates very low.
I think you have the right idea, leave the tank as is and watch the current inhabitants for anymore sign of health issues. QT immediately if it does and once things settle down, QT any newcomers for a month before introducing them to the maintank.
I do 10-20% almost every day in a heavily planted tank with allegedly "touchy" fish (discus, rams, neons, a farlowella cat, and spectacular werneri rainbows) and my fish are very happy (rams in breeding color, rainbows in constant show-off mode, discus acting like regular fish instead of frail divas). It sounds like a hassle to do on a daily basis, but it only takes a few minutes. I treat my tapwater only with Prime, no other conditioners or buffers; but I do add several supplements for the plants (iron, trace elements, etc.). I had a scare the last time I did a 50% change (maybe my H2O was a bit "off" that day), but the fish seemed really stressed for several hours, so I figured that I'd rather stick with higher frequency/lower percentage changes.
