Teracotta poison?

[Serrateeth_2002]

Is terracotta made of clay?They couldn't have leech clay particles like when clay is mixed with water,it softens and clouds the water.More likely i am wrong

 

[wetmanNY]

Oop! embarassing. I'm a long way from home at pH 8.5... thank you for the krib link, RTR!
How'd this post get in this thread?

 

[birket]

Well, as predicted, when I got home from work last night, my last Clown Loach had died! Now I am left with 5 tiger barbs ( about 1 inch long) and 6 green neon tetras (about 1/2 inch long). I did another 20-25% water change last night, and added Stress Coat to the new water. This morning, I tested the levels, and they are as follows:

Ammonia 0 PPM
Nitrite 0 PPM
Ph about 7.8
Nitrate 40 PPM

My test kits are all well in date.

My Plec (a queen something or other - it was black with very fine squiggly white lines all over it) was about 4.5 inches long).

Just so that you know, I took the terracotta pot out as soon as I thought it might be the culprit.

 

[Twilight]

Some Terra cotta pots are not real on the inside though they may look or be so on the outside. Some are just coated. I crack or break my pots and sand the edges smooth. By doing so I can tell whats inside them. I have ran into some that were different on the inside then the out.

 

[birket]

I did notice that the pot was grey in colour between the inner and outer faces.
Might this suggest anything?

 

[RTR]

LOL @ Wetman... I'm near-home at that level w/moderately hard moderately alkaline water, plus a few tanks pushed into brackish ranges with aragonite substrates.