Hi everyone. Last Monday I drove about 70 miles away to get some brichardi from a guy. I got about 20 fish ranging in size from 1/4 - 1 inch. They were transported in 2 gallons of water in an open-top bucket with live plants and Seachem Safe (at the rec. dose for neutralizing ammonia) in an air-conditioned car. They were floated on my end, before being netted and transferred into the new tank. For 2 days after arrival they looked fine, a little nervous, but not obviously in distress. They ate, but not as much as I expected. Then over the next 2 days, they all died, first sitting on the bottom, then on their side, then done. There are a few curious things here. The first is that other fish transported the same way at the same time (including some angels and cories) in separate buckets showed absolutely no issues, so I think it's unlikely to have been an environmental issue in transit. Are brichardi known to be particularly sensitive to stress? Second, other fish (long-term healthy established...some cories) already in the tank where the brichardi went showed absolutely no issues, so I think it's unlikely to have been an environmental issue on my end. My water quality is tight with well established robust biofiltration and no nitrogenous issues (I tested repeatedly). Finally, the manner/order in which the brichardi succumbed was curious; it was, invariably, from the smallest to the largest. I have no idea what to make of all this. Any thoughts on what might have gone wrong or what I might try differently next time? thanks!
the peculiar case of the deteriorating brichardi
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