Update: Pennywise passed away in the night. I'll have to bring his corpse back to Pet Co. so I can collect on his insurance. I feel awful.
Clown Knife Fish -- Where Did I Go Wrong?
- Thread starter Nacht Falcon
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Don't feel bad man. you provided very well until the end. The worst for me is when my goldfish got sick and even through treatment and everything I have only got 4 of the 15 I had 
How does that insurance work though?
How does that insurance work though?
I'm not entirely sure. Either I'll be reimbursed my purchase (which seems most likely) or they'll order a new knifefish (which I'd prefer not to at this point).
Rather get reimbursed. Are there are other fish shops around? I have heard that PetCo doesn't have the best reputation for healthy fish.
I think you must try an African Knife, I love mine a lot. Here's a vid to convince you
I think you must try an African Knife, I love mine a lot. Here's a vid to convince you
ok hold up lets talk about the tank conditions. I have like 2-3 red flags right away.
one being you treated a brand new tank with bottled bacteria with no food source...if you got the bottled bacteria route you HAVE to add the fish at the same time so the cultures have something to feed on...
secondly this tank was only up for several weeks? Theres zero chance that tank was cycled, thus leading me to believe your tests were incorrect and you do indeed have poor water quality.
The third thing is the fact that you came up with zero nitrates. That's impossible, especially with such a small tank and big time waste producing fish.
I'd be willing to bet this was a water quality issue.
one being you treated a brand new tank with bottled bacteria with no food source...if you got the bottled bacteria route you HAVE to add the fish at the same time so the cultures have something to feed on...
secondly this tank was only up for several weeks? Theres zero chance that tank was cycled, thus leading me to believe your tests were incorrect and you do indeed have poor water quality.
The third thing is the fact that you came up with zero nitrates. That's impossible, especially with such a small tank and big time waste producing fish.
I'd be willing to bet this was a water quality issue.
I used bottled stuff for 3 days then add my fish, maybe he did the same.
Most kits don't have a reading that shows under 20, mine doesn't at least. By a few weeks the cycle would have likely sorted itself out.
Just a thought
Most kits don't have a reading that shows under 20, mine doesn't at least. By a few weeks the cycle would have likely sorted itself out.
Just a thought
did you treat it the day before you put the fish in? That's a huge difference from the OP stating he treated it several weeks before adding fish. there should be some color on the nitrate test, there will never be zero nitrates in a system. and a few weeks in a 75 with those type of fish would have seen a big spike in bad water quality before it sorted itself out for sure.
True true. My knives survived but didn't grow on it while I was getting them onto pellets
I guess
