I had about 6 baby EBJD fry under 1/2", in a 5 gallon tank to grow out. Had a small filter cut back to keep flow from being to strong, they stayed in there for about a week before 5 of the 6 died and now the last one isn't looking to good. I did a water change about a day n half ago and all parameters are good, ph is about 7-7.2 and water is soft, 0 ammonia and 0 nitrate. Trying to figure out what happened, before some of them died they never acted weird but others would swim to corner and go vertical with head by edge of water, i didn't have a bubbler but the filter overflow dropped about 2-3 inches catching air and creating bubbles in the small tank. Anyone have any idas? or anyone raised fry to good size adults that could inform me on the water parameters you used? I talked to the place that I got them from and seems their water is much harder and higher pH, more like what african cichlids like? At this point I have no idea and am welcome to any advice, I would like to raise a few just to add their color to some of my bigger tanks.
EBJD fry
- Thread starter TexOscar1
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Ebjd can be sensitive and 5g is a very small amount of water. In no time the params can get out of whack. Also is the tank cycled? 0 nitrate is nearly impossible on a tank running for any period of time
Filter was from a cycled tank with no issues to date and I did 2 waterchanges in the week or so I have had them.
and I wouldnt say 0 per say, there was some color but not really enough to say 5ppm.
They were so small, I worried about them finding the food in a bigger tank.
and I wouldnt say 0 per say, there was some color but not really enough to say 5ppm.
They were so small, I worried about them finding the food in a bigger tank.
When you say EBJD fry , do you mean both its parents were EBJD's or one was a BGJD and the other a EBJD?
Tex I would say put them in a bigger tank first off.. I bought 4 of them at about a 1/2" I put them in a 40 gal. tank with a H.O.B. filter and a 36volt UV sterilizer.. Now about a year later they are between 3 to 5" and all still alive and doing great!!!
IMO a UV sterilizer is the most important thing you can buy when it comes to EBJD!!!! Good luck buddy!!!
It was just a little 400 GPH.. Nothing big or fancy just enough to run the water through good!!!