Fishes are dying off.
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I'll take some pics tomorrow since I don't really have a good cam with me right now, it's evening here, and the light isn't so good.
The tank's been set up for two months now. It used to house a gar, but he grew too big for the tank so I sold him. The tank was then cleaned and it was set up for the Africans.
The tank's been set up for two months now. It used to house a gar, but he grew too big for the tank so I sold him. The tank was then cleaned and it was set up for the Africans.
Just throwing it out there, last time I had a mass die off like that it was from an internal disease. Its possible. Although I would check your water param's first. As suggested take the water to an LFS and they should be able to test it for free for you.
Alright, thanks for the responses, I'll get the water tested by then.
I don't know if this helps but the fishes didn't show any symptoms that something was wrong with them a few hours before they died or maybe I was just too busy to check up on them.
One venustus is still barely alive, floating belly up, I think he's gonna die soon, I guess I'm just waiting for him to pass.
I don't know if this helps but the fishes didn't show any symptoms that something was wrong with them a few hours before they died or maybe I was just too busy to check up on them.
One venustus is still barely alive, floating belly up, I think he's gonna die soon, I guess I'm just waiting for him to pass.
You don't see any ick on your fish? Baby pbass catch ick like crazy. Many they have it before the LFS even lets them go in their tanks. They can also catch it really easily when they are not settled into an aquarium. I would quarantine P-bass for at least a month (seriously) because they usually do get ick at least once before they settle in IME. The LFS they come from doesn't really make a difference, they are one of the few SA fish that get ick just from shipping or not being settled into an aquarium long enough.
Another suggestion is not to mix P-bass with your current stock. A lot of cave dwelling African cichlids are built to attack fish then hide from attack in the rocks. P-bass on the other hand are open water predators who have no concept of cave dwelling. Eventually dietary problems may present themselves to because a few of your fish are primarily vegetarians who can easily get bloat from eating too much protein. P bass on the other hand eat mainly live fish and other meaty foods when they are young.
Water test results would also help in identifying the exact cause. Primarily ammonia and nitrite.
Another suggestion is not to mix P-bass with your current stock. A lot of cave dwelling African cichlids are built to attack fish then hide from attack in the rocks. P-bass on the other hand are open water predators who have no concept of cave dwelling. Eventually dietary problems may present themselves to because a few of your fish are primarily vegetarians who can easily get bloat from eating too much protein. P bass on the other hand eat mainly live fish and other meaty foods when they are young.
Water test results would also help in identifying the exact cause. Primarily ammonia and nitrite.
rvmang;5119283; said:
Kinda sounds like a cycle crash... I'd think with a tank that size it would take longer for things to go wrong.
If you cleaned the tank, changed filters got all new media, that could have effectively put you at square one, an uncycled tank.
Ash;5119699; said:Peacock Cichlid not a P bass. There are African cichlids called peacocksNone the less it's still good advice.
I guess I shouldn't have expected P-bass in the African rift lake section.
