Ive ruled out water quality, since ive gone through so much water its insane. The bichir seems to be next, and at this point im not hopeful for it. Im discouraged, but I've learned one thing from my time fishing, and its that quitting after a failure like this one says more about you than the failure itself. So I'm excited for this upcoming bass import season and for the things I plan to bring in myself, and by then I'll have all the proper qt and preparedness to be more successful my next go-round. Get ready for some exciting new growout posts!