Okay, so I have a 20 gallon high with 6 small 1.5" Angelicus loaches, 2 rummy nose tetras and 5 neon tetras. I went through what I believe was a small ich outbreak about 2 weeks ago. I caught it super early and began treating with Rid Ich Plus. At the time, I had 5 neons and 5 rummy nose tetras. I lost 3 of the rummy nose and 2 of the neons over the 5 days of treatment (treated 3 days after seeing last white spot) and the following 2 days. So I restocked with 5 more neons. My loaches are perfectly fine and seem quite healthy and happy. I added the 5 neons to the tank about a week ago and have lost one every 2-3 days. I can't figure out why. I am cycling a 90 gallon tank (just finished week 1 of 6) and it will eventually be a discus tank. My tank parameters are as follows:
pH is between 7.0 and 6.5 (I added driftwood to the tank 3 weeks ago after a week long soak)
Nitrites and nitrates are always at or very near 0 (I change roughly 25% of the water once a week)
hardness was rather high when the tank first started, but I have been cutting it with about 40-50% distilled RO water and it is 120ppm
The discus will require a higher temperature than most fish tanks, so I have the temperature at 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the 20 gallon. That way I can move everyone over to the 90 without shocking them.
As I said, the loaches have shown no issues at all. They forage almost non-stop (even though they are very well fed) and are very active in general. The tetras are all a little skittish still and have just started to settle in and get use to the routine of feeding times. I feed flakes twice a day in small amounts and the loaches get special food every 3 days in the form of sinking pellets and algae wafers.
I can't think of any more information I can share that can aid you in helping me figure this out. I have read that neons are quite hardy, but I have had little luck with them. The rummy nose I have read are a bit more fragile than other tetras and that might explain the die off of them, but the remaining 2 rummy nose school with the neons and seem to be in very good health.
Can anyone recommend something I can do to either reduce the die off rate or eliminate it altogether? I would greatly appreciate any advice you can give me. Thank you all.
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pH is between 7.0 and 6.5 (I added driftwood to the tank 3 weeks ago after a week long soak)
Nitrites and nitrates are always at or very near 0 (I change roughly 25% of the water once a week)
hardness was rather high when the tank first started, but I have been cutting it with about 40-50% distilled RO water and it is 120ppm
The discus will require a higher temperature than most fish tanks, so I have the temperature at 80 degrees Fahrenheit in the 20 gallon. That way I can move everyone over to the 90 without shocking them.
As I said, the loaches have shown no issues at all. They forage almost non-stop (even though they are very well fed) and are very active in general. The tetras are all a little skittish still and have just started to settle in and get use to the routine of feeding times. I feed flakes twice a day in small amounts and the loaches get special food every 3 days in the form of sinking pellets and algae wafers.
I can't think of any more information I can share that can aid you in helping me figure this out. I have read that neons are quite hardy, but I have had little luck with them. The rummy nose I have read are a bit more fragile than other tetras and that might explain the die off of them, but the remaining 2 rummy nose school with the neons and seem to be in very good health.
Can anyone recommend something I can do to either reduce the die off rate or eliminate it altogether? I would greatly appreciate any advice you can give me. Thank you all.
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