more like impossible unless you are running a massive algae scrubber and pothos....or you have very few fish in a big tank. I agree with homer, I would re-check results, zero nitrates with a crap factory pleco is hard to believe.
You would think the haps would be as susceptible to water quality as the aulonocara if it were a water quality level.
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predatorkeeper87
I don't know what to suggest without new results. I'd go with small 25% WC's daily and Prime for now. A bottle of bottled bacteria wouldn't hurt either. If its pathogen related then the tank needs bleach nuked but I doubt that's the culprit here.
This is also very possible, if it was tested at an LFS especially. I'm sure they do the ammo/nitrite tests to cover themselves, nitrates probably aren't bothered with.
I would definitely agree that ZERO nitrate is peculiar for an established tank, and cause for concern.
I got my water tested at the shop i got the fish from, & it was implied that all 3 were tested and were at 0, but after chatting to the guy i'm not sure he tested all 3. Anyway, the plecs pretty small atm.
After chatting to the guys at the shop who know my setup fairly well, they reckon the water level after adding the new fish was too high and covered the filter outake, meaning the surface of the water wasn't breaking making gaseous exchange difficult. Basically meaning they suffocated, which tbf i should've noticed.
After chatting to the guys at the shop who know my setup fairly well, they reckon the water level after adding the new fish was too high and covered the filter outake, meaning the surface of the water wasn't breaking making gaseous exchange difficult. Basically meaning they suffocated, which tbf i should've noticed.
Evaporation should displace the size of the two fish you added quite quickly. Also, I overfill my tank because of this frequently with no problems. you should/would have noticed a difference in behavior if your tank was losing oxygen.
Also, on the nitrate topic, it's extremely rare for even your tap water to read 0 nitrates. Buy yourself a test kit. It's well worth the well-being of your fish.
Also, on the nitrate topic, it's extremely rare for even your tap water to read 0 nitrates. Buy yourself a test kit. It's well worth the well-being of your fish.
