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Okay so my Ammonia test showed Rock solid 0ppm the nitrite test is questionable since it is just over 4 years old and I think the shelf life is 3 years, but it was also 0. Given that I can trust the ammonia test even if the nitrite test was wrong if the ammonia did spike during the water change and is now down to zero I can image the spike would have been large enough to kill the fish.
I am wondering if it could be the roses or gases, it just seems to me like when I re arranged the tank a couple weeks ago after having it up for months that would have released the gasses. But I guess in the end I will never know. I have 2 bala's left and I am now on a mission to find two more 7"+. I had only two for a long time, after getting 2 more their behaivor was so much better. So I am sure I want to get some more.
I am wondering if it could be the roses or gases, it just seems to me like when I re arranged the tank a couple weeks ago after having it up for months that would have released the gasses. But I guess in the end I will never know. I have 2 bala's left and I am now on a mission to find two more 7"+. I had only two for a long time, after getting 2 more their behaivor was so much better. So I am sure I want to get some more.
Where did you get the roses from? The sudden deaths make me think it could be a poison--possibly pesticide from the rosea? I doubt it has anything to do with gas pockets personally.
Sorry for your loss. Where are you in missouri? I actually have a 6" bala i could bring your way when I go to kansas city.
Alright, next time I'm up that way i'll bring him. Got a few slightly smaller ones if you're interested. Or if you want you can head out this way, and I can meet you halfway. I live near wichita.
Where did the roses come from? Did you put them in directly from a pot that came from the store?
The roses where bought about 6 months ago Where in a pot that I planted outside, I never used any chemicals and they where bought from the dollar store. The plants have been watered and rained on enough that if there was any chemicals it would have been washed off. The plants also where covered in a wax when I bought them and had no buds so I was also hopeful that because of that there would be no need for pesticides. I also washed them before putting them in the tank.
So far every one else looks okay, I changed the power head to create more agitation, just in case it was due to a lack of O2 after removing the massive ball of roots from the umbrella tree.
So far every one else looks okay, I changed the power head to create more agitation, just in case it was due to a lack of O2 after removing the massive ball of roots from the umbrella tree.
Roses can be treated with systemic pesticides that persist in the tissues of the plant for several months to a year. There is a possibility that these could have leached out into your water. Just like when you put a tea bag in water... I'm just speculating on the cause there but the fact is that roses are treated with all kinds of hormones, pesticides and fungicides in propagation nurseries. If they came from another country then who knows what chemicals were used.
