It would seem that he has enough dead things in his tank now that adding more just seems to make even less sense. Dead leafs and such will just help to raise the ammonia levels in the tank.
Ok, but I still say that dead, dying and decaying leafs and other organic material in the tank will contrbute to wild & wacky chemistry in a tank that cannot support Cardinal Tetras. I know I could probably do it with ease, but then again I don't live where the water is harder than diamonds. My present tank is done all natural now, I don't add any chemicals or process it in any way prior to putting in the tank. I collected most of all the pieces of driftwood in the tank my self from lakes ponds and the beach, except one piece. I didn't brush or clean then or anything aside from soaking them over night in hot water unless they had moss or algae or plants attached. And then they just went straight into the tank. And I would just watch the fish eat anything that popped out of the wood.
Spring around here is a great treat time for my fish because when I go fishing I normally will bring them back a few treats like, dragonfly larve, water beetle larve, leeches and of cause the all time favorite earthworms.
It would seem that he has enough dead things in his tank now that adding more just seems to make even less sense. Dead leafs and such will just help to raise the ammonia levels in the tank.
Yanbbrox, dude I can't believe you have so many problems with Paracheirodon axelrodi, maybe you should try keeping Neon Tetras (Paracheirodon innesi) instead they can take lower PH, plus they seem to be hardier than Cardinals plus they look very simular.
I know, for one the most commonly found tropical fish, I've never had any joy with them, ever Innesi are no better either, they always die as well. They take one look at which ever tank and they just die.
The tank of marbles is running at 7.5ph when they started going I re bagged 2 fish and started again in the discuss tank(lower ph) same result
Ok, but I still say that dead, dying and decaying leafs and other organic material in the tank will contrbute to wild & wacky chemistry in a tank that cannot support Cardinal Tetras. I know I could probably do it with ease, but then again I don't live where the water is harder than diamonds. My present tank is done all natural now, I don't add any chemicals or process it in any way prior to putting in the tank. I collected most of all the pieces of driftwood in the tank my self from lakes ponds and the beach, except one piece. I didn't brush or clean then or anything aside from soaking them over night in hot water unless they had moss or algae or plants attached. And then they just went straight into the tank. And I would just watch the fish eat anything that popped out of the wood.
Spring around here is a great treat time for my fish because when I go fishing I normally will bring them back a few treats like, dragonfly larve, water beetle larve, leeches and of cause the all time favorite earthworms.
Chemicals, you said you don't use any any more, does this include on tap water when doing water changes? I believe everyone adds 'prime' over there or do you use a water butt, ie rainwater?
Chemicals, you said you don't use any any more, does this include on tap water when doing water changes? I believe everyone adds 'prime' over there or do you use a water butt, ie rainwater?
Dude I use the water straight from the tap. I don't add "Prime" or anything else. I don't even let the water sit for 24 hours too allow the chlorine to disapate. From the tap to the tank, no slime coat no, no PH buffer - NUTT'N! Water comes out of my tap softer in the winter than in the summer, depends on how much hot water is used. Hot is softer that cold water, for whatever reason - probably more dissolved crap in hot water. Anyway, my fish haven't mutated, or died or ever gone into shock, and except for Discus I never drip fish just throw them into the tank and never had any problems, both on my personal stuff and when I was in the industry.
For example: http://www.practicalfishkeeping.co.uk/pfk/pages/show_article.php?article_id=603
Innesi are no better either, they always die as well. They take one look at which ever tank and they just die.
