Tig

[those1]

today I came home and found my tig stiff on the bottom of the tank. this is the second tig I have lost in 3 years at the 5" mark. I was wondering what im doing wrong. It was in a tank with to reticulated ray and a tire track eel all that seem to be doing well. The filtration was 2 sponge filters one with a power head one with air line. the tank also had a bubble wand to help push more water around.

ask questions and ill do my best to answer. but any Ideas would be nice to hear.

 

[brich999]

You want very good water and diet for them. What are your water params? Sponge filters IMO are a good addition to the filter system, but for keeping monster fish I'd go with some more filtration. What's the tank specs and diet!

 

[those1]

55 gallon tank rose reds, earth works were what I was feeding the tank. the heater died on me a week week ago and with the house being 72 I do a 5 gallon water change daily to help keep the water around 76.

 

[brich999]

Tank is too small, but ok if he was under 5". Feeder fish are unhealthy and tigs aren't known to be very hardy fish. Also why spend hundreds on a tig and not spend 20 on a heater?

 

[brich999]

O and if it's 72 in ur house the water is prob in the high 60's