nodding_dino
Fish Crazy
Hi everyone,
I'd love to hear peoples thoughts on what you consider to be an acceptable rate of loss for small tetras, from a statistical perspective, not a moral one (I of course don't want to lose any), but am trying to gauge what is deemed typical. For context/background I have kept tropical aquariums on and off for over 30 years although primarily large SA/CA cichlids.
So assuming that you have an aquarium of suitable size, matured, with excellent (and stable) parameters (Amm/Nitrate/Nitrate/Ph/Oxygen saturation/temp), UV, good husbandry (weekly 50% water changes) and the tank being furnished with sufficient hiding places. If you introduced a group of say 20 young tetras would a loss of 1, 5, 10, 20% be typical?
I have been considering the impact of things like:
No outward signs of issue, feeding well (mixture of foods), clear eyes, gills, normal behaviour etc.
Thoughts greatly appreciated - your real world experiences would be great
Thanks
I'd love to hear peoples thoughts on what you consider to be an acceptable rate of loss for small tetras, from a statistical perspective, not a moral one (I of course don't want to lose any), but am trying to gauge what is deemed typical. For context/background I have kept tropical aquariums on and off for over 30 years although primarily large SA/CA cichlids.
So assuming that you have an aquarium of suitable size, matured, with excellent (and stable) parameters (Amm/Nitrate/Nitrate/Ph/Oxygen saturation/temp), UV, good husbandry (weekly 50% water changes) and the tank being furnished with sufficient hiding places. If you introduced a group of say 20 young tetras would a loss of 1, 5, 10, 20% be typical?
I have been considering the impact of things like:
- Stress of moving/settling in
- 'Bullying' that comes with sexual maturity
- Inherent health issues (mass/farm breeding)
No outward signs of issue, feeding well (mixture of foods), clear eyes, gills, normal behaviour etc.
Thoughts greatly appreciated - your real world experiences would be great
Thanks