Valerie Adams
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Alright, please bear with me as this is long and a lot of info. So I ordered 9 panda cories from Aquatic Arts and they (actually received 10) arrived on Friday. Upon arrival, two were dead (or so I thought) but when I went to net them, the second started to move so in to the tank he went (I did a fast drip acclimation). I didn't have a QT tank because it's been getting ready for an unexpected betta so they went into my 29g. They didn't look too healthy, but any pandas I've seen lately haven't.
Last night, I noticed a fungus like stuff appear. I was going to start to treat the tank with Furan 2 and Kanaplex, but they aren't snail safe. And I need to get crushed coral to put into the new betta tank so that the snails can go in there while I'm treating the 29g (my tap pH is at 6.8 right now, and it's rough on the snails shells. The pH in the 29 is 7.2. I don't know how, don't ask). So I am going to the pet store to get that today and can treat later tonight. Here's what they looked like last night
So then this morning, I wake up to find FOUR of them dead!! Here's pictures of the dead ones
Tank parameters: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, nitrates are a little high at 40 but was holding off on a water change due to my tap pH being low and it would cause harm to the snails. 7.2 pH, 74F. I had 24 ember tetras, 1 mystery snail, 2 nerite snails, and 1 panda cory already in the tank, completely healthy for a month or so. Now of course, there are 5 baby cories plus the existing one left in the tank.
So any ideas on what could have happened? What should I do?
Last night, I noticed a fungus like stuff appear. I was going to start to treat the tank with Furan 2 and Kanaplex, but they aren't snail safe. And I need to get crushed coral to put into the new betta tank so that the snails can go in there while I'm treating the 29g (my tap pH is at 6.8 right now, and it's rough on the snails shells. The pH in the 29 is 7.2. I don't know how, don't ask). So I am going to the pet store to get that today and can treat later tonight. Here's what they looked like last night
So then this morning, I wake up to find FOUR of them dead!! Here's pictures of the dead ones
Tank parameters: 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, nitrates are a little high at 40 but was holding off on a water change due to my tap pH being low and it would cause harm to the snails. 7.2 pH, 74F. I had 24 ember tetras, 1 mystery snail, 2 nerite snails, and 1 panda cory already in the tank, completely healthy for a month or so. Now of course, there are 5 baby cories plus the existing one left in the tank.
So any ideas on what could have happened? What should I do?