myfrint
Fish Fanatic
Well, i was finally done with my fishless cycle, and i got 4 cardinals and 3 peppered corydoras for my 10 gal tank.
After i equlized the temperature of the plastic bag with fish and my tank, i gradually put them in the tank, and they seemed fine.
I only lost one cardinal yesterday. (That one already seemed not good when i was bringing the fish home.)
And, today, i lost all 3 of the cardinals.
My corys are really active and doing just fine. (Except they are seldomly goes to the surface for oxygen. I guess i need to get an airpump or small filter.)
I checked my water and it also seemed fine. (Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate ~40)
Is that level of nitrate too high? or what else caused the death? (Buti think my tap water already has some nitrate in there. What should i do?)
Ahh.. i'll bring the dead fish to my lfs later and get new ones, but i feel sorry for the dead ones.
After i equlized the temperature of the plastic bag with fish and my tank, i gradually put them in the tank, and they seemed fine.
I only lost one cardinal yesterday. (That one already seemed not good when i was bringing the fish home.)
And, today, i lost all 3 of the cardinals.
My corys are really active and doing just fine. (Except they are seldomly goes to the surface for oxygen. I guess i need to get an airpump or small filter.)
I checked my water and it also seemed fine. (Ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate ~40)
Is that level of nitrate too high? or what else caused the death? (Buti think my tap water already has some nitrate in there. What should i do?)
Ahh.. i'll bring the dead fish to my lfs later and get new ones, but i feel sorry for the dead ones.