HelenMac Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 I have a bit of a problem. My Cardinals are dying one by one. At first I thought it was my opaline Gourami as I saw him bite the tail of one of them so I got rid of him. Few of them had marks on their tails I took them out put in a separate tank on Wednesday and treated with malkon but today I lost 4 and yesterday 2 Help. All but 4 are 2 years old. Does anyone have any answers please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 How old are the rest? Cardinals only live 2-3 years if memory serves me correctly... Elevated temperature shortens their life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenMac Posted July 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Temperature is 26 . the ones I say are 2 years means I have had 2 years. The others only had a month. Ph everything else is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suemack Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 hi Helen ....sorry to hear about your cardinal probs would be really helpful if you could post a few more details about your tank.....size, filtration, what fish you have in there, how long it's been set up, results of water tests .....thanks sue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelenMac Posted July 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 Hi had the cardinals 2 years with rosy tetras pearl gouramis yellow and blue rams lemon tetras and red belly tetras. Tank is a three foot. Temperature 26.5 ph 7.0 Did have a opaline gourami saw him bite tail off one cardinal and catch another one in his mouth so took him back to the shop last week thats when I took the cardinals out of the tank put them in a 18 inch and treated with malkon as couple had lesions on their tails. ph 7.0 Got duo power filter and heater temp 26.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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