CatBrat Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I just went up to check on my Queen Arabesque Pleco's and found 2 of my 3 dead :cry: . I can't belive it, they had been doing so, so well. I don't know what could have gone wrong.The only thing I have changed is putting in the 700l/h filter and taking out 2x 200l/h filters yesterday. Yesterday they were looking fine, colour was normal, no sunken eyes or any visual features that looked out of the ordinary. But this is what they looked like just now... Tank size - Approx. 40l (10g) Tank inhabitants - just the 3 Queen Arabesques pH - 6.6 kh - less than 10 Ammonia - 0 Nitrites - 0 Filtration - 700 l/h with oxygen tube running into the it. The only thing that I can think of is the heater may have stuck on and cooked them, as the water seem quite warm. Anyone have any idea's on what may have caused it Will keep you posted on how the last one goes... Cheers, CatBrat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 The themometers on the heaterstats can not generally be trusted ot be 100% accurate, did you not have a seperate thermometer in the tank to check the true temp? What other fish are in the tank, and also isnt ph6.6 a bit low? Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 You shopuld have a thermometer on the tank to check the temperature. Had you matured the new filter before removing the old ones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 BTW sorry for your loss, we all no what its like, they would have looked really cool if they wernt dead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 so sorry to hear about your loss temp is importent and also how long had the 700l/h been in the tank was it a new new one or one from another tank? never put a new filter in and take the old one out the same day because you want the new one to be working well before you take the old one out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 I didn't have another thermometer in the tank (I should have though), but I'm not sure that was even the problem. I removed the sponges from the old filters and put them in the new one, so that was fine. The recommended pH is 6.4-7.6 so that was also fine. They were the only fish in the tank. My remaining female seems to be breeding very fast and seems to be lethargic. I don't know wether I will be able to save her. Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 do a water change if you think that will help. go down to hollywoods and get an inside glass thermometer!!! check the temp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Well, I found a thermometer and checked the temp. It's down to about 78*F and it feels much cooler than this morning. I have also done a 30% water change with fresh rain water (warmed up) and I guess I'll just have to wait and see what happens. Will keep you posted.... Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plecs Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 so sorry about that Catbrat, hope you get it sorted!! let us know how the other one goes. plecs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livebearer_breeder Posted December 31, 2004 Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 what have you been feeding them? Shae 250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatBrat Posted December 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2004 Thanks plecs, I will do. I have been feeding them Bloodworms, Brine shrimp, Flake food, Zucchini once a week and every so often shrimp pellets. Cheers, CatBrat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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