I got him from lfs yesterday. Floated the bag in my brand new 10G QT for 30 minutes. Salinity was 1.025. Temp 78 degrees. I didn't put in sand. I was going to get a PVC elbow for a place to hide but found him dead this morning. What did I do wrong?
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Thanks I'll drip acclimate for the next one.Melanurus does not do good atall without sand. I don’t think that’s why it died within a day but it is one of the wrasses which will eventually die without sand.
Almost all LFS keep their salinity very low. So you have to drip acclimate for a few hours before putting it in tank.
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The tank is not cycled. I'm going to try the TTM where I move him to another tank in a few days. I would not think that not being cycled would kill him in less than a day. Only thing that I had noticed is that his gills where going a bit fast I think. I'm not yet familiar with how fast a fish's gills are supposed to open and close. I just figured he was stressed. I'm only using the HOB filter that came with the 10G. Any chance he wasn't getting enough oxygen?
It’s important to know what salinity the wrasse is kept in at your LFS and then just match your QT’s salinity to it - not necessary to drip acclimate fish if you do it this way.Thanks I'll drip acclimate for the next one.
Tank not being cycled will kill the fish overnight, I wouldn't look for any other reason than thisThe tank is not cycled. I'm going to try the TTM where I move him to another tank in a few days. I would not think that not being cycled would kill him in less than a day. Only thing that I had noticed is that his gills where going a bit fast I think. I'm not yet familiar with how fast a fish's gills are supposed to open and close. I just figured he was stressed. I'm only using the HOB filter that came with the 10G. Any chance he wasn't getting enough oxygen?
Sorry have to disagree. There was no ammonia in there. Have you heard of people using a fish to cycle a tank? I used a clown to cycle my first QT.Tank not being cycled will kill the fish overnight, I wouldn't look for any other reason than this
Fish are shipped overnight in a bag all the time with just oxygen added to the bag. An uncycled 10 gallon tank with a HOB filter to provide water movement would be very unlikely to kill a fish overnight due to ammonia, in my opinion.Tank not being cycled will kill the fish overnight, I wouldn't look for any other reason than this
I have read this. However regardless of whatever method I was going to use, what would kill a fish in half a day? That's what I'm trying to figure out.Also, the TTM is very specific and needs to be followed precisely to work. Here's a link to the entire method for you to follow if you haven't familiarized yourself completely with it.
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Sorry have to disagree. There was no ammonia in there. Have you heard of people using a fish to cycle a tank? I used a clown to cycle my first QT.
No I didn't. I had read that I should have prime on hand, which I do, for ammonia issues. Bottle BAC wouldn't work in time since I have to empty the tank and clean it every few days.I agree with you, but did you add bottled bacteria? If not, that's definitely a problem with your process.
Prime is a bad idea as a general practice in a QT tank (even with the TTM) that you're using treatments in, as it can react with some of them. Also, it can make the ammonia level unmeasurable by test kits, so you don't know what you're dealing with. Water changes and bottled bacteria are a much better practice to reduce ammonia levels. Prime should be used only as a last resort, not as a general practice.No I didn't. I had read that I should have prime on hand, which I do, for ammonia issues. Bottle BAC wouldn't work in time since I have to empty the tank and clean it every few days.