TessGlo
Active Member
I've had a crush on Ruby Reds for awhile and 2 weeks ago I found some at my LFS. I got a male and female. In short, they both died yesterday and I'm wondering if anyone else has had success with them?
My QT Plan
I know they need pods so I put them in my 50 gal frag tank that has a fuge. The resident bully damsel took a vacation to the sump so that they were not bothered. I QTd a mandarin for a friend in the frag tank about a year ago and he put on weight, so I know the tank can generate plenty of pods. I also added more pods 3 & 9 days in just to be sure. I also hatched brine to feed daily and saw them eat the tiny brine. I increased water changes due to the increased food/ inhabitants. They appeared to be well, constantly hunting for pods and then they just died. Obviously this could have been disease, but it was not anything I could see. That they died on the same day makes me even more curious. Ugh... I just hate to see them die. Normally, I wouldn't even have these photos because I try to avoid getting attached to fish until they are like 30 days into QT, but they were too cool not to photograph.
Do they look like they were a decent body weight ? Photo below is about a week in and I thought they looked like they had filled out a tiny bit. I don't have tons of familiarity with what a healthy one looks like, especially body weight wise, so maybe they were starved when I got them.
My QT Plan
I know they need pods so I put them in my 50 gal frag tank that has a fuge. The resident bully damsel took a vacation to the sump so that they were not bothered. I QTd a mandarin for a friend in the frag tank about a year ago and he put on weight, so I know the tank can generate plenty of pods. I also added more pods 3 & 9 days in just to be sure. I also hatched brine to feed daily and saw them eat the tiny brine. I increased water changes due to the increased food/ inhabitants. They appeared to be well, constantly hunting for pods and then they just died. Obviously this could have been disease, but it was not anything I could see. That they died on the same day makes me even more curious. Ugh... I just hate to see them die. Normally, I wouldn't even have these photos because I try to avoid getting attached to fish until they are like 30 days into QT, but they were too cool not to photograph.
Do they look like they were a decent body weight ? Photo below is about a week in and I thought they looked like they had filled out a tiny bit. I don't have tons of familiarity with what a healthy one looks like, especially body weight wise, so maybe they were starved when I got them.
