Re: Changing Water in Baby Tank

[Dave Gomberg <gomberg@wcf.com>]

At 07:20 PM 5/15/1998 +1000, Steph wrote:
>I have a small (5gal) tank that I set up and move babies into it (in the
>case of the rams the eggs were moved) When I do a water change I siphon
>out 10 - 20% of water and then fill from my main community tank, where
>the babies come from in the first place.  Next morning, 12 hours later
>1/2 or more of the babies are dead !!  

My guess is that the babies are starving and that it has nothing to do with
the water change.  Try skipping the water changing for the first week and
see if survival improves.  My guess is it won't.  Then you will need to
seek the answer in the remaining variables.

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