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Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 11:57:50 -0800
From: Shango Los <shango@shangolos.com>
To: Greater Seattle Aquarium Society member chat
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Subject: [GSAS-Member] Albino Plecos in Trouble
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Hi all,
Came home from a walk around Green Lake and both of my adult Albino
Ancistrous are on their backs breathing slowly. The tetras and
cories and shrimp are all fine. I just did a water change of 50%
What could cause only the plecos to suffer?
Thanks
Shango
Did you do the water change *before* the fish showed stress, or
after? Did you drop the temp abruptly? Or suddenly raise pH?
If the water change was before the fish stressed out, its due to the
water change - either a temp change, ammonia spike, or an increase
in the chlorine/chloramine level in your water, which may happen if
the town decides to mess with the municipal water system.
What kind of dechlorinator do you use? I'd measure the ammonia level
if you can, or add some aeration. If you've got some poly filter and
can arrange for the water in the tank to circulate through the poly
filter, I'd do that. It rapidly removes excess ammonia.
Also, if you have a CO2 injection system, make sure its not
excessively dumping CO2 into the tank (like its stuck open or
something like that.) I'd even turn it off just to be safe.
Tetras don't mind really acid water and are tougher than you'd
think. I've had zero luck with the various albino ancistrus that are
circulating around the club, because I think my waters too soft, and
I'm not sure that seattle water isn't much softer. I don't think
they like low pH.
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