Apistogramma flabellicauda breathing heavily

[Bramgroet]

Perhaps choose a less delicate dwarf cichlid?

That probably wasn’t the problem here. The hobbyist I got them from says that the same species of fish from his tank so the brothers and sister and parents aren’t doing so well either. I will probably be getting new ones from him.

Also I think that a cardinal or pencilfish might be even more susceptible for diseases. I have the right waterparamaters feed them well pretty good waterchange schedule. I wouldn’t know what went wrong on my side.

 

[MacZ]

Meh, sad to hear.

 

[Bramgroet]

Yes it is a bummer really. Would you have a clue what I did wrong? Or is it just a case of bad luck. I am getting new ones but they are much smaller and these were really nice specimens.

 

[MacZ]

We all have lost fish all of a sudden and they both showed that typical dwarf cichlid syndrome. I doubt this is on you.