blue faces dying off

[pawel]

Hey folks,
My blue faces are loosing weight and die . I lose one fish , or two like today every other day. Could plant fertelizers kill them them off or co2? How come other fish feel great ( rams, curvecips, neons ) The sick blue face hang out close to the bottom and don't swim. The ph of water is lower than 7 since i started dosing co2. What do you think?

 

[susanamck]

no where near an expert but from previous reading co2 and appisto's is a bad mix.

Ive read some posts on here and came to that conclusion, maybe do a search for co2 or stop dosing and see if they come back to full health.

sorry cant be much more help!!

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[pawel]

thanks susanamck, I found some info. I learnt that my fish get skinny because they don't compete for food with other fish. I will try to feed them more often.
http://www.barrreport.com/showthread.php/8830-Trouble-with-Apistogrammas

 

[cichlidmac]

I use co2 with no ill effect, in fact it keeps my ph closer to their natural environment.

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[uberape]

My Blueface is a fussy eater, only eats frozen/live bloodworm, earthworm, live bbs and daphnia. doesnt touch dried food.