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Hi I've just acquired some A.trifasciata and A.bitaeniata. Anyone who've kept these 2 particular species, can you please let me know of what water/tank conditions that you find successful with?
They are all wild caught fish. Right now they are, in separate tanks, in about ~26 degree celcius (~80F). The water in the tanks are mostly tap water (pH ~7.4, TDS of <200) with ~10-20% R/O. I'm now slowly switching them to more and more R/O (or even up to pure R/O) in the next few days. The reason I started with mostly tap water is because the fish have been kept in tap water (of similar parameters) from the seller, so I didnt' want to put them in pure R/O all of a sudden.
Also, 1 A.trifasciata has a severely damaged lower lip on arrival, and the next day it developed red and protruding eyes. This morning (2 days since I got them), it's kinda laying on its side already. I guess it's likely a goner soon... but if it's still alive after work today, is there anything I can try to save it?
There's also 1 other A.trifasicata that just died this morning. No apparent external injury. Is 1 death out of 10 fish a bad sign or is it "acceptable" considering the transport/stress etc? I've asked the seller and he said this batch of fish (800 he had) is fine and healthy and no death has occured while he had them. The other A.trifasciata I have now are still mostly on the hiding mode, but at least 2-3 of them that I can see are showing pretty nice yellowish color (female) so I think my tanks conditions should be at least ok, right? I'm just puzzled why that one trifasciata died this morning, it was a pretty good size one among those I got too , what a pity :?
Anyway, any advice, opinion, commends are welcome. Thanks alot
They are all wild caught fish. Right now they are, in separate tanks, in about ~26 degree celcius (~80F). The water in the tanks are mostly tap water (pH ~7.4, TDS of <200) with ~10-20% R/O. I'm now slowly switching them to more and more R/O (or even up to pure R/O) in the next few days. The reason I started with mostly tap water is because the fish have been kept in tap water (of similar parameters) from the seller, so I didnt' want to put them in pure R/O all of a sudden.
Also, 1 A.trifasciata has a severely damaged lower lip on arrival, and the next day it developed red and protruding eyes. This morning (2 days since I got them), it's kinda laying on its side already. I guess it's likely a goner soon... but if it's still alive after work today, is there anything I can try to save it?
There's also 1 other A.trifasicata that just died this morning. No apparent external injury. Is 1 death out of 10 fish a bad sign or is it "acceptable" considering the transport/stress etc? I've asked the seller and he said this batch of fish (800 he had) is fine and healthy and no death has occured while he had them. The other A.trifasciata I have now are still mostly on the hiding mode, but at least 2-3 of them that I can see are showing pretty nice yellowish color (female) so I think my tanks conditions should be at least ok, right? I'm just puzzled why that one trifasciata died this morning, it was a pretty good size one among those I got too , what a pity :?
Anyway, any advice, opinion, commends are welcome. Thanks alot