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jonponton
 Post subject: Why ate my SP dying?
PostPosted: Jan 13th, '12, 22:05 
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Hi all,

I'm hoping I can gets some advise regarding why I have lost 4 SP since I started my IBC AP system about 12 weeks ago.

After loosing the first 3 we installed a bubbler and things looked to settle down after then. But today we have lost our 4th fish.

I have read some stuff online about ich but I'm not sure if that's the problem or not. I have been trying to feed them more than normal recently, going from one a day feeding to twice a day, however I never scoop the uneaten food out of the tank, so I wonder if that could be related to them dying.

Any suggestions or things to watch out for would be appreciated.


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RupertofOZ
 Post subject: Re: Why ate my SP dying?
PostPosted: Jan 13th, '12, 22:14 
Hi Jon... how many fish do you have... and how much are you feeding them...

If you've got uneaten feed on the bottom of your tank.. then you're obviously over-feeding them...

Always remove any uneaten feed... and test your water...

What are your water test readings... ammonia (which i suspect will be elevated), nitrite, nitrate... and water temperature...

In the mean time.. stop feeding altogether... remove any "gunk" on the bottom of the tank... and pump continuously... salt to 1-2ppt...

You probably lost your fish from lack of oxygen,,, and possibly ammonia...
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 Post subject: Why ate my SP dying?
PostPosted: Jan 13th, '12, 22:27 
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I have 11 SP which are around 20cms and I feed them 2 heaped tea spoons each morning.


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Sounds like I'm going to need to get a test kit this weekend.


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PostPosted: Jan 13th, '12, 22:57 
Sounds like you needed a test kit.. about 12 weeks ago... :wink:

I'll have to work out how much a teaspoon of feed is... but roughly you should be feeding that many fish, of that size... about 40gms a day...

You'd be better off feeding 20gms x twice daily... or feeding late afternoon.. when the water temps are warmer... and the fish more likely to feed well...
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PostPosted: Jan 14th, '12, 14:56 
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jonponton wrote:
Sounds like I'm going to need to get a test kit this weekend.


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Hey Jon, where did you get your SP from?
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PostPosted: Jan 15th, '12, 15:03 
Having some hot days over your way?
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I got my SP from Trevor about 3 months ago. I will likely get some more from him in the coming weeks, stocks permitting.


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