New Member + Sick Ancistrus Question
Posted: 22 Sep 2007, 12:01
G'day!
I've been snooping around the site a little recently, and thought i'd join up. My girlfriend and I currently have 3 tanks, 2x2ft, and a 4ft.
First 2ft is my betta tank, on my study/computer desk, which he shares with a Corydoras and an Ancistrus.
Second is a growing out tank for a recent explosion in Ancistrus population.
4ft is the community tank, housing a pair of Ancistrus, a Cory and some Raspboras for fill.
The final reason prompting me to join is a request for some help. We have set up the second 2ft tank recently to house inch to 2 inch baby ancistrus, currently emerging in the 4ft community tank. Have been careful to ensure there is plenty of biological filtration in it (took large power filter out of 4ft still primed (4ft just got a brand new Fluval 405 Canister)0, cycling third of water every 3 or 4 days, temps the same (27C), pH similar (7.5ish).
In the last few days I have noticed the babies are quite red around the mouth.
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And doing the water change this afternoon i noticed 2 dead. They have been fed some spirulina flakes (only take occasionally) and some sinking fish pellets (mostly fish meal).
Sorry for post length, any advice be much appreciated
I've been snooping around the site a little recently, and thought i'd join up. My girlfriend and I currently have 3 tanks, 2x2ft, and a 4ft.
First 2ft is my betta tank, on my study/computer desk, which he shares with a Corydoras and an Ancistrus.
Second is a growing out tank for a recent explosion in Ancistrus population.
4ft is the community tank, housing a pair of Ancistrus, a Cory and some Raspboras for fill.
The final reason prompting me to join is a request for some help. We have set up the second 2ft tank recently to house inch to 2 inch baby ancistrus, currently emerging in the 4ft community tank. Have been careful to ensure there is plenty of biological filtration in it (took large power filter out of 4ft still primed (4ft just got a brand new Fluval 405 Canister)0, cycling third of water every 3 or 4 days, temps the same (27C), pH similar (7.5ish).
In the last few days I have noticed the babies are quite red around the mouth.
[img:240:219]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1115/141 ... fd74_m.jpg[/img]
Link
And doing the water change this afternoon i noticed 2 dead. They have been fed some spirulina flakes (only take occasionally) and some sinking fish pellets (mostly fish meal).
Sorry for post length, any advice be much appreciated
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