Yesterday I commit a murder of one of my favorites, the biggest of SAE's I have.
its around 5" long and fat lovely.
I saw all the fish gasping for air at the surface and the biggest SAE already belly up
caught in the floating leaves. Upon a closer look noticed emergency and stopped CO2 supply
and installed two air pumps one at either ends, all the fish stabilized with in an hour swimming mid water like usual.
Checked CO2, its at 1-2 BPS and indicator is at lime green, nothing unusual.
I only suspect the plant mass for oxygen depletion in the water column.
I didn't run air pumps during night time as i see healthy growing plants are sufficient to provide enough air,
recently plants grown like a jungle and I am waiting for my friend to collect, so neglected to trim.
I guess too much plant mass consumed all the air in the water.
Luckily I was early yesterday after work so prevented a washout.
Live stock,
50+ rummy nose tetra
12 H rasbora
10 Pristella tetra
7(was 8) SAE, 3pc 4" + and 4pc 2"+
5 golden algae eaters
3 sterbai cory
3 Denison barb
few thousands of shrimps....
things I changed recently,
- replaced 2080 with a 2078 and min flow during night and max flow at day time
- not trimmed the plants for almost a month and the tank looks like a real jungle,
all the plants growing nice and healthy.
No change in lighting period(2pm to 8pm) CO2 supply( @ 2BPS from 1pm to 7pm)and ferts dosing
No traces of Algae,
I stopped CO2 supply y'day and today and running two air pumps 24hrs.
Does any one faced this problem earlier? How you all do it and what do you suggest?
poor casualty is here...
Tank
its around 5" long and fat lovely.
I saw all the fish gasping for air at the surface and the biggest SAE already belly up
caught in the floating leaves. Upon a closer look noticed emergency and stopped CO2 supply
and installed two air pumps one at either ends, all the fish stabilized with in an hour swimming mid water like usual.
Checked CO2, its at 1-2 BPS and indicator is at lime green, nothing unusual.
I only suspect the plant mass for oxygen depletion in the water column.
I didn't run air pumps during night time as i see healthy growing plants are sufficient to provide enough air,
recently plants grown like a jungle and I am waiting for my friend to collect, so neglected to trim.
I guess too much plant mass consumed all the air in the water.
Luckily I was early yesterday after work so prevented a washout.
Live stock,
50+ rummy nose tetra
12 H rasbora
10 Pristella tetra
7(was 8) SAE, 3pc 4" + and 4pc 2"+
5 golden algae eaters
3 sterbai cory
3 Denison barb
few thousands of shrimps....
things I changed recently,
- replaced 2080 with a 2078 and min flow during night and max flow at day time
- not trimmed the plants for almost a month and the tank looks like a real jungle,
all the plants growing nice and healthy.
No change in lighting period(2pm to 8pm) CO2 supply( @ 2BPS from 1pm to 7pm)and ferts dosing
No traces of Algae,
I stopped CO2 supply y'day and today and running two air pumps 24hrs.
Does any one faced this problem earlier? How you all do it and what do you suggest?
poor casualty is here...
Tank
