Sudden Amano death

Kush · Post by **Kush** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:49 am

In the past 2 weeks I've had 3 Amanos die in a 29 gal. 2 were 1 1/2 '' plus in size and female. The other one was about an inch. The 2 larger ones had a blueish shine to them before the died.(?) The other one I found in some java moss. I never saw that one before it died. Traped maybe? I also have one with a missing eye. I do have loaches, rasboras, a SAE and an Oto in this tank. There were 6 to begin with and all were fine and producing eggs for 6 plus months. The 6 in another 29 are doing fine. I did have a cherry die in a 15 gal while all this was happening too. The rest seem ok.

Water test in the 29 went as follows:
Ph: 6
Ammonia, Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 20ppm
Gh: 6 degrees
Kh: .5 degees

Could the Kh be the problem here?

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Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:38 am

Water with a Kh of 0.5 degrees is going to have wild pH swings, especially if you inject CO2. Have you tracked the pH over a 24 hour period?

Kush · Post by **Kush** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 12:48 am

Yep. No swings.

Piscesgirl · Post by **Piscesgirl** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:46 am

With Carbonate that low, I doubt your shrimp have sufficient calcium carbonate to molt. You may want to add some crushed coral to help with that.

Starringme · Post by **Starringme** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 3:58 am

About calcium... Is there any other way to increase the calcium in the tank?

Other than crushed coral?

I have seen my RCS molting b4 and the snails in my tank haf dark coloured shells.. Is the a good sign tt calcium is abundant in the tank?

Bradimus · Post by **Bradimus** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 5:55 am

There are many calcium supplements out there. Both SeaChem and Kent make them. Usually these are for marine aquaria, but you might be able to use them -- read the label first.

Many of the products used to reconstitute reverse osmosis water supply calcium carbonate. The cheapest solution, if you can find a source, is to buy calcium carbonate from a chemical supply company.

You might also try sodium-free baking soda. Some of these are calcium based. Some are potassium based.

alikhanweb · Post by **alikhanweb** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 6:23 am

Don't you think 20ppm of Nitrate is high for a Shrimp tank?

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