stonedaquarium Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 hi guys, would like to solicit again for some advice as i recently have been having some weird deaths.... water parameters are : ph 6.5 TDS 300 GH 8 KH 0 NH3/NH4 0 NO2 0 and im also keeping neos... i have been having some unknown deaths .... they all seem to die like after they molted... i dunno what could have caused it but the dead ones feel really soft like no exoskeleton.... i dunno if i have been over feeding them with too much protein that they molted too soon and got stressed out... but i feed them every other day... just one wafer or stick for about 60 neos.... just want to figure out what could the possible causes be.... as my parameters seem to be fine... or is my GH too high for neos? Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 5, 2015 Report Posted October 5, 2015 Gh is fine for neos and the softness from what you feel is the shell before it hardens yet. Is the tissue turning white before dying? Quote
stonedaquarium Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Posted October 6, 2015 hi soothing... the tissue doesnt turn white... it just died... i might consider the idea that they might be growing too fast or having too much protein in the diet... i was feeeding some azzoo max breed wafers... that listed it as 50% protein... Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 6, 2015 Report Posted October 6, 2015 Protein is a weird thing. My Malawas crave it and it has no ill effects that I've seen from them. Neos and cards seem to have a problem with too much. Quote
stonedaquarium Posted October 6, 2015 Author Report Posted October 6, 2015 yeah i kinda figured that out... i will starve them for 2 days... and feed them once every two days see if that would help.... minimize or stop the death rate... one thing im trying to figure out is what is stressing them after a molt where they couldnt recover... could too strong a flow affect it? Quote
Soothing Shrimp Posted October 6, 2015 Report Posted October 6, 2015 Strong flow would definitely stress, but I don't know if it would be enough to kill them. Are you using remin RO or tap? Quote
stonedaquarium Posted October 7, 2015 Author Report Posted October 7, 2015 im using remin ro water... its weird to be honest with those parameters in place... if this continues i might do a tank reset or major water change Quote
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