new arrival problems...still

[fshfrk]

I have a loaded screen if you want it. It worked for me. Remember the vid's I was going thru the same problem.

[newb]

just home from work...the ones that were looking sick...are now dead. gonna dose again tonight with CLOUT and just hope it was the medicine that got to the weak fish and the rest will do fine??? gonna get some seaweed tonight at the petstore and see if this changes anything. Gonna get some fresh algae from John this weekend and try and get these guys on some sort of system. wish me luck.

[FrontosaurusRex]

I know these fish are important to you and desperate times call for desperate measures but please dont start doing a bunch of crazy chemical experiments on these guys. We live right down the street from each other, we have the exact same water, we both have Tanganyikan fish....we've never had to add buffers to our water before. Medicate the fish like Geoff said and get them to start eating. I think that's your best bet. If you go off and start adding other variables, you may never find the source of the problem. Good luck man. I'll most likely come by tonight and help you get stuff sorted out.

[tbui1178]

Test strips not too accurate from what I have read. Try putting some pH buffer because it seems low.

[myjohnson]

ph kind of low dude.

[newb]

Test strip readings

Nitrate...about 10ppm...safe
nitrite...0ppm...safe
Hardness...between 75-150ppm...between soft and hard markers
Chlorine...0ppm...safe
Alkalinity...between 120-180ppm...Ideal
ph...about 7.5ppm...Just under Alkaline

[geoff_tropheus]

the CLOUT should take care of the flashing in a few days, the biggest problem is getting them eating again I think.

I still think you should post up your pH and Nitrate

[Mzungu]

I will try some of your hair algae...but dont make Geoff bring it to work...i will swing by and grab some when im out in the next few days. I would hate to see him get in trouble for carrying around a little baggy of dried green plant substance in his pockets...good luck explaining that its just fish food!!!

Okay, sounds good.

[newb]

I will try some of your hair algae...but dont make Geoff bring it to work...i will swing by and grab some when im out in the next few days. I would hate to see him get in trouble for carrying around a little baggy of dried green plant substance in his pockets...good luck explaining that its just fish food!!!

[Mzungu]

so you guys think they are dying off due to diet and not parasites??? why the "flicking" on the sand then.

But eating never hurts. I say continue medicating them. Definitely. Especially because of the flashing.

[tbui1178]

Sorry to hear Randall. I had a similar thing happen to my red rainbows... I lost a lot awhile back. My guess would be parasites or something wierd in the water causing them not to eat. I would test your water and make sure all the parameters are right. If you don't have a carbon filter, suggest borrowing one and trying that out when you do water change.

Also, mine did not eat at first. I had to put metro in the flakes. Finally took to the flakes after a week and are now just adjusting to NLS. Definitely start off with seaweed or hair algae. Try to mix some metro in their food. Good luck and keep us posted.

[newb]

so you guys think they are dying off due to diet and not parasites??? why the "flicking" on the sand then.

[myjohnson]

Randall, LMK if you want me to send some hair algae to work with Geoff. :)

+1. If they don't take to seaweed start off with hair algae then mix seaweed to it. Then mix flakes to that.

I got a really picky longola to eat this way. Took the thing 3-4 months just to eat its first flake.

[newb]

gonna try the seaweed idea...you think it has to do with them eating???

[Mzungu]

Randall, LMK if you want me to send some hair algae to work with Geoff. :)