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Originally Posted by Wolfgang8810
what could i be doing wrong? I have hard water at my house and most stores have neutral or softer water. I let them float in the bag for 15 mins then add some of my tank water then let them sit some 10 mins more more then add some more of my water then let them sid 10 more mins the let the go? should i wait longer? or am i jsut going through a bad luck streak? I was late for a doctors appt and only waited 10 mins then added water the waithed 8 mins before i put my rams in my 10 gallon and they are looking superb and happy too.
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Actually, it could be something as stupid as a bad luck streak. Your tank tests out OK? And it's cycled properly? Then it could be the angels themselves. When I foirst bought mine, I had a good half dozen, and some I bought just died for no apparent reason. I never really found out, but because the others lived, I figured it couldn't be the tank. After talking to the owner of a LFS my final conclusion is the angels were weak to begin with. Unfortunately, sometimes when they come into a store, they have the crap beat out of them. It's nothing the store owners can do, it's how they get them. And then it's a game of survival of the fittest, the tough ones make it, the weak ones die. What he told me is it's best to wait a day or 2 after they arrive to see which ones are still swimming, then buy them. And even still, some might not survive the ride home. You have to figure, this is pretty tramatic for a fish. So if a few don't make it right off the bat, but others are doing well, then don't blame yourself. If you've ruled out everything else, then it's probably the fish themselves.
Try getting a couple more, maybe from a different store. And one thing I do is always look for the fighters when the store clerk trys to net you one. If the clerk puts a net in that tank and the fish doesn't dart to the other side... DON'T BUY IT!! If it just sort of sits there, again... DON'T BUY IT!! You want the fish that gives the clerk the hardest time. That one is a survivor. Also look at the store tanks themselves.. if their nasty, or the fish look bad, go to another store.
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so if this last larger one dosent make it im not buying anymore! I got 7 more cardinal tetras also which brings me up to 15 so if anyting they are more sensitive than angels right?
he's a beautiful young marble! 
