krismoore888

hi all, ive just returned home and found that my temporary tank where i was holding 6 kribs; 2 ablino and 4 normal, as well as 3 corys.
The corys are still alive but all the kribs are dead!
I noticed today before i went to work that the tank had a bacterial bloom but didnt have a chance to test the water. When i returned all the kribs where on the bottom.
Earlier in the day they where all at the top with their heads up.
I have now done a 40% water change and will test tomrrow.
Any ideas why this happened?

Shawnie

sorry for your loss bacteria bloom? is the tank cycling still? finding out the water parimeters will help alot....id test asap....

krismoore888

last time i checked it had finished, but i used a bacteria from an LFS that came in a tub - little black balls :S

will post results asap

cerianthus

Shouldve test water BEFORE any changes are made to at least get more accurate reading as water changes may give you different readings.
If memoryserves, Kribs are bottom dwellers so when on top with heads up, maybe giving a hint somethings wrong? Maybe high CO2 in water accumulated overnight?

Shawnie

if you had a bloom, im going to assume the bacteria from the store DIDNT work and you have an ammonia issue ..but thats just a guess never heard of bacteria in a tub thats a first for me

krismoore888

usually i would have done but i wanted to save the corys as i do not have a suitable tanmk to move them to at the moment. yes possibly but i did not have a chance to do anything as i had to go to work.
thats correct they are bottom dwellers so yes it did hint at something wrong, but again i had to go to work

agabr123

i'm sorry you lost them hopefully the readings tomorrow will give you a better idea of what happened to your kribs

krismoore888

thats what im thinking, i will check this afternoon and post results, also have another bottle of TSS coming so i think ill clear out thebacteria from the shop and add TSS and see from there

Sabi

How big is your tank?

I think under those circumstances the water change was the best thing to do.

krismoore888

its only a 40L

Nick G

40 Litres isn't big enough for Kribs. A pair needs at least a 20 gal. 6 would need 55 gal imo.

krismoore888

i know, they where there as a temporary measure, they where still young and all under 1 inch. that tank was only/ is only going to be for shrimp. they were being moved to a 200L tank today

krismoore888

today is even worse thasn yesterday, not fish related but i was delivery driving this morning and got a flat at 6am, this was the same wheel as last week, so i had a flat tyre and a flat spare!! i got to the garage at 8am, it took them 8 hours and i had to dish out £255, plus i didnt get payed for today, all in all over £300 lost !!!!!! rant over

now gona test the water, will post results soon

krismoore888

ok, results not good!
ammonia 8.0
nitrite 1.0
nitrate 10

krismoore888

so ive done a 50% water change, will test again tomorrow with another 50% water change

Shawnie

not good day at all for you sorry

id do 2 50% changes a few hours apart with some prime or stress coat+

goodluck and hope the day gets better!!

krismoore888

ok thank you shawnie, im now gona wash up and get in the bath so when im done i will do another water change. thanks, yeh it should do, im off out with my finance and 2 friends in a few hours

cerianthus

Nothing to be alarmed about if pH is slighly acidic. How is pH?

Lucy

Aquarium info says 7.8

krismoore888

that is correct