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tetratech Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003	I have a very hardy school of 11 cardinals and 8 rummynoses. Everytime I try to increase my school of cards to about 17. It seems that one by one some die off and I end up with 11 that do very well. Anyone know why this might happen. I don't think it's my water, because my school of 11 have been together for about one year. My Scapes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
john.stone Banned Posts: 1600 Kudos: 2332 Votes: 18 Registered: 03-Apr-2003	Your current ones are used to your water, the new ones need to be acclimated slowly. I recommend you drip them for 3 hours next time.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
tetratech Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 4241 Kudos: 1074 Registered: 04-Nov-2003	Possibly, but some of the ones that die off might do so over the course of several months. Could that still be acclimation. I do acclimate for about 2 hours with the lights off. My Scapes
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
Cup_of_Lifenoodles Fish Guru Posts: 2755 Kudos: 1957 Votes: 30 Registered: 09-Sep-2004	Cardinals are amongst the worst treated of aquarium fish. I wouldn't swaet it if your current stock is thriving--it's probbably just the individuals that you get from the LFS. As a general rule, you should wait a week before purchasing cards. EDIT: oh, did you say two months? In that case, I couldn't tell you what would be causing your deaths---sterss related fatalities happen pretty quickly. Last edited by Cup_of_Lifenoodles at 03-Dec-2004 09:38
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37
PJ Big Fish Posts: 492 Kudos: 427 Votes: 326 Registered: 19-Aug-2004	How big is your tank tetratech? If your tank is too small or overstocked it could be from stress.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:37


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