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Hari Seldon  Hobbyist Posts: 87 Kudos: 40 Registered: 24-Aug-2007   | Hey all, So I've lost a second peacock to bloat (or what seems to be bloat). I can't nail down what is causing it though? Diet = Spirulina and cichlid pellets - no meat. Chem - ph = 7.6, Ammonia 0.0, nitrates 0.0. I do weekly 15-20% WCS. The mix of cichlids is actually quite peaceful, so stress doesn't seem to be factor - I rarely see any chasing behaviour anymore. Any ideas? 72G Bowfront. 1 Sunshine Peacock, 2 Yellow Labs, 1 Ps. Elongatus, 1 Blue Ahli, 1 Red Kadanga, 1 Mel. Exasperatus, 1 metriaclima emmiltos, 1 Ancistrus. 14.5G 4 Neon Tetras. |
 Posted 20-Jan-2008 01:59 |     |
longhairedgit     Fish Guru Lord of the Beasts Posts: 2502 Kudos: 1778 Votes: 29 Registered: 21-Aug-2005  | Perhaps a bacterium at fault, though hopefully not henneguya, perhaps aeromonas, its much more common and is very likely to cause bloating. Perhaps a course of furan 2, and see if it stops the deaths? |
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