Yesterday I found 1 of my sids dead, I'm very bummed out. His color was still good so it hadn't been all that long. One side of his abdomen was slightly pink. Bacteria? Changed some water & found a dead rasbora with a chewed tail.
All seemed ok Thursday so whatever it is, it was fast. I would not have expected the loach to die so quickly from eating a newly dead tankmate. The only thing different I can think of is feeding frozen cyclops on Wed. but I gave it to all 4 tanks.
Tank is 75g with sids, striatas, SAE, rasboras & otos, nothing new for 3 months(plants). Params pH 7.2, temp 77, nitrates 5-10, nitrites 0,amm. 0.
Anyway I just needed to whine & hope this isn't a tank plague type thing.
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Thank you all. I think I may have found an answer.
Latish last night the red tailed rasboras were spawning. I didn't realize they were big enough at barely 2 inches. They harassed the tired out partner by ramming it's side as it rested near the top. I had no idea any rasboras were so rowdy. But if a curious & hungry sid got in the way, it may have been rammed explaining the pink area on the dead loach.
Not a happy thought but better than a mystery disease. I'll try some floating plants to see if that helps.
Latish last night the red tailed rasboras were spawning. I didn't realize they were big enough at barely 2 inches. They harassed the tired out partner by ramming it's side as it rested near the top. I had no idea any rasboras were so rowdy. But if a curious & hungry sid got in the way, it may have been rammed explaining the pink area on the dead loach.
Not a happy thought but better than a mystery disease. I'll try some floating plants to see if that helps.
