Rummy Nose Tetra experience?

fishboy87 · 05-31-2008, 09:25 PM

I did the water change last night about 25% and now their noses aren't very red. I'll list the things that I did with the tank since then and you can list the flaws if it had any that I didn't know of. . .
-Did water change (I used cold water as that is the only filtered sink water I have and the other water in the house is almost tan from rust)the water went down to 74 degrees but its back to 81 and I would expect stress from yesterday but I'd figure it would be gone right now
-Gave bloodworms for food this morning
-Added 4 cardinal tetras, 2 anubias nana (narrowleaf), and some christmas moss (I figured this might cause stress with the bag in the water along with the hand going in and out and the new tankmates but its been like this since last night

Will this be fine and am I overstressing or is there something I'm doing wrong?

Church · 05-31-2008, 10:26 PM

The only thing I can think of is, you didn't list the pH, but now that you've added the Red Sea CO2 generator you need to be on the lookout for pH swings. Other than that, I don't think what you listed is overly stressful...

**MedRed** · 05-31-2008, 11:21 PM

THey very well could be nervous just from you putting your hands in the tank to plant. Once they settle in more it's less likely to happen.

cheesehead · 06-02-2008, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fishboy87

'm going to try to place an order for about 6-8 more rummies (they are really expensive being between $2-3 each even with a discount) :-P

Could I ask who you're ordering them from?

fishboy87 · 06-03-2008, 01:02 AM

Church: I didn't add the generator yet even though I will be very soon. I didn't mean for it to sound as though I did. . .My Bad! (My pH at the moment is 6.5

MedRed: You're probably right because the rummies are all fine now

Cheesehead: the company is Nautilus marine wholesale. Just add a .com to the end of that to find the homepage. I really just asked my LFS to place an order and we just buy them from there but you might be able to place a personal order but I'm not positive

It was weird. When I let the cardinals go, I only saw 4 (i bought 5) and one was dead in the bag but stuck in one of the creases of the bag and (i think) might have suffocated. I figured it had nothing to do with the water and i should just get on with the daily routine but now i only have 2 left. None of them seemed to have a disease, though I find a dead one later that day. Do you guys think its a bad batch?

**MedRed** · 06-03-2008, 08:19 AM

I promised pictures but I suck at aquarium photography. I also used my iphone instead of the digi cam. d'oh! I needed to take the picture further back so I could get the whole school in. They change directions too much! These are in my 40 gallon stretch hex.

05-31-2008, 10:26 PM	#17 (permalink)
Church Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (4) Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,421	The only thing I can think of is, you didn't list the pH, but now that you've added the Red Sea CO2 generator you need to be on the lookout for pH swings. Other than that, I don't think what you listed is overly stressful... __________________ 10 gallon — 5 gallon

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05-31-2008, 09:25 PM	#16 (permalink)
fishboy87 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Garden City, New York Posts: 356	I did the water change last night about 25% and now their noses aren't very red. I'll list the things that I did with the tank since then and you can list the flaws if it had any that I didn't know of. . . -Did water change (I used cold water as that is the only filtered sink water I have and the other water in the house is almost tan from rust)the water went down to 74 degrees but its back to 81 and I would expect stress from yesterday but I'd figure it would be gone right now -Gave bloodworms for food this morning -Added 4 cardinal tetras, 2 anubias nana (narrowleaf), and some christmas moss (I figured this might cause stress with the bag in the water along with the hand going in and out and the new tankmates but its been like this since last night Will this be fine and am I overstressing or is there something I'm doing wrong?

05-31-2008, 11:21 PM	#18 (permalink)
MedRed Mr. Apisto (View User Tanks) PTrader: (17) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,047	THey very well could be nervous just from you putting your hands in the tank to plant. Once they settle in more it's less likely to happen.

06-03-2008, 01:02 AM	#20 (permalink)
fishboy87 Planted Tank Obsessed (View User Tanks) PTrader: (1) Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Garden City, New York Posts: 356	Church: I didn't add the generator yet even though I will be very soon. I didn't mean for it to sound as though I did. . .My Bad! (My pH at the moment is 6.5 MedRed: You're probably right because the rummies are all fine now Cheesehead: the company is Nautilus marine wholesale. Just add a .com to the end of that to find the homepage. I really just asked my LFS to place an order and we just buy them from there but you might be able to place a personal order but I'm not positive It was weird. When I let the cardinals go, I only saw 4 (i bought 5) and one was dead in the bag but stuck in one of the creases of the bag and (i think) might have suffocated. I figured it had nothing to do with the water and i should just get on with the daily routine but now i only have 2 left. None of them seemed to have a disease, though I find a dead one later that day. Do you guys think its a bad batch?

06-03-2008, 08:19 AM	#21 (permalink)
MedRed Mr. Apisto (View User Tanks) PTrader: (17) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 1,047	I promised pictures but I suck at aquarium photography. I also used my iphone instead of the digi cam. d'oh! I needed to take the picture further back so I could get the whole school in. They change directions too much! These are in my 40 gallon stretch hex.

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