difficulty with cardinal tetras

cvarcher · 01-17-2003, 09:58 PM

I have a live plant/community tank and the water quality is excellent.In it there are 6 rummynose tatras,3 pristellas,5 harlequin rasboras,and cardinal tetras.The Cardinals are getting a bad case of ich yet the other fish are free of it.I am losing 1 or 2 a day!Water temp was a little on the low side so I stabilized it to 75-77.Kh hardness is 4,Ph =6.0,NO3 < 2ppm,0=Ammonia. Whats wrong?

SNPiccolo5 · 01-17-2003, 11:08 PM

Cardinal tetras are very sensistive for tetras, so that is probably why the other fish are doing better. Make sure everything is stable when you first acclimate them.

-Tim

Skysong · 01-18-2003, 03:47 AM

Cardinals are a very touchy species. I hope you sort out your problem soon!

shalu · 01-18-2003, 07:01 AM

Did you aquire the cardinals recently? I have also found initial acclimation is difficult(they are wild caught and have gone through a lot of stress) and had a lot of them die. However, the survivors will live forever if water quality is good. So it might not be your fault and don't give up hope yet. Next time I get more cardinals, I will put them in quarantine/hospital first, much easier to treat that way.

cvarcher · 01-19-2003, 12:23 AM

Yep down to 2 from a dozen.Temp is stabilized.Thanks for the support.I found something else real nice---see my next post.

shalu · 01-19-2003, 03:09 AM

My final count is 4 survivors out of 18. At least I did not pay a high price for them, 6 for $5. I put a lot of blame on the way LFS housed them. They had a huge tank with hundreds of cardinals and rummy nose together. Image how customers have to catch them in net and separate them and pick and choose... extremely stressful for the fish. The survivors have been doing great. I have 8 rummy nose left out of 18.

cvarcher · 01-19-2003, 02:45 PM

Are doing great,thats why I was wondering why the problem with the cardinals.The rummy nose also had some ich but it went away and didnt return to them. I ended up replacing the cardinals with those neon diamond tetras which are really beautiful.I think theres one cardinal left and no ich on him(her).

01-17-2003, 09:58 PM	#1
cvarcher Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Old Bethpage ,L.I.New York Posts: 147	I have a live plant/community tank and the water quality is excellent.In it there are 6 rummynose tatras,3 pristellas,5 harlequin rasboras,and cardinal tetras.The Cardinals are getting a bad case of ich yet the other fish are free of it.I am losing 1 or 2 a day!Water temp was a little on the low side so I stabilized it to 75-77.Kh hardness is 4,Ph =6.0,NO3 < 2ppm,0=Ammonia. Whats wrong? __________________ 15gal planted,flourite+volcanite,65 watt pc,whisper 2 filter,5lb CO2 tank and diffuser,flourish .

01-17-2003, 11:08 PM	#2
SNPiccolo5 Planted Tank Enthusiast (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 859	Cardinal tetras are very sensistive for tetras, so that is probably why the other fish are doing better. Make sure everything is stable when you first acclimate them. -Tim __________________ Tank in transition! 55 gallons, hard water.

01-18-2003, 03:47 AM	#3
Skysong Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Canada, Eh? Posts: 27	Cardinals are a very touchy species. I hope you sort out your problem soon! __________________

01-18-2003, 07:01 AM	#4
shalu Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,675	Did you aquire the cardinals recently? I have also found initial acclimation is difficult(they are wild caught and have gone through a lot of stress) and had a lot of them die. However, the survivors will live forever if water quality is good. So it might not be your fault and don't give up hope yet. Next time I get more cardinals, I will put them in quarantine/hospital first, much easier to treat that way. __________________ Truvu 100g Flourite, wet/dry, AHSupply 302w PC, PinPoint controller 10gallon15w T6+15w T8 55gallon40w T6 ODNO4x, no CO2. Discus grow out. 10gallon Tonina tank, 2x15w T6 ODNO 4x --------------------- I will do aquascapes after I collect all the plant species and grow them to perfection.

01-19-2003, 12:23 AM	#5
cvarcher Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Old Bethpage ,L.I.New York Posts: 147	Yep down to 2 from a dozen.Temp is stabilized.Thanks for the support.I found something else real nice---see my next post. __________________ 15gal planted,flourite+volcanite,65 watt pc,whisper 2 filter,5lb CO2 tank and diffuser,flourish .

01-19-2003, 03:09 AM	#6
shalu Wannabe Guru (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 1,675	My final count is 4 survivors out of 18. At least I did not pay a high price for them, 6 for $5. I put a lot of blame on the way LFS housed them. They had a huge tank with hundreds of cardinals and rummy nose together. Image how customers have to catch them in net and separate them and pick and choose... extremely stressful for the fish. The survivors have been doing great. I have 8 rummy nose left out of 18. __________________ Truvu 100g Flourite, wet/dry, AHSupply 302w PC, PinPoint controller 10gallon15w T6+15w T8 55gallon40w T6 ODNO4x, no CO2. Discus grow out. 10gallon Tonina tank, 2x15w T6 ODNO 4x --------------------- I will do aquascapes after I collect all the plant species and grow them to perfection.

01-19-2003, 02:45 PM	#7
cvarcher Algae Grower (View User Tanks) PTrader: (0/0%) Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Old Bethpage ,L.I.New York Posts: 147	Are doing great,thats why I was wondering why the problem with the cardinals.The rummy nose also had some ich but it went away and didnt return to them. I ended up replacing the cardinals with those neon diamond tetras which are really beautiful.I think theres one cardinal left and no ich on him(her). __________________ 15gal planted,flourite+volcanite,65 watt pc,whisper 2 filter,5lb CO2 tank and diffuser,flourish .

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