housing Tigers succes anyone?

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brook39

Discussion Starter · Apr 23, 2017

I've tried few times with Tigers (regular, imported) and failed every time, they lasted up to 3 days max, turned pink and died. Maybe temp was too high? 74+, it's a RCS Tank
PH 7.2
KH 5-6
GH 6-7
TDS 185

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Zoidburg

· #2 · Apr 23, 2017

I recently acquired some YKK's (might be TT x KK mix?) and they've been fine for over a week now.

I have play sand as substrate, ~150 TDS, 5 GH, ~ 4.5? KH, pH 7.5+, and so far no deaths. They aren't breeding, either, but then again, the adults I received are all males and the juveniles? Don't know. I haven't been keeping track of the temperature of the tank, but right now it's sitting at 69°.

They came from a tank with a buffering substrate and remineralized RO so different water parameters... pH 6.2 to 6.5 gh 4 to 5 kh 0 tds 150 to 175.

Would definitely recommend lowering the temperature! And possibly lower your parameters just a tad?

What substrate are you using?

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brook39

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 23, 2017

Zoidburg said:
I recently acquired some YKK's (might be TT x KK mix?) and they've been fine for over a week now.

I have play sand as substrate, ~150 TDS, 5 GH, ~ 4.5? KH, pH 7.5+, and so far no deaths. They aren't breeding, either, but then again, the adults I received are all males and the juveniles? Don't know. I haven't been keeping track of the temperature of the tank, but right now it's sitting at 69°.

They came from a tank with a buffering substrate and remineralized RO so different water parameters... pH 6.2 to 6.5 gh 4 to 5 kh 0 tds 150 to 175.

Would definitely recommend lowering the temperature! And possibly lower your parameters just a tad?

What substrate are you using?

I'm using regular black gravel, neutral,my KH is little bit high, but I have few mineral rocks in the tank, my tap water( don't use RO) is pretty soft, need it smthg to rise parameters

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Zoidburg

· #4 · Apr 23, 2017

It could be the gravel then, if it's from Petco.... I know that Neos don't really like the gravel, maybe Tigers are more sensitive to it?

I have soft tap water as well... and have to add something to it to make it acceptable for shrimp. Not using RO either.

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