Hi hello, just created this account a few minutes ago due to this issue ive been having regarding my cardinals (that i cant find any answer for). I wasnt sure where on the forums to post this to so i just put it at the "beginner" forum since it was filled with questions.
For some background info: The tank theyre currently in is a 500L (150 gallon) aquarium alongside a common pleco thats been forcefully in my care for awhile now. I regurally test the water and so far has been fine, with a certain amount water change every 3 weeks.
My tetra have been slowly dying off, i started off with 10, and now ive inched down to 3. Instead of them all dying quickly behind eachother its always been one at a time that has gotten abnormally fat, eventually died off with a waiting period inbetween before the next one. In the meantime the rest of the tetra have all been acting completely fine with no visible issue. I would guess its some sort of disease but i cant get any helping information about it. Ive tried adding small amounts of dissolved epsom salt into the tank, but it doesnt seem to help much (as for a bath specifically for the affected tetra, ive always looked to be too late as it hasnt made any change). Is this some sort of weird dropsy? And does this weird pattern of one at a time actually mean anything?
(sorry for the blurry picture)
For some background info: The tank theyre currently in is a 500L (150 gallon) aquarium alongside a common pleco thats been forcefully in my care for awhile now. I regurally test the water and so far has been fine, with a certain amount water change every 3 weeks.
My tetra have been slowly dying off, i started off with 10, and now ive inched down to 3. Instead of them all dying quickly behind eachother its always been one at a time that has gotten abnormally fat, eventually died off with a waiting period inbetween before the next one. In the meantime the rest of the tetra have all been acting completely fine with no visible issue. I would guess its some sort of disease but i cant get any helping information about it. Ive tried adding small amounts of dissolved epsom salt into the tank, but it doesnt seem to help much (as for a bath specifically for the affected tetra, ive always looked to be too late as it hasnt made any change). Is this some sort of weird dropsy? And does this weird pattern of one at a time actually mean anything?
(sorry for the blurry picture)
