Hello,
I have had a new 40 l tank for about a month. It originally had 6 cherry barbs (3 male 3 female) and after 2 weeks 3 panda corys were introduced, along with a zebra snail. A few days after the corys were introduced, the 3 female barbs died. I think they had been affected by fluctuations in water parameters as they had no visible signs of disease or anything. I have been adding a filter boost and using seachem prime when ammonia levels were a bit high, and have been testing the water daily and now it seems to have levelled off to everything being at safe levels on the test strips. Is it safe to add further fish now or should I wait longer? When i do, should get some replacement female cherry barbs or go for a different species? Thanks!
I have had a new 40 l tank for about a month. It originally had 6 cherry barbs (3 male 3 female) and after 2 weeks 3 panda corys were introduced, along with a zebra snail. A few days after the corys were introduced, the 3 female barbs died. I think they had been affected by fluctuations in water parameters as they had no visible signs of disease or anything. I have been adding a filter boost and using seachem prime when ammonia levels were a bit high, and have been testing the water daily and now it seems to have levelled off to everything being at safe levels on the test strips. Is it safe to add further fish now or should I wait longer? When i do, should get some replacement female cherry barbs or go for a different species? Thanks!