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  1. Update. First thanks to all who have offered such helpful advice. I have had no more deaths (still have 3 Corys) Everyone seems happy and active Have reduce the temp to 77-78 degrees - but with ambient heat it sneaks up to 79 on warm days. I am still working on a slightly lower temp (76-77) I have added a large lovely air stone and Catappa leaves. Did not do antibiotic at this time. One suggestion was salt but I was afraid to do it with all the plants? So far I am less stressed! I suspect I will try a different Cory type next time - but I plan to wait another month. I have a nice 5 gal quarantine tank read to go for the next order and will do the 3 part "detox" treatment recommended by Co-op. Thanks again Rox
  2. Lost another Cory yesterday... 😞 Temp is down to 77 - 78 (trying to be gradual) My goal was 76-77. Air stone and pump came in mail last night - will set up today. Angels, Neons, and Otos seem ok. Thanks for asking - any other hints are surely appreciated. Rox
  3. Awesome information! Thanks so much. Will do as you suggested. Rox
  4. I will certainly turn down the heat, gradually. Interesting idea about the well. I live in north central Arizona in high chaparral. Our well is 900 feet deep through trickle stone (not an aquifer). It's been professionally tested for stuff twice in the last 5 years just as normal precaution for us. Always normal, no coliforms and only "odd" chemical is high calcium. Thanks much
  5. Thank you! My well water has no chlorine and neither does the bottled, so no de-chlorinator. I could easily turn down the temp - OK for my Angels and Neons? None of the Corys showed any type of distress prior to being found dead. I have occasionally seen one swim to top take fast gulp and return to bottom - Is that "flashing"? What does it mean? I was reading about Blood worms causing GI upset. I have been feeding both frozen and dry Blood Worms but not live.. ? Thanks Rox
  6. Hi All, My first visit and first post to your site. I’m hoping for some advice. I have a 38 gallon bow front tank set up originally September 2022. I use a combination of well water (pretty hard from tap dGH 250-300) mixed with about half bottled water (dGH 35). It holds 30 gallons once filled with substrate and stuff. The tank cycled nicely with a couple of black neons from a local store. It seemed to do very well so I added lots of plants. They had done well with minimal care. I gradually added a few more local fish and that went well. Water testing was all normal and stable. I added more fish recently from Aqua Huna (Dec 10, 2022). They were Panda Corys, Otos, and Black Neons. Except for a couple that did not handle the travel they have all looked great. On 12/14/22 my smaller Angel started looking fuzzy fins and weaker. I started Rid Ich and API “Fin and Body” treatment but it never seemed to recover and died 12/24. I also added a Catappa leaf later that afternoon. Otherwise not much else had been changing. I followed all the medication directions exactly and did water changes as directed. The other Angels all looked great. Until 12/29 I had 5 Corys. That morning they were all happy and very active together on the bottom. Later in the morning I found one dead. He looked fat and normal. Today another one was acute dead. No apparent symptoms prior and again he looked plump (but not fat). No skin or fin lesions. So, I’m just confused and not sure what to do as I am sadly expecting the Corys to keep dying now. And then I don’t know when or how to proceed to get more to keep them safe. I do regular (nearly weekly) water tests (API Master Kit and GH/KH). Maybe I test too often but all my numbers have been very good. Water temp 80 - 82 pH 7.6 ammonia = 0 nitrite = 0 nitrate = had been 5 but about 3 weeks ago I started using liquid fertilizer on the plants at the directed dose once a week, so now the nitrate is 30 and stable. (Specialized Nutrition) GH = 107 I have 3 Angels (about dollar size), now 3 Corys, 3 Oto, 13 Black Neon and 5 Nerite snails, There is minimal algae and the many plants looks good. I typically do 15-20% water changes every 2 weeks even though the tests are all good I feed a combination of dry flakes, dry worms, dry daphnia, frozen blood worms and frozen brine shrimp. There are also dry pellets made for bottom feeders. I don’t feel we overfeed, and the fish sure wish there was more! All have slightly rounded bellies. Anyway, I’m frustrated and depressed about the little guys. If you can think of anything I should or could be doing, your advice would be truly welcome. Thanks in advance, Roxanne Batt
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