Intuos Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 My phantom tetra have started glass surfing. Water testing is showing 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 20 nitrates 7ph 5kh 8gh with water temperature of 25 (77). Tanks is planted so plenty of places to hide. Fish are still fairly new in the tank just under a week but only started doing it today. Any suggestions would be great. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Uni Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 Did you run them through a quarantine tank or process? If they have been there only a week they are still getting used to your aquarium. Try to get in contact where you bought them and ask the following questions. Are they wild caught or breed? What parameters did they have while they were with them, including temperature. And ask what water hardness are they typically kept at. I learned all that from getting cardinal tetras and ¾ of them died because I didn't ask the right questions and didn't implement those parameters in my quarantine tank. I would try to keep their tank dark until they fully calm down from all the stress from coming to your home. Hope that might help you with your tetras. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taco Playz Posted August 12, 2021 Share Posted August 12, 2021 It could be because of stress or poor water parameters. Normally if fish are stressed when I first add them then I leave the lights off until they get better. If you don't then they will be more susceptible to stress and diseases. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intuos Posted August 13, 2021 Author Share Posted August 13, 2021 So spoke with the fs they are running higher temps and have a gh of 14, so going to leave the light off for a couple of days to give the fish a bit longer to adjust. Thanks for the advice, had never had this happen before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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