Sharon M Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 and I'm stressing. I have a very dark blackwater tank. Been cycling for about 5 weeks. Ammonia, Nitrites zero. I have 17 in a 20 gallon, and as soon as I acclimated them, and netted them out, they vanished, except for a couple. Lights are off, room is dark, everything quiet. Already lost one. Half of his little tail fin was gone. They were shipped on Wednesday, pre medicated, and given the go to be sold today. Have to go to work in a couple of hours too. Have quite a few daphnia in the tank which I think they were chasing. I hope they're going to be okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billango Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 Wishing you and your new fishies the best of luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSwissAquarist Posted February 18, 2023 Share Posted February 18, 2023 On 2/17/2023 at 9:28 PM, Sharon M said: and I'm stressing. I have a very dark blackwater tank. Been cycling for about 5 weeks. Ammonia, Nitrites zero. I have 17 in a 20 gallon, and as soon as I acclimated them, and netted them out, they vanished, except for a couple. Lights are off, room is dark, everything quiet. Already lost one. Half of his little tail fin was gone. They were shipped on Wednesday, pre medicated, and given the go to be sold today. Have to go to work in a couple of hours too. Have quite a few daphnia in the tank which I think they were chasing. I hope they're going to be okay. Are there any tank mates in there? Also, any pics too? 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon M Posted February 18, 2023 Author Share Posted February 18, 2023 Hello! No, just my little Neon's will be occupying the tank. I do have one photo just of my tank I managed to upload! I still struggle with transferring between my phone and laptop! I will be uploading more when I have a chance 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted February 19, 2023 Share Posted February 19, 2023 On 2/19/2023 at 12:51 AM, Sharon M said: I still struggle with transferring between my phone and laptop! Hey Sharon, In case you use whatsapp, you can send the pics to your own number on whatsapp, then log into web whatsapp on pc and easily download them from the chat screen. This may cause a bit decrease in pic quality but hope it helps. Pretty fast way to easily get the pics on pc from mobile imo Also wishing you and your friends a good luck. Hope they have a good life ahead. Would love to see them in the future. cheers, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon M Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 Well, my little Neons didn't make it. Nothing I did, they just were too stressed from shipping. Here is my tank now with 11 Head and Taillight Tetras, and one Honey named Hermann. (he is shy) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 I'm sorry for your loss. We talked about it a lil back then with @Chick-In-Of-TheSea. I've never kept neons myself, but whenever I visit my LFS, they be the only fish that show constant stress no matter what batch that is. I personally believe them not to be very hardy, especially after being this popular in the hobby. Any plans for the new additions? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon M Posted March 20, 2023 Author Share Posted March 20, 2023 I would love to try and breed them. Other wise than that, I'm just enjoying them! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lennie Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 The tank looks great. I really wanna try blackwater setup one day! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chick-In-Of-TheSea Posted March 20, 2023 Share Posted March 20, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 3:26 PM, Lennie said: I'm sorry for your loss. We talked about it a lil back then with @Chick-In-Of-TheSea. I've never kept neons myself, but whenever I visit my LFS, they be the only fish that show constant stress no matter what batch that is. I personally believe them not to be very hardy, especially after being this popular in the hobby. Any plans for the new additions? I'm so sorry @Sharon M. @Lennie that was Katherine's thread. She added neons to her kids' tank. Sadly, they all passed rather quickly. 😥 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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