Connor Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 (edited) Last Sunday, I bought 3 of the locally bred super red plecos that you guys brought in. They all looked fine until one of them dropped dead on me out of the blue yesterday. The other two are looking fine and haven't had any problems. I performed a water test (120-180GH/20-40kh/7-7.5ph/0 ammonia/<40ppm nitrates) and examined the others for signs of disease or injury and saw nothing. I thought I knew all the main signs to look for but I can't seem to find anything. Every single other fish in the tank is fine, even the days old guppy fry. Is it possible that I simply got a weak fish and the stress of being moved killed it? Please help @Robert Edited January 23, 2021 by Connor Mixed up less than and greater than symbols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augustjd27 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 What is the exact level of your nitrates? They'd probably survive at 40ppm but greater than could mean any value and they could be harmed by it depending on the level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Posted January 23, 2021 Author Share Posted January 23, 2021 Its less than 40, between 20 and 40, I had done a 25% water change 2 days before so the water should have been at a good level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 Whats your temperature at? Also make sure they are getting to food. In some aquariums feeding them can be a issue if other fish are aggressive eaters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connor Posted January 24, 2021 Author Share Posted January 24, 2021 The temperature is at 78f. They are with guppies, most of which are juveniles or fry, and a couple albino corys. They didn't seem to be eating a lot of the sinking pellets I put in there, but there were veggies as well as plenty of algae. I also only had the pleco for 5 days before it died on me, which wouldn't have been enough time for it to have starved. The other two are now by themselves in an older tank while I try to figure all of this out and seem to be feeding regularly. @Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted January 24, 2021 Share Posted January 24, 2021 @Connor lets take this chat over to our online customer service. store@aquariumcoop.com please include your name and order # I can find your order and a do a refund for the fish for you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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