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my bloodfin tetras are losing thier color can anyone please help
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They could be stressed. How long have you had them? What other fish are in the tank? What size is the tank? How long have you had it set up? What are your readings (in numbers) for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH? Has anything changed recently that would stress them?
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i have had the set up for 6 months got the fish a few days sgo and the only thing i know that would have stressed them would be the sengal bichir i moved him out to a 10 gallon tank to see if that was it . thanks for your reply. sorry i have tetras,barbsand two zebras
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The bichir could easily eat them (and your other fish) so it is good that you moved it, but it will be needing a significantly bigger tank. What size is this tank (that the tetras, barbs, and zebras–I'm assuming zebra danios–are in)? And how many of each of the fish species are there? Also, how did you acclimate them to the tank (in detail)? It could be a case of shock, which is fairly common in the days after acclimating to a new tank. Unfortunately it is also incurable and often fatal, so I am hoping it is something else.
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the fish are in a 30 gal. tank and there are 5 barbs ,6 tetras,2 zebras (yes danios)and one small bala.i left the bloodfins in the bag i got them in in the water for about 20 min.
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Sounds like shock to me. You need to slowly acclimate fish to their new water either by pouring small amounts of water from the tank into the bag every 15 minutes or so until the bag is mostly full of tank water, or by drip acclimating. Drip acclimating involves running a piece of airline tubing from the tank to a bucket with the fish in it (with the water from their bag), starting the airline siphoning tank water into the bucket, and either tying or pinching the end of the tube in the bucket so that the drips are about 3-4 per second. You then let tank water drip into the bucket for an hour or two until the bucket is mostly tank water, and then net the fish out and put them in the tank. Drip acclimating is the better choice for sensitive species or when your tank water is significantly different from the water in the tank the fish came out of. I use it exclusively because it is easier for me and safer for the fish.
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thanks i will try that next time i add fish
Richard
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