Posted by marrone on January 24, 2003 at 20:37:50:
In Reply to: Dead Snowflake Eel :( posted by mepeuser on January 24, 2003 at 17:41:23:
Your Ph is low it should in atleast 8.0, anything less and fish start to stress out and can die. Raise the Ph to 8.2 and you should be ok. If your Ph is still lower you need to have more water movement and surface breakage to relase the CO2 so add a power head.
When you Ph is lower your fish will start to lose their colors and breath very heavily.
:I have a question regarding my recently deceased snowflake eel. When I found him tonight, he was unresponsive to anything. He just layed there on the sand bed and wouldn't move and acted like he had a hard time breathing. I have had him for several months with no problems. When he finally stopped breathing I took him out and examined him but I didn't see any spots or anything that looked suspicious. My pH is around 7.8 to 7.9, and I was told that this might be the cause. I also have a yellow tang and a sleeper goby, along with a CC Starfish. The nitrites and nitrates were both 0, and the temperature is normal. The other fish all act fine, and have been acting fine. So I pose the questions:
:1. What could have been the cause?
:2. Should I be worried about the other fish catching it?
:Thanks for you help.
:Matt
