Just some quick questions in case anyone can answer me -
I just lost one of my neon tetras for no apparent reason. No visible disease. Stocking 3 Golden Barbs, 5 (now 4) Neon Tetras, 1 Common Pleco, 1 Assassin Snail, 3 live plants (one is a new marimo ball), and a small infestation of snails (possibly pond snails). Specs for filter, lighting, and heater are all in the signature.
Ammonia: 0.0ppm
Nitrites: 0.0ppm
Nitrates: 0.0ppm
PH: 6.6
I'm unsure if the PH drop (usually around 7.1-7.3) is the cause of the dead fish or if it's the other way around, and if there is any way to get the PH back up again (I know about the chemicals PHup and all that, is there any other way or is that the best one?)
So the questions are: How can I bring my PH back up again? Any thoughts on why the tetra died?
I just lost one of my neon tetras for no apparent reason. No visible disease. Stocking 3 Golden Barbs, 5 (now 4) Neon Tetras, 1 Common Pleco, 1 Assassin Snail, 3 live plants (one is a new marimo ball), and a small infestation of snails (possibly pond snails). Specs for filter, lighting, and heater are all in the signature.
Ammonia: 0.0ppm
Nitrites: 0.0ppm
Nitrates: 0.0ppm
PH: 6.6
I'm unsure if the PH drop (usually around 7.1-7.3) is the cause of the dead fish or if it's the other way around, and if there is any way to get the PH back up again (I know about the chemicals PHup and all that, is there any other way or is that the best one?)
So the questions are: How can I bring my PH back up again? Any thoughts on why the tetra died?