Hello everyone,,,
Thanks for taking a look at this thread.
I am new to the hobby, and my 300 gallon tank has been running for 6 months. I would desperately like to get stock in my FOWLR set up. The problem is,, every weekend I buy fish from Cartimar, and 95% of the time the fish dies with in the week. ( Just in time to go to Carimar again?? haha )
What do you guys think? My tank details are below.
My levels are good with the exception of nitrates 20ppm API test. Everything else is perfect.
My temperature is around 82,, Half open top in a semi air con room, no sunlight.
I have a 6-7" deep sand bed because I am hiding 22 feet of 3" pvc pipes for my 3ft long zebra eel. ( whom I did not get at cartimar, and is the only cool thing I have in my tank )
I'm running skimmer, U.V light, pre filter, etc, and do lots of maintaince on the tank. I have sufficent gas exchange due to skimming, air stones in the DT, and wave makers pointed at the top.
Basically I am doing everything I can to keep a healthy tank, and yet fish still die. Even if they eat, they will still die. However I do have fish at this time that were got from Cartimar months ago, and are still healthy.
I am concerned because, soon I hope to find the stock that I am looking for through advertising on this site. I will be looking for someone that can supply me with the fish I am looking for. So, I wonder if there is any obvious problem with buying from Cartimar? meaning,, I am worried that when I locate the fish I want, they will also die in my tank.
Any thoughts would be great.
Where do you guys get your healthy fish from here in manila?
Thanks again.
Peace!!!