disregard..i'm an idiot

keithntracy · 03/14/2006, 09:15 PM

The pics are normal size now right??? Anyway, the rocks were cured and had those polyp looking things already on them. There stoney. We leave the light on for 12 hours trying to grow some algae.

Also, the place we bought the rock told us to get some damsels since we only bought about 25 pounds of rock. We got them on Saturday and by Monday, one had already died. The specs on the tank are moslty all at 0 since we just started. Any suggestions as to why it died? I'm thinking just a fluke. The others look ok.

bertoni · 03/14/2006, 09:19 PM

What pictures?

I would get rid of the damsels now unless you want to keep them long-term. They have no value for the system, and they can be mean. They might also have introduced some diseases into the tank.

How long has the tank been set up?

White Tiger · 03/14/2006, 09:41 PM

To test for the flukes, throw the dead fish into fresh water. If there are any fluke organisms, they will float to the surface and show up as little white specs. If you don't have the dead fish, you can give some of your damsels a fresh water bath to determine whether or not your fish cary flukes.

03/14/2006, 09:15 PM	#1
keithntracy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: winter park, fl Posts: 1,078	disregard..i'm an idiot The pics are normal size now right??? Anyway, the rocks were cured and had those polyp looking things already on them. There stoney. We leave the light on for 12 hours trying to grow some algae. Also, the place we bought the rock told us to get some damsels since we only bought about 25 pounds of rock. We got them on Saturday and by Monday, one had already died. The specs on the tank are moslty all at 0 since we just started. Any suggestions as to why it died? I'm thinking just a fluke. The others look ok.

03/14/2006, 09:19 PM	#2
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	What pictures? I would get rid of the damsels now unless you want to keep them long-term. They have no value for the system, and they can be mean. They might also have introduced some diseases into the tank. How long has the tank been set up? __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/14/2006, 09:41 PM	#3
White Tiger Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 348	To test for the flukes, throw the dead fish into fresh water. If there are any fluke organisms, they will float to the surface and show up as little white specs. If you don't have the dead fish, you can give some of your damsels a fresh water bath to determine whether or not your fish cary flukes.