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Originally Posted by Witty Username
Your fish are in the travelling container for maybe 4 hours (including the journey home from where you purchased them), mine no more than 40 minutes. Stressed fish will produce more ammonia and four hours = a lot of ammonia in the travelling water.
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I asked the manager of the pet shop about their plastic bags. He said that his fish arrive in the same bags, often having been in them for several days to two weeks in transit. I was concerned about that myself.
I don't like to net the fish. I've always thought that produces the most stress on them. I do remove most of the travel water, mixing in tank water, before letting them swim out.
All chemical levels are (as far as I can test at home) within the normal range;
pH, nitrites, nitrates, ammonia, CL, and water hardness... but this makes me think... I'm wondering if the filter material included with the tank's external filter has marine salts add???? But then, why would five of the fish still be hale and hearty??? As I said, it makes no sense.
I'm going to go and read that article. I wonder if a Neon disease can spread to Betas and Guppies?
Thanks for your suggestions!
EDIT: I just looked at that article. I read this to say that the disease would take a few days to manifest itself. My fish kill was, in all cases, within 12 hours. I think I can rule it out.
Stitchawl