Bristlenose Pleco Acting Strange

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Sorry for your loss :(
As Ian has said what are the parameters?
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plankton wrote: Fri Feb 07, 2020 8:05 am Sorry to hear. :(
What are the water parameters that are "not out of whack"? ;)
Thanks folks.

Ammonia = 0
Nitrite = 0
Nitrate = 20-40 (our tap water reads the same).
Temp= 23.4 C (same as always)
pH = ~7.8
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Is the hardness very high, or are you in Scotland where the water is soft, yet alkaline?
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plankton wrote: Sat Feb 08, 2020 9:43 am Is the hardness very high, or are you in Scotland where the water is soft, yet alkaline?
I think we are in a moderate area - Derbyshire {9.1 German}
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It's not too hard then, BNs should be ok.
Mine are fine at 7.9 dGH.
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plankton wrote: Sun Feb 09, 2020 17:57 pm It's not too hard then, BNs should be ok.
Mine are fine at 7.9 dGH.
Ok, thanks Plankton.

The only other thing I can think of is that I fed some repashy a few days before. Could this have been it? It was made to the instructions so I would think it would have been ok?

Who knows, I guess his time was up. Poor thing :(
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Rapashy is fine.
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plankton wrote: Mon Feb 10, 2020 7:35 am Rapashy is fine.
I've recently had two Bloodfin Tetras suffer with bent backs, and I've just been reading about Tetra disease. Up until now I'd assumed it was just hereditary, but I wonder if its parasitic and it's that what's killed the BN? Should I treat for this?
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It can be a sign of old age, not necessarily a pathogen........
Neon tetra disease is pretty rare in the UK. The Americans blame everything on it..... :rolleyes:
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plankton wrote: Tue Feb 11, 2020 11:47 am It can be a sign of old age, not necessarily a pathogen........
Neon tetra disease is pretty rare in the UK. The Americans blame everything on it..... :rolleyes:
That's good to know. The other fish seem healthy enough and I've seen no signs of ill health or lack of feeding, so I can only assume that everything else is ok.
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