lost gbr too illness

[cm12setx]

Sad day got home from work and found our female GBR dead. Yesterday she had a smal white circle on her just before her tail. She seemed ok. But was not. I have never seen this before. Any ideas? On sunday i did a 50% wc. And yesterday 15%. Will do another 15% in a bit. Thanks for any info

[mnemenoi]

Sorry to hear that, what are your parameters? Rams are really tough and can be a challenge for even the best hobbyists. Losses in most stores are quite surprising.

[cm12setx]

I will check them in a bit. and post them.

[cm12setx]

test results Ph 7.4 to 7.6 : high on low scale and low on high scale
ammonia: 0 ppm first test said .25 ppm but i dropped it and it broke on the floor :(
nitrite: 0 ppm
nitrate: 5.0 to maybe 20 ppm darn orange looks the same.
water temp:79 F
fyi filter aquaclear 30 w a bag of bio media from a ac50 and a diy sponge prefilter

[mnemenoi]

Hmmm, temp is a bit low but nothing in the killer range.... Maybe aggression? Have they been particularly feisty of late?

[cm12setx]

no aggression. that i see. they all seem happy go lucky? no the only aggression was the male GBR to a platy a few months ago and the Platy was re homed.

[mnemenoi]

just hunting for another enviromental possibility. At a loss really, your parameters look good. I'll ponder and see if anything comes to mind

[cm12setx]

Thanks. What would be a better temp?

[cm12setx]

Also in 20 gal long. I dont know if i am over stocked but dont think so. 10 samll 1" tetras 2 corys 2" 2 oto cats and now gbr 2". I want to wait 2 weeks before i try to find a new girl. Also will go to wc every week. Because i dont know if this was my fault.

[cm12setx]

here a pic of the male from to dayfish 003.jpg. on another thread 'thanks HFB" there was a pic of the pair

[mnemenoi]

They usually prefer it on the warm side, more akin to discus. I'd bump it up to 82-84. It still not a smoking gun and 79 should be fine, I've seen them kept successfully there. They just prefer it a bit warmer then more tropicals and are sensitive to the lower 70's.