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Frozen brine shrimp and nitrites
I bought 20 cardinal tetras the other day and lost most of them before 24
hours had elapsed. Since my Red Sea test kit reagents were no good, I took
a sample to the LFS and they found very high nitrites. This really
surprised me, since the tank is 75 gallons, heavily planted, with a Fluval
304 canister filled with 4 of the foam blocks. I believed I had a large
biological filter.
I have not noticed any expired fish or snails, although most of my fish are
small tetras and cardinals, and I don't always notice a carcass until is
has been reduced to bones. I did experience a rather nasty algae outbreak a
week or so ago. I guess this should have been a warning sign.
I feed frozen brine shrimp 3 or 4 times a week directly into the tank.
Would this cause the nitrite level to rise? Should I thaw the shrimp in a
small container of water and strain off the resulting liquid before
feeding?
Douglas Guynn
dguynn at nwol_net
915.368.5411
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