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The shell and coral are in the tank for precisely the purpose of altering the water chemistry - without them the pH hangs out in an awfully low range. I would hope it would be obvious not to add any new fish while my current ones are not healthy, but maybe not... I have never heard that bristlenoses...

* Type of fish that are affected (common name and latin name if possible - common names vary worldwide, latin names don't!): queen loach (botia dario) and also possibly bristlenose pleco (ancistrus sp?) * How long has the tank been set up for? about 4 years * Size of tank (dimensions and volume). 20...