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Yesterday I found 1 of my sids dead, I'm very bummed out. His color was still good so it hadn't been all that long. One side of his abdomen was slightly pink. Bacteria? Changed some water & found a dead rasbora with a chewed tail.
All seemed ok Thursday so whatever it is, it was fast. I would not have expected the loach to die so quickly from eating a newly dead tankmate. The only thing different I can think of is feeding frozen cyclops on Wed. but I gave it to all 4 tanks.
Tank is 75g with sids, striatas, SAE, rasboras & otos, nothing new for 3 months(plants). Params pH 7.2, temp 77, nitrates 5-10, nitrites 0,amm. 0.

Anyway I just needed to whine & hope this isn't a tank plague type thing.

I'm sorry Nancy.

Sorry to hear this Nancy. Was it one that you'd had for some time?

Emma

Sorry for the loss of your Loach. Unfortunately i have no-idea.

Thank you all. I think I may have found an answer.

Latish last night the red tailed rasboras were spawning. I didn't realize they were big enough at barely 2 inches. They harassed the tired out partner by ramming it's side as it rested near the top. I had no idea any rasboras were so rowdy. But if a curious & hungry sid got in the way, it may have been rammed explaining the pink area on the dead loach.

Not a happy thought but better than a mystery disease. I'll try some floating plants to see if that helps.

Whew, everyone ok this morning, rasboras back to themselves.

These are the sids my first ever LOL post was about so I've had them for 15 months.