Should I try again?

[Abbeys_Mom]

I have never been able to keep tetras. There have always been PH issues in my tank. I recently found that I had a 3 inch screw in one of my pieces of driftwood to hold it onto a piece of slate. Since removing the screw, I seem to be having few water issues. My sparkling gourami (who was on Deaths Door) is now healthy and thriving. I am wondering now if that has been the problem all along. Do you think I should try buying some tetras again? Do they get along with danios?

[cocoa_pleco]

why not? just buy 4 and see how they do.

Or, in drastic situations, you can do what i do for my salt fish to get them acclimated to my salt level. Put the fish into a 2g tank, and slowly drip your tanks water into the bagged water over a 1 hour course. Your neons should gradually get used to your PH just like my salt fish and salt levels

[Chrona]

What was the screw made out of? Tetras should be no problem if you have a sparkling gourami. Heck, the buenos aires tetras I had were bulletproof (though very nippy)

[Drumachine09]

Would the removed screw change the hardness of your water? They need softwater right?

[Drumachine09]

What was the screw made out of? Tetras should be no problem if you have a sparkling gourami. Heck, the buenos aires tetras I had were bulletproof (though very nippy)


Most are zinc plated.

[Chrona]

Most are zinc plated.

The zinc plating wears off though. Not sure what zinc does to fish, though you'd think carbon would remove it.

[Drumachine09]

They are electroplated correct? I didnt think that would wear of.

[Chrona]

They are electroplated correct? I didnt think that would wear of.

Tell that to the screws in my 3 year old deck lol. The plating can take a beating, but they aren't made for submersion. Whether or not they actually leech a large amount of zinc I'll never know, but it's a theory for sure, hehe.

Plus, driftwood...slightly acidic.....dunno, I'm reaching at this point :P

[Abbeys_Mom]

I think the main problem was the insane amount of rust it was producing. I have no idea what the composition of the screw was, but it was not suitable for an aquarium.

[Drumachine09]

Ill play the plumber hear and point out the obvious and then scratch my crack and say "Well, theres your problem *buuurrrrppp*

[Abbeys_Mom]

lol :hmm3grin2orange: :hmm3grin2orange:

[Chrona]

Ill play the plumber hear and point out the obvious and then scratch my crack and say "Well, theres your problem *buuurrrrppp*

lol :thumb:

[Lady Hobbs]

I love my black skirts. Had them for over a year (9) without one death, one problem of any kind. I really like them and they are so darned cute swimming in a line. On the other hand, I hate my hi finned white tetra's and don't get a charge out of my rosie tetra's either. They don't even skoal and the hi fins went after the black skirts constantly.

[Abbeys_Mom]

I like the look of black skirts, but they seem to have a reputation of fin nipping.

[Lady Hobbs]

Why would I get rust on the bottom of my tank with no decorations with screws? Twice while taking everything out of that tank, including gravel, I've seen one area that wants to get rust. NOTHING is there but the gravel.

[Drumachine09]

Maybe your impeller is rusting.

[Lady Hobbs]

I like the look of black skirts, but they seem to have a reputation of fin nipping.

Never heard of that. Mine sure don't.

[cocoa_pleco]

ive heard of them being fin nippers

[Nautilus291]

Maybe your impeller is rusting.

Im pretty sure they are made of aluminum Which doesnt rust. Correct me if im wrong.

Hobbs maybe its in your water?

[cocoa_pleco]

they probably wouldnt make impellers rustable