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[hippybngstockng]

So... General fish tank question for those in the know- Was thinking waaaaay back to the untimely and sudden death of Scorpius, who briefly shared a tank with D'Argo (who was questioned and cleared of any wrong-doing). It was the first time that I had had 2 fish in a divided tank, and while I was being pretty good about doing regular partial water changes (about 20-40% each time), I can tell just by looking at it that the water on Scorpy's side of the divider didn't circulate as well... I am just about ready to put Pilot back in a tank, and was going to put him on the filter side of the tank which circulates vigorously, and now I am suddenly worried about D'Argo on the slow side where Scorpy died... Would poor circulation in a tank cause one whole side of it to be toxic, like possibly enough to kill a fish at random? The filter intake is right in the middle, so I know it has some flow, but there might be bad corners.. Would a bad corner be enough to kill a fish? Wouldn't it be smart enough to hang out in the good corner?

The way I figure, I could just remove the dividers at this point and let everyone have a tank of their own, since I have 3 tanks, and currently 3 fish... I was just hoping to get one more fish and keep them the way they are, but not if I am going to cause regular death...

Comments

[djinnthespazz.livejournal.com]

I don't think so. It'd be like smoke over the stove - it doesn't just sit there, the currents of the room carry it all over until it is thoroughly mixed with the air of the room. In a still system, it might sit there, but put a fan on anywhere else on that level of the house, and it will start to move.

I do think if you can run three tanks/ three fish you should. Just make your life easier and eliminate a bit of worry!

[coldtoast.livejournal.com]

It shouldn't be enough to kill the little guy. Water and oxygen move pretty freely- it's the particulates and contaminants that are slow, hence the cloudyness. It's also likely that one fish is just poopy-er than the other. I'd just keep the vac next to the tank and suck out a bit of water each week to keep it fresh and sparkly.