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Old 04-19-2007, 11:41 AM
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Default Re: New fish dying

Have you ever checked what SG the store's tank water is set at? Saltwater fish can go great at levels as low as 1.010, but they can't handle having the SG raised too quickly. If your LFS is trying to save some money and surpress ich outbreaks, they may be keeping their fish under much lower SG levels in their tank and then when you get your fish, they are being exposed to a much higher SG in a fairly small amount of time.
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