[AquaticLife] Elephant nose follow up
A pH of 6.2 is unusually low for tap water if it is from a municipal system. What is the pH of the water after you let it sit (not in the tank, but in another container, like a glass or bowl. More than likely, you will find the pH much higher after 24 hours. You mentioned that you are adding CO2 to your tank. This should bring the pH down in your tank, or maintain it, not raise it.
Your fish has been under a lot of stress, from capture to your tank. If the pH is changing, that is adding more stress on the new fish. Rather than messing around with it, let it be and find its own level, and this will help all your fish.
I’ll spare you the quarantine talk for all new fish talk right now. However, this may be a good lesson why you should do the quarantine thing because you can more easily work with the fish one on one rather than involving all your other fish.
Another thought, do you have any other electric fish in your tank?
\Steve//
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