Why is my guppy staying at the bottom of tank and the next day, it dies?? I have a few guppies dying alr :(?

Question

This is my first time rearing fishes and I only have a tank and filter. What else do I need? How do I check the Ph level, ammonia, nitrate level?? I dunnnooo.. I never knew it could be so difficult. The guppies always look so hungry. My tank is quite small..about 35 cm by 20 cmby 25 cm. I had 8 guppies..now left with I think 5..

Answer 1

I'm with Em. Two more questions: Is the tank cycled? And do you have an aerator?

EDIT: First thing's first, your tank is a bit overcrowded. Were they all male/all female/a mix of sexes? If you plan on having guppy babies (and you will if you have both sexes), you should try to get them at a 2 female for every one male ratio.

Ok, to test your ammonia/nitrite/nitrate/pH/kH, you will need to get tester kits. If they aren't available at your pet store, or they're just too expensive, you should be able to take about a cup of your tank's water to the pet store and have them test it free of charge.

Your fish will always look hungry. They just don't know when to stop eating. Are you feeding them flakes? If so, your best bet is to feed them a small pinch twice a day. Only what they can eat in two minutes. You definitely don't want to overfeed, as that extra food will decompose and mess with your water parameters, which is what I expect is wrong.

Your best bet at this point is to do a 20% water change, and replace the water with clean, dechlorinated water. Keep doing this daily. You fish should start to perk up. If they don't, look closely for any growths or lesions. If they have anything like that, come back to us, and we'll try to help you out some more.

Good luck!

Answer 2

Guppies are one of the hardiest fishes.. If guppies cannot live in that water, nothing will. check the pH and water softner and nitrite level. Water should be slightly alkaline with hard water. nitrate level should be normal. Check the temperature. Temperature should be 70 to 78 degrees. Check the clarity of the water. If it is cloudy, you have too much gunk.. Change 1/2 the tank of water with fresh water. Don't feed them too much. Overfeeding is number one cause of death for fish..

Answer 3

What's the tank size? Number of fish? Filter? Heater? Ammonia level? Nitrite level? Nitrate level? Need a lot more info in order to help ;)

Answer 4

Most likely it contacted some sort of disease and it is now spreading in your tank and affecting all your other guppies. Look for white spots on the fins, body, and mouth. if there are, isolated them in a small tank and begin medication treatment for Ick. If there are reddish sign around the gill area, than your nitrate level is too high; begin adding netrafying bacterias immediately, and replace your filter elements.

Answer 5

uh... did u feed it? well did u pour somethin like soap for example into it?? hahahaha... sry...