2006-09-15 20:31:52 · 6 answers · asked by Stephen H 1 in Pets ➔ Fish
You are probably feeding too much. Guppies are easily affect by poor water quality. Your babies aren't being affected yet because they haven't been exposed to the water as long. Increase then number of water changes and decrease the amount of food you are putting in. Salt for freshwater aquariums is a good idea to add as it will protect the fish from the other problems (like ich and dropsy) associated with overfeeding.
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2006-09-16 05:52:44 · answer #1 · answered by iceni 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would first ask how many gallon tank do u have and how many fish are in it? Generally, it is recommended 1 fish per gallon of water. I would also stand behind that even for the small guppies, as they pee very high amounts of ammonia into the water, due to the fact that they actually do drink copious amounts of the tank water.
Were there any any signs of broken fin edges or discolorations in the ones that u lost?
I started out 13 years ago going to Walmart (when they still had fish lol) and was looking for fancies but they only had feeders so I got 2 females & 1 male free. They reproduced and kept a cycle of continuois fish for me in my 10 gallon Hexagon tank for 7-8 years before I made the mistake of buying a new fancy male who infected and killed the whole tank with ICK!!
Good Luck!
2006-09-16 03:46:40 · answer #2 · answered by smrtazz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
there are a few reasons why they could be dying, a fungus infection or a parasites called ick. you can get the medicine to treat both at any pet store but its cheaper at walmart if for have one near by. try cleaning the tank and before you fill it back up boil the water and let it cool for a hour or 2 in case its something in the water. also if you have gold fish in the tank with them that can cause them to die. i dont know why it just does. ive raised fish for over 20 years and usually a guppies is a hardy fish that lives a pretty long time. also a good thing to use is the stuff you they keep Minos in you can get it at any bait store it will turn the water blue for about 48 hours but it does all kinds of fish a world of good
2006-09-16 03:47:28 · answer #3 · answered by Peace 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many fish would cause ammonia which makes your nitrate rise if u decrease the amount of fish it would help if you hardly have any fish check your pH level you can get the test kit from your nearest pet shop if you have too much algae which makes your tank go green it becomes toxic
2006-09-16 04:12:44 · answer #4 · answered by Surfer_69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Too many fish in the tank.
2006-09-16 03:33:22 · answer #5 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that information is meaningless, without knowing how many guppies you have. if you had one and it died ... or if you had 1,000 and one died.
talk to a store that sells fish and ask them, or see a veterinarian and ask her
2006-09-16 03:34:45 · answer #6 · answered by Jim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋