The tank is 24" and standard size. I'm in Aus so I have no idea how many Gallons it is. After putting the plants in the water started turing green and the plands lost there colour and died. I have Chiclids and Bristle nose Catfish who seem to take an intrest in dead leaves. Not sure what has caused water to go browny - doesn't look like much alge. may be caused by Chlorphil from dead plants going into the water ?? maybe i need more light ?? I mixed fertalizer in when I first put in the gravel.
I also note that some of the plants had begun to shoot out roots before the died
2006-12-07 16:20:27 · 6 answers · asked by Chris 3 in Pets ➔ Fish
Tear apart your tank and boil the gravel and anything else that you may have in the tank thats not living. put tank in a dark corner away from sunlight and when you reassemble tank make sure to test your ph levels in the tank before adiing your fish. it is best to have another tank for plants and fish to go in when adding new fish and plants that way you do not infect your primary tank.
2006-12-07 16:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by Flame 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Goldfish produce a brilliant number of waste! Which sucks because of the fact they are between the main beautiful fish to maintain. i might do a 20%-30% water replace as quickly as a week. purely shop a variety of hoses and a bucket. that is fairly elementary as quickly as you get the carry of it. you additionally can purchase around pill to drop interior the water that declare to get rid of alge yet I even have on no account tried them. you additionally can get the stuff that clears your water. I often use that and that i additionally use some Cycle each couple of weeks. additionally you may get a scrubber that clean the aspects of the tank. basically a stick to a sponge on the top of it. that's beneficial to look into getting an alge eater. they are extremely low-fee & help shop the tank clean. All of those techniques ought to grant help to. a mixture may well be the terrific. pass to a nearby puppy keep and ask a clerk for some help. take a seem on the alge removers and water clearers. maximum clerks provide you a brilliant number of helpfull advice. good success =-]
2016-10-17 23:29:28 · answer #2 · answered by rochart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See in my fish tank all my fish died cause my window was open and then sun from the window made the tank brown and fill with algae. Change the filter every 7 days or so and clean it once a month and remember dont over or under feed! Hope it helps
2006-12-07 16:52:06 · answer #3 · answered by Erin M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably don't have enough light. You should aim for about 2 watts per gallon of water. That and what kind of plants were they and what's your water chemistry?
Also, when was the last time you changed your bulb? Sometimes expired bulbs can make plants go bad, too.
2006-12-07 16:29:13 · answer #4 · answered by Saucy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dude, you got to give us more info.... how many fish?
what kind of cichlids.
sounds like you have too many fish in the tank... and that'll kill plants... High concentration of nitrate will do that ... and then it'll kill your fish too.
don't worry about live plants... your fish will eat it anyway.
2006-12-07 16:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by professorminh 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try not keeping the light on alot
2006-12-07 16:25:24 · answer #6 · answered by Jones S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋