Well we have a pretty large tank, with tropical fish, and the whole fishtank was cleaned this past winter/begining of spring. and we filled it up and let it sit for a day. and we also put water conditioner for tropical fish. the tank is filtered. and has 2 air pumps, it has rocks, and plants to play. And About The Past 4 Weekends we have to go get more fish becuase they keep dying. Usualy we get gupies, dalamation mollys, mollys, balloon mollys, algy eaters, and recently we got 2 small angel fish. and all the guppies died, the balloon mollys died, a algy eater died. so i have no idea whats wroungh!!!
2007-04-26 08:12:35 · 14 answers · asked by Jackie L 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
The fish tank is about a 55 gallon maybe more. we feed them every night, so there is no proublem with feeding them. when we put the fish in we put them in one bag at a time.
2007-04-26 12:20:57 · update #1
It sounds as though your tank is probably still cycling and your fish may being affected by high ammonia and nitrites. Is your water typically cloudy a few days after doing a water change? This happens when bacteria (the good kind) are multiplying in your tank. When your fish eat (and poo), they produce ammonia, which is toxic to your fish. Bacteria in your tank can convert the ammonia to nitrite (which is still toxic), but other bacteria convert it to nitrate which is only toxic in higher amounts. While the bacteria are reproducing, your water will look cloudy. It may not look too good, but it IS a good thing! But if you clean too well thinking the cloudiness is a bad thing, there won't be enough bacteria to remove the ammonia and nitrite.
What you should do is clean once a week, and get all the stuff off the very top of the gravel, and take 25% of the water out. Only clean part of your gravel (about 1/3) really well so the bacteria stay in the rest. Next time you clean, clean another third well, and the next time, clean the last third.
In the meantime, to help your fish until all the ammonia and nitrite go away, add some salt to their water. Use 1 tablespoon of salt for every 5 gallons in their tank. When you do a water change, if you take 5 gallons out, add another tablespoon of salt to the water you put back. Salt won't hurt your fish, but it will help them not be poisoned by the ammonia and nitrite.
It would help you to have a water testing kit as well, so you know when the ammonia and nitrites are high so you can tell when to change the water if the levels of these gets too high before the week is up. Don't add any more fish until the ammonia and nitrite levels are zero for at least a week, and the only thing showing up on your water tests is nitrate. Wait 6 months before adding any more neons - these need to have a well functioning tank before they are introduced. Once your tank has cycled, the cloudiness will go away on its own.
I'll put a link for you in the box below - this will explain the cycling process in a little more detail.
2007-04-26 08:26:39 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 5⤊ 1⤋
They didn't do their spelling homework,so they were punished. the water was not cycled enough after the clean-up,or you used some toxic substance to clean the tank. Very possible you got sick guppies and the disease spread. Put the new fish in a separate quarantine tank first and ,with guppies,add salt to make their water brackish.
2007-04-27 05:35:35 · answer #2 · answered by DAGIM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These 'algae eaters' are probably plecostomos. You need at least 30 gallons per fish with JUST them. =)
A single dalmation molly takes 3 gallons by itself. A guppy takes 2.
Angelfish need a 55 gallon tank to themself for 6 and it's best to keep angelfish in a species tank only. =)
2007-04-26 09:01:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You probably either had a sick fish in your tank or you are now overstocking your tank and not giving it time to cycle. When you put too many fish in at once, it overwhelms you fish tank and they all start dying. Clean the tank and start with 2 fish. Buy them somewhere reputable (not a huge chain store where sick fish die in the water all the time and they just throw new fish in). Also, check the temperature and make sure it is right for tropical fish. You may want to get a book about this- I personally think keeping fish are one of the more difficult pets to maintain. Good luck!
2007-04-26 08:20:17 · answer #4 · answered by Amy D 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
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2016-12-04 22:12:02 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
what size it the tank?
it doesn't sound like you cycled it either. personally I prefer fishless cycling, no fish get harmed in the process. but you can also cycle by adding the fish slowly, not all at once. there's a whole process, you have to read up on it.
fishless: http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/Fishlesscycle.htm
normal: http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php
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well adding them one bag at a time doens't work, you need to add them one fish per week or one every two weeks. also, are you floating the bags in the water for an hour before adding them and adding a teaspoon of tank water to the bag water every 15mins? and when you put the fish in the tank use a net, don't put the water fromt he bag in the tank.
2007-04-26 08:26:48 · answer #6 · answered by Kylie Anne 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If your tank sat empty and you just filled it and put the fish in, then it isn't cycled. Letting it set for 24 hours does not cycle it.
Your ammonia levels are probably through the roof and it's killing your fish. Please look online for information on 'cycling a tank'. There's too much to put in this message, but I'm sure that's what's wrong.
2007-04-26 10:14:18 · answer #7 · answered by nite_angelica 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you need to test your water --many pet stores can test your water if you bring them a water sample and then they will be able to tell you exactly what is wrong with your water----and if it is not your water is could be the food that you are feeding them or the combination of fish that you are putting or the temperature of the water --but I would start with a water sample first
2007-04-26 08:25:14 · answer #8 · answered by Krystal G 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe it is your tank, not the fish.
2007-04-26 12:19:43 · answer #9 · answered by Kari R 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
First things first, test your water parameters. If everything is fine, look at your fish, they could be sick,
2007-04-26 08:42:38 · answer #10 · answered by jdecorse25 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋