English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

One was messed up from the start and died in two days, another died a little after we changed 10% of the water. Two more died when we left for the weekend even though we put a weekend feeder in, all my 7 neon tetras lived through the weekend. That leaves me with one more which died a couple days later. I have no idea why they died, and I have checked everything from water hardness to ph. This is my first expirience with an aquarium, and I have a 20 gallon aquarium. Can somebody please shed some light on this?

2007-05-03 12:30:57 · 5 answers · asked by Kyle T 1 in Pets Fish

5 answers

I have to first guess that it's a new tank as well. Ammonia and nitrite buildup would e the reason for the deaths and honestly the weekend feeder contributed to the problem. If you are only going to be gone a few days to a week, the fish will be fine without food and actually better off than with a weekend feeder in my opinion.

Given that you still have some fish in the tank I would recommend that you not add any additional fish of any type at this point. more fish just means more ammonia and that's the enemy until the bacteria can build up to a level that can handle the waste the fish are producing. Water changes will be your best defense until the tank "cycles".

Here's a link that will explain in detail what's happening in your tank and how to deal with it for the next few weeks.

http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php

Hope that helps and best of luck!

MM

2007-05-03 12:50:34 · answer #1 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0 0

Was the tank cycled? If not, it probably was the ammonia/nitrite spike what killed them. If the tank was, did you quarantine the new fish to make sure they weren't ill when you got them? Also, if you go away for just a weekend, it's probably better not to leave food for your fish. Fish can go for a week without food and be just fine. The excess food in the tank will raise the deadly nitrite levels really fast, and if your tank was also not cycled, that'll do your fish in.

2007-05-03 12:41:08 · answer #2 · answered by Inundated in SF 7 · 0 0

If this is a new aquarium - it wouldnt have any good bacteria in the rocks - you get it from fish poo.Id put in a swordtail or mollie because they poo alot and will give you your healthy bacteria levels then put in ur guppies. Tetras tend to be alittle tougher then guppies. Mollies and swordtails will live quite happily in a tropical tank.

2007-05-03 12:42:11 · answer #3 · answered by kaz l 2 · 0 0

Was the tank cycled?

If not, the ammonia killed them.

Once the tank is cycled, the ammonia will break down by itself.

2007-05-03 13:05:03 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

im so sorry

2007-05-03 13:42:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers