fish tank help?

Question

yesterday, i bought a 10 gallon fish tank with some fish. the fish i bought were 2 gray fished, 2 gold fishes, 2 blck moors, and 5 guppies. i first set up the tank added water placed filter, then i droped the fish right after i added the water and filter and all was good last night. now today in the morning i had found a guppie dead. it was floating on the top and i went to the pet store and returned it. then when i came back i found another guppie dead. all my fish are community fish and they dont fight. so what caused my guppies. what is the problem and what should i do next. what about my other bigger fish? thanks in advance

Answer 1

you added to many fish at a time. you only add a few every 2 or 3 weeks or you will overload the filter. put chemicals in there to stablize the water and get the filter working better. also the general rule is 1 gallon of water for 1 inch of fish.
Good Luck

Answer 2

Okay, did you let the fish get used to the temperature of the water first? IE: If you got your fish in a plastic bag, by setting the plastic bag in the tank for about an hour first? If not, then your fish could have went into shock. Fish cannot take temperature changes so fast so it is best to let the water in the tank become room temperature first (which takes longer) or just put the fish and the water they are already in into the tank so it reaches the same temperature.

Answer 3

You need to cycle the tank--sometimes takes up to 8 weeks. Make sure you cycle your tank next time, or your fish will continue to die, from ammonia poisoning (or nitrite poisoning). This is a helpful site: http://www.ratemyfishtank.com/article2.php

Also, goldfish/black moors are coldwater fish and guppies are tropical--so basically you can't mix them. Guppies need it around 77 degrees, and goldfish around 65.

Your tank is also overstocked--one goldfish needs 20 gallons, so you definitely need to return your goldfish. Once you have cycled your fish tank (not before), a nice set up for you would be 6 guppies and a cory.

Make sure you dechlorinate your water...hopefully you did.

I would return all your fish if you can (maybe keep 2 guppies for the cycling, although they're not that hardy--danios would work better), and start your cycle going. Otherwise it will end in disaster again. Sorry pal, but next time, google everything and make sure you know what you're doing.

Answer 4

When you start up a tank, you have to let the tank run for at least a week (a month is recommended) before you can add fish. This is because the tank has to form bacteria that fish need to live on. Most tropical fish need the water to be between 75-82F. Did you put in the heater? Also, tropical fish cannot live in water with chlorine in it. You have to put in a product that takes the chlorine out (like startright). Then when you want to put fish in you have to put bag in the tank for about 15minutes so that the fish get used to the temperature.

Answer 5

No offense but you messed up in many ways.

You're supposed to have your tank up and running (with the filter going) for atleast a full 24 hours. Then take a water sample into the pet store (like petsmart) for free water testing. Something could have been wrong with the water. Also, depending on the fish, your water should be a certain temperature. Another tip: for every inch of fish SHOULD have a gallon of water.

Answer 6

You're supposed to let the water sit for awhile before you put fish in. I'm thinking that when I first set up mine, we waited for about a week before we put any fish in. That's probably a little excessive, but I'm pretty sure you're not supposed to put the fish in there right after you put the water in. You can take a sample of the water to the pet store and have them check the ph levels and other stuff in the water, and if there is anything wrong with the water, they can tell you what you need to put in it to fix it. Hope you have better luck!! :o)

Answer 7

You obviously don't know anything about keeping fish! You don't just plop them in there, for one, you have to leave them in their bags for about 30 minutes for them to adjust to the water temperature, then put them in. The water's PH has to be the right level fot your kind of fish (whatever a "grey fish" and "gold fish" is!) The tank sounds a little too small for that many fish, and you ned a heater, thermometer, filter, amd all that stuff. Your fish will keep dying if you don't have the proper equipment and knowledge!
Here is a good website to get you started: http://www.firsttankguide.net/steps.php

Answer 8

You have way to many fish in a small tank and have mixed cold water and tropical fish.You also need to know about cycling your tank and should not have added more than a few fish before it was cycled.Try reading this web site for beginners:http://www.tropicalfishcentre.co.uk/index.html

Answer 9

Ammonia and over stocking too early are the problems here. I would like to refer you to a website that will explain in detail what is going on in your tank and how you can best deal with it. Read through this and you should be able to save the rest of your fish. Be sure to read the page on cycling your aquarium.

http://www.firsttankguide.net/

MM

Answer 10

Put them in there in the bag and let it float for a while first and also do you have a heater..i had to get one to keep the temp good. Those are just suggestions hope they help