This is especially with the guppies I buy. I test the water and its fine & even had the pet store test it for me & they said it was fine as well. I do regular water changes & don't overfeed my fish. I bought a guppy and a platy the other day and two days later they died (this happens everytime I buy fish!). I went back and they replaced it for me and the new one died as well. They even recommended that I try buying fish from other places to see if they survive and I have and the guppies are usually fine but other fish die. I have plenty of airation in the tanks.
12 gallon tank: 5 female guppies (1 died, then the replacement died) 3 males, 1 baby pleco. 20 gallon: 6 neon tetras, 4 cherry barbs (1 looks like its going to die- its skin around the mouth looks like its peeling), 4 rasboras, 3 mollies, 2 cory cats, and 1 small pleco. The guppy tank is new, cycled using stability. I heard about dyed guppies and that they are weaker and I wonder if that is in fact what I get at this store!
2007-10-10 04:25:47 · 10 answers · asked by sdgirl1585 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
Acclamation is the number one thing your looking at in your case. It is a VERY important step in buying fish and everyone who wants fish should know it before buying fish. You know what happens from experience. So i use what they call the "drip" method. You open the new bought fish's bag, then you pour some of you water in the bag(not to much maybe 1/6 of the water)Wait 15 minute's, do this again, wait 15 minute's do it again. Then the fish will be acclamented. Also, Always remember to dump the water and the new fish in the net before putting it in the tank(you dont know whats in the store water),
2007-10-10 05:07:57 · answer #1 · answered by kdogg91 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They could have died from pH shock, which means if your pH is as example around 7.6 but the stores pH is 7.0, then they died through that
When you acclimate a fish it's not about the temperature but about the pH you have to look out for
the following article explains in detail on how to properly acclimate any fish
http://www.fishlesscycling.com/articles/acclimating_you_new_fish.html
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
2007-10-10 04:52:53 · answer #2 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
a lot of the "extreme or wild" color variations are infact dyed and thats a really crappy thing to do to an animal. We dont dye our kids if we want them a different color, why do it to animals? (I'll get off my soapbox now)
Sounds like you have a bacterial infection or something that is fouling the water. That or the place you're getting them from has parasites that are killing their fish and you just keep buying and introducing that parasite/bacteria into your tank.
2007-10-10 04:31:12 · answer #3 · answered by Phil M 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you cleaning the tanks with soap cause that's a no no. you can try a water stabilizer...good luck
2007-10-10 04:31:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
because, you may have not had the tank established enough for the suckers to eat algae, and so the clorene won't kill other fish
2016-05-20 23:19:53 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you are a little over stocked in both tanks.
2007-10-10 04:50:46 · answer #6 · answered by Sunday P 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
are you getting them from the same place?.sometimes when u buy fish the water the tanks they are in before might have had a disease in it.and when they get home to your house.they die.haha.because you are unfortuanate.haha.sorry.
2007-10-10 04:32:35 · answer #7 · answered by blondie 1 · 2⤊ 2⤋
ur water might have too much chlorine or it might be where you are buying your fish try to buy your fish at a different store
2007-10-10 05:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by sally 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
were did you buy the guppie from. that could be it
2007-10-10 04:32:03 · answer #9 · answered by monica w 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its probably you.. ur too scary for them :P
2007-10-10 04:28:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋