I had a neon tetra, 3 black skirts and a algae eater. All dead but one black skirt. One of the tetras had an eye bulging out today, then died. What happened?????
2007-11-01 13:29:54 · 7 answers · asked by JackDaniels316 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
You've gotten quite an array of answers. There are really a lot of "experts" out there. Unfortunately, no one can answer your question with any certainty on a keyboard. You can rule out a few things. A bio overload? I don't think so with 2 swords. Whether the new fish contaminated the tank is doubtful, as aren't the swords still alive? If I had to bet, I'd say you had a problem brewing, and that adding the swords really didn't play a role in the problem. I would do partial water changes every few days for a week or so, then introduce a couple of inexpensive fish and see how they do. If after a week no problems develop, you are on the road again!
By the way, please don't ever take fish back to a store that have come out of a tank you think has problems. I really can't believe someone suggested that. No reputable dealer would take them back and add them to his stock tanks anyway.
2007-11-01 14:26:56 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Kalyfran 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Swordtails can be quite aggressive to other fish, especially smaller ones. So, guess what?
By the way, tetras should be kept in groups of at least 6, so I recommend taking the swordtails back and trading for 6 neons and/or 6 black skirts.
2007-11-01 13:39:58 · answer #2 · answered by TopPotts 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it sounds like the fish you bought introduced some type of disease into your tank. This happens relatively often if you don't by your fish from a reputable store that doesn't take proper care of their fish. Break down your tank thoroughly wash everything in a water/bleach solution and rinse for a long time. Cycle your tank again and start introducing fish again.
It is also a good idea to have a smaller "hospital" tank to keep your newly bought fish for awhile to make sure they don't have any disease. Once the quarantine is completed you can add the fish to your tank and be relatively certain he is disease free.
2007-11-01 14:06:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I assume that this is a pretty new tank and you bought too many fish at one time
Or you had to many fish in a way to small tank to start with
If this is a new tank, then your fish died due to nitrite or ammonia poisening, the bulging eye says that you have bad water conditions in your tank, and was most likely popeye
Test your nitrite, Ammonia and Nitrate, and let us know what the parameters are
Also what size the tank is as well as filtration and temperature
Hope that helps
Good luck
EB
Feel free to email me
2007-11-01 21:22:23 · answer #4 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Aside from the very real possibility that your swordtails bullied the tetras, it may be that your tank couldn't handle the bio-load from all those fish. What size tank were you housing them in?
2007-11-01 13:55:27 · answer #5 · answered by Quiet Tempest 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Thank you! That was one of my questions! I have a swordtail mixed with a play, (Yes, mixed with a platy) and I have been having mysterious guppy deaths lately. I would of never guessed that it might have been my swordtail! But, I'm still worried it might be a disease.
Thanks everyone!
P.S. I know this isn't really an answer, but whatever! lol!
2007-11-01 14:07:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Instead of wasting time on the computer (yeah, I can see you're real "concerned"), did you even bother to call a vet or an acquarium?!
2007-11-01 14:12:29 · answer #7 · answered by D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sword fish are agressive so they probily killed him and your best bet is to take the sword fish back and get around 6-10 neons because they like to be in backs
the more the better!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2007-11-01 13:57:40 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋