Alex51
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello everyone! I posted the Newbie Stocking Advice thread a few weeks back and started on my road to a nice little 29 gallon community. Well, some things changed down the road... And there has been two sad fatalities.
I am lost as to why these fish died so I am here to request any help and advice you veterans have to offer!
First, I carefully added a small group of Emerald Corycats (4) along with some Zebra Danios (6). The fish did well and I was quite proud of myself that there was little to no fluctuation in the levels in the tank. I read that I may have prematurely added the corycats so I purchased a long turkey baster to give them some nice grub in the rocks!
Now, week two, my girl friend may have gone a bit overboard, but we managed to safely add another little group of fish, 4 Red Phantom Tetras, 6 Cardinal Tetras and 2 Fancy guppies.
Now here lies the problem. The 1 fancy guppy died. It wasn't bloat... It wasn't any parasite (that I knew to look for). So my girlfriend ended up this last week buying another fancy guppy to once more pair with the one in the tank. However, that one sadly perished under (presumably) the same circumstances.
Is there anything I am missing? Should I be looking for something? The temperature on the tank is 76-78 and all levels ph-ammonia-nitrite-nitrate are within reasonable bounds if not perfect. (The pH is 7.2-7.4)
What am I doing wrong?!
I am lost as to why these fish died so I am here to request any help and advice you veterans have to offer!
First, I carefully added a small group of Emerald Corycats (4) along with some Zebra Danios (6). The fish did well and I was quite proud of myself that there was little to no fluctuation in the levels in the tank. I read that I may have prematurely added the corycats so I purchased a long turkey baster to give them some nice grub in the rocks!
Now, week two, my girl friend may have gone a bit overboard, but we managed to safely add another little group of fish, 4 Red Phantom Tetras, 6 Cardinal Tetras and 2 Fancy guppies.
Now here lies the problem. The 1 fancy guppy died. It wasn't bloat... It wasn't any parasite (that I knew to look for). So my girlfriend ended up this last week buying another fancy guppy to once more pair with the one in the tank. However, that one sadly perished under (presumably) the same circumstances.
Is there anything I am missing? Should I be looking for something? The temperature on the tank is 76-78 and all levels ph-ammonia-nitrite-nitrate are within reasonable bounds if not perfect. (The pH is 7.2-7.4)
What am I doing wrong?!