Help despararely needed !

[chloefinn2003]

Please help me I'm very worried about my tropical tank. In the last 3 days I've had 8 fish die. The day before I added. Some guppies and new plants. Is this just a coincidence. I did pay when the first one died. My fighting fish but it's just got worse. I think a couple of barbs are on their way out now. I've been to my lfs but they r adamant it's not them.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I've done a 90 litre water change today and removed the plants just in case that's it. My tank is 180 litres

Thank you in advance

 

[TrueEnvy]

Do you know what your LvL are? Like Nitrate and stuff?

 

[chloefinn2003]

They haven't changed all along. Off the top of my head ... The nitrite was a bit high but always has been. Ph is 7.2 nitrate is 0. I think the ammonia was 2. I did get a water sample checked at lfs but they said it was fine

 

[TrueEnvy]

Ammonia at 2. Is really, really bad. And if the nitrite is high a water change well help lower the LVLS of your tank.

 

[TrueEnvy]

You pH is really good so that not the problem

 

[chloefinn2003]

Cheers

I do put an ammonia remover in it too.

 

[treemanone2003]

There's something that just doesn't add up properly. What is your tank stock, how long has the tank been running ? Ammonia at 2 is bad and high nitrites are bad as well.

 

[phishiephishie]

How long have you had the tank? If you have both ammonia and nitrites than your tank is not cycled which is why your fish are dying