Help Fish Dying

[Delapool]

Out of interest, would you have the ammonia reading before fish were added?

From memory bacteria will start to grow on carbon after two weeks or so. Normally that shouldn't matter when it gets replaced as you have heaps of bacteria in other filter media.

I've never been really convinced on bio-balls for surface area - wondering if the filter is struggling.

 

[mbrew345]

Newest water test

PH 7.4
Ammonia .25
Nitrites .25
Nitrates 5.0

 

[Delapool]

Was that ph with the normal ph test or high ph range test?

 

[mbrew345]

Pic was taken with normal. Retested with high and reported those numbers

 

[mbrew345]

Down to my last guppy this morning

Temp 76
PH 7.4
Ammonia .25
Nitrites .25
Nitrate 5.0 and holding

 

[mbrew345]

What is this "Prime" I keep reading about?

 

[Delapool]

Hmm, I'm wondering if ph is reading a little more. Can never tell with the colours.

I'd turn off the heater. Ammonia is more toxic at higher ph and temp so turning off the heater or setting to the lowest level for the fish should help.


Edit - prime is a water conditioner, water are you using at the moment to make tap water safe?

Edit - add a pinch of salt (like table salt with no additives). This will help the fish with the nitrite and being a guppy, the salt won't harm.

 

[mbrew345]

PH was at 7.4 but I did use the high ph testing bottle

 

[mbrew345]

This is what I've been adding on water changes plus I use water from my zero water filter that removes everything from the water.

 

[Delapool]

That sounds fine. Prime also somehow neutralises nitrite - I've put a link to their product below. Prime has a very good reputation (although I find seachem not shy on their products), but what you have should be fine.

Also found a web page on nitrite and salt.


http://www.seachem.com/Products/product_pages/Prime.html

http://www.petplace.com/fish/nitrite-toxicity/page1.aspx

 

[mbrew345]

Thanks everyone for your advice. With my last fish dying overnight i am going to do a fishless cycle so that i am no longer a fish serial killer

 

[Delapool]

Sad news good luck with finishing the cycle.

 

[philipraposo198]

STOP FEEDING, this will help your levels not rise. your fish don't need to eat right now. then need good quality water.

Big water changes are required. like suggested test morning and night till cycle is done. the less you feed the less ammonia nitrites and nitrates will rise. any live plants? if so make sure there is not rotting or dead leaves as this will add to ammonia. lights on for 8 hours a day will help too.

 

[Thrawn]

Your ph was to high you want it at 6.6-7.2

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[Thrawn]

Your ph was to high you want it at 7.0 anything other than that, then you will see some bad side effects. Do wc, dechlorinate it, or go to publix and use the water thingy( thats what i use really good crystal clear water my fish love it) . Sometimes i have seen people use 30 gallon filter on a 10 gallon tank. So yeah basically what i know hope it was useful.

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