another one bites the dust - Aquarium Advice

deli_conker · 07-12-2004, 09:46 AM

I bought 4 guppies from my local petsmart about 3 weeks ago. So far I've lost 2. One was last weekend, the other this weekend.

I know that it's not me. The paramaters are good, water changes are regular; I take care of my tanks.

I got them at petsmart instead of my regular [acronym:1226f1474d="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:1226f1474d] because they were much cheaper and now I'm paying the price for it (in the two years I've bought from my [acronym:1226f1474d="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:1226f1474d], I've only lost 2 fish). I've never lost so many fish so quickly before. They don't look sick at all, I just come home from work and find one at the bottom.

It just sucks when I'm doing everything right and I'm still experiencing casualties...

Menagerie · 07-12-2004, 09:47 AM

It is the poor quality of the fish. Sorry to hear about all the losses.

krap101 · 07-12-2004, 12:20 PM

yeah. the most ive lost is 4 fish in 2 days. otos.

Punkymom · 07-12-2004, 07:03 PM

I bought 6 guppies from PetSmart not too long ago that I was going to breed and feed the babies to my Oscars. Well, 4 of the 6 didn't make it. The other 2 I fed to the Oscars because I wanted to watch them hunt them down...it was so great...but I've never had good success with Guppies.

chasgood · 07-13-2004, 02:16 AM

neons and guppies have the greatest death rate. the breeders over breed and overcrowd. So they get more disease.

BrianNY · 07-13-2004, 06:17 AM

chasgood makes an excellent point, but I think the problem is a bit greater than that. Sometimes you can buy very healthy looking fish at an [acronym:4777dfdb2a="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:4777dfdb2a] and a short time later they're dead.

A fish may make the move from the wholesaler to the [acronym:4777dfdb2a="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:4777dfdb2a] without showing signs of stress, but when we buy the fish, just the moving, reacclimating, and new environment is enough to stress the fish over the edge. The smaller the fish, the more prone they seem to be to this happening. [acronym:4777dfdb2a="Just My Opinion"]JMO[/acronym:4777dfdb2a].

deli_conker · 07-13-2004, 08:59 AM

I keep adjusting my signature to reflect what I have. It feels like I'm playing 10 little indians with my guppy tank. I'm going to see how the remaining two pan out and go from there. If they kick the bucket I'll probably just run something else...

07-12-2004, 09:46 AM	#1
deli_conker Banned Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,284 Images: 7	another one bites the dust I bought 4 guppies from my local petsmart about 3 weeks ago. So far I've lost 2. One was last weekend, the other this weekend. I know that it's not me. The paramaters are good, water changes are regular; I take care of my tanks. I got them at petsmart instead of my regular [acronym:1226f1474d="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:1226f1474d] because they were much cheaper and now I'm paying the price for it (in the two years I've bought from my [acronym:1226f1474d="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:1226f1474d], I've only lost 2 fish). I've never lost so many fish so quickly before. They don't look sick at all, I just come home from work and find one at the bottom. It just sucks when I'm doing everything right and I'm still experiencing casualties...

07-12-2004, 09:47 AM	#2
Menagerie Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Vancouver, WA Posts: 10,932 Images: 77	It is the poor quality of the fish. Sorry to hear about all the losses. __________________

07-12-2004, 12:20 PM	#3
krap101 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Roscoe, IL Posts: 3,825 Images: 12	yeah. the most ive lost is 4 fish in 2 days. otos. __________________ Wizards first rule-People are stupid. They will believe anything they want to be true or fear to be true. Wizards second rule-The greatest harm can result from the best intentions. Wizards third rule-Passion rules reason. Wizards fourth rule-There is magic in forgiveness the magic to heal! In the forgiveness you grant, and more so in the forgiveness you receive. Wizards fifth rule-Mind what people do, not only what they say, for deeds will betray a lie. Wizards sixth rule-The only sovereign you can allow to rule you is reason. Wizards seventh rule-Life is the future, not the past Wizards eighth rule-Deserve victory. Wizards ninth rule-Contradictions don't exist, in whole or in part.

07-12-2004, 07:03 PM	#4
Punkymom Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Newnan GA Posts: 426 Images: 8	I bought 6 guppies from PetSmart not too long ago that I was going to breed and feed the babies to my Oscars. Well, 4 of the 6 didn't make it. The other 2 I fed to the Oscars because I wanted to watch them hunt them down...it was so great...but I've never had good success with Guppies. __________________ Out of the mouth of my 15 month old: "Ah da fiswa doo na say." Roughly translated: Silly fish swims up.

07-13-2004, 02:16 AM	#5
chasgood Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Moore Oklahoma Posts: 393 Images: 10	neons and guppies have the greatest death rate. the breeders over breed and overcrowd. So they get more disease. __________________ 37 GL Setup June 4,2004. Rena Filstar xP1. 55watt [acronym:e159a76288="Power compact fluorescent"]pc[/acronym:e159a76288] light and glass cover. 6 Tiger Barbs. 6 Aponogeton bulbs, 2 water lillys. 5 Serpae Tetra. Brichardi, Princess Cichlid. Electric Yellow or Yellow Lab. Clown Pleco. 1 platty. 5 Krib, one the father of the 20L Krib. 20L GL2 Sept,2004 setup. Powerfilter and biowheel built into the Eclipse hood. 6 Zebra Danios 6 Kribs. all born in the tank. Update 19 June 2005. Noticed new Krib fry. guess they werent all males.

07-13-2004, 06:17 AM	#6
BrianNY Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NY Posts: 4,248 Images: 18	chasgood makes an excellent point, but I think the problem is a bit greater than that. Sometimes you can buy very healthy looking fish at an [acronym:4777dfdb2a="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:4777dfdb2a] and a short time later they're dead. A fish may make the move from the wholesaler to the [acronym:4777dfdb2a="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:4777dfdb2a] without showing signs of stress, but when we buy the fish, just the moving, reacclimating, and new environment is enough to stress the fish over the edge. The smaller the fish, the more prone they seem to be to this happening. [acronym:4777dfdb2a="Just My Opinion"]JMO[/acronym:4777dfdb2a].

07-13-2004, 08:59 AM	#7
deli_conker Banned Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 1,284 Images: 7	I keep adjusting my signature to reflect what I have. It feels like I'm playing 10 little indians with my guppy tank. I'm going to see how the remaining two pan out and go from there. If they kick the bucket I'll probably just run something else...

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