Hi, I'm new to aquariums, and I would appreciate any help.
We have a 10-gallon tank, and we let it cycle without fish for several weeks. We added 4 Glofish at once and they all died almost immediately. The pet store checked the water, and everything was perfect. They suggested we didn't have sufficient bacteria, so we got SafeStart Plus and added 2 Glofish. One died overnight, and one has lived three days. We added one Glofish yesterday, and everything seemed fine, so we added two more today. I read they are schooling fish, so we wanted to have 4. We have 3 snails that have lived since the beginning, and they are thriving. Each time we add new fish, we add SafeStart. I have checked the water with the API Master Kit each day, and the water is in normal parameters for each test.
Any ideas? My three-year-old loves the Glofish, but should we think about trying a different type of fish? Any help is greatly appreciated!
We have a 10-gallon tank, and we let it cycle without fish for several weeks. We added 4 Glofish at once and they all died almost immediately. The pet store checked the water, and everything was perfect. They suggested we didn't have sufficient bacteria, so we got SafeStart Plus and added 2 Glofish. One died overnight, and one has lived three days. We added one Glofish yesterday, and everything seemed fine, so we added two more today. I read they are schooling fish, so we wanted to have 4. We have 3 snails that have lived since the beginning, and they are thriving. Each time we add new fish, we add SafeStart. I have checked the water with the API Master Kit each day, and the water is in normal parameters for each test.
Any ideas? My three-year-old loves the Glofish, but should we think about trying a different type of fish? Any help is greatly appreciated!