vero
Aquarium Advice Activist
Hi,
This is not my first time writing about my fish dying. I still can't figure out the problem though. My tank has been set up since March.
My water parameters are: ammonia 0, nitrite 0 and nitrate less then 5 (close to 0), pH 8, GH 8 drops. I'm using AP tests, except nitrate which is from Nutrafin. I'm starting to think my testing kit is bad. I'm trying to find a lfs that will test my water to see if they get a different result.
The pH is more basic then what is normally recommended for fish. There is a lfs in my area and they fill their tanks with the city water, just like me. They have no problems with it. So I figure if the water is good for them, it's good for me too.
I've added small groups of guppies (2 or 3 at a time) only to see them die over night or after a day or two.
I've added corys and they've also died. I've had only 4 corys in my tank for the last month or so. They were doing great, getting bigger (except one which stayed a bit thin eventhough it seemed to eat more then the other ones), but were always very shy and always staying under the piece of wood (except the thin one which was swimming all over). There is one cory that is missing his barbels, but I can't remember if it was like that when I bought it. A few days ago, two of them died (the thin one and another one). Their bodies show no sign of fungus or anything abnormal, except their fins are gone (I suppose the other fish ate them?).
I really don't know why they died. I thought things were doing great and I was about to add a few more fish soon. But now, with those two deaths, I don't know what to think. I've told my story to the lfs and they have no idea either. They suggested putting one guppy to see what would happen. Which I did today. The other option is to tear appart my fish tank and start from scratch....
Any suggestion?
Thanks
Vero
This is not my first time writing about my fish dying. I still can't figure out the problem though. My tank has been set up since March.
My water parameters are: ammonia 0, nitrite 0 and nitrate less then 5 (close to 0), pH 8, GH 8 drops. I'm using AP tests, except nitrate which is from Nutrafin. I'm starting to think my testing kit is bad. I'm trying to find a lfs that will test my water to see if they get a different result.
The pH is more basic then what is normally recommended for fish. There is a lfs in my area and they fill their tanks with the city water, just like me. They have no problems with it. So I figure if the water is good for them, it's good for me too.
I've added small groups of guppies (2 or 3 at a time) only to see them die over night or after a day or two.
I've added corys and they've also died. I've had only 4 corys in my tank for the last month or so. They were doing great, getting bigger (except one which stayed a bit thin eventhough it seemed to eat more then the other ones), but were always very shy and always staying under the piece of wood (except the thin one which was swimming all over). There is one cory that is missing his barbels, but I can't remember if it was like that when I bought it. A few days ago, two of them died (the thin one and another one). Their bodies show no sign of fungus or anything abnormal, except their fins are gone (I suppose the other fish ate them?).
I really don't know why they died. I thought things were doing great and I was about to add a few more fish soon. But now, with those two deaths, I don't know what to think. I've told my story to the lfs and they have no idea either. They suggested putting one guppy to see what would happen. Which I did today. The other option is to tear appart my fish tank and start from scratch....
Any suggestion?
Thanks
Vero