Hey everyone, so I have had my 30 gallon freshwater aquarium set up for about a week now with the filter and heater going, added water conditioner (Prime brand) and some beneficial bacteria agent as well. Figured it was about time I get a couple fish in the tank since the water test I had the aquarium store do came back great and the guy told me a week of filtering should be enough time for the water to support some fish now.
Anyway, I had this helpful guy at the aquarium store pick out 4 small-ish/medium fish for my 30 gallon tank. We decided to go with:
1 small Red and White Comet
1 small Yellow Koi
1 tiny African Frog
1 small Powder Blue Gourami
Got them home, and let their bags acclimate for 10 or 15 minutes, slowly added a little aquarium water to their bags every couple of minutes. Finally released them all into the aquarium and things were looking fine. Gave them a tiny bit of food (flakes) and a couple small pellets for the frog. They all ate eagerly and seemed great. I took a short nap for about 30 minutes and awoke to see the poor Koi swimming slowly on it's side, dying. The Gourami and the Comet where swimming slower too, only on the bottom of the tank too. The African Frog was tucked under a rock, not moving - but he darted across the tank when I moved the rock. Luckily my roommate has a more established fish tank with some Glo Fish and a couple other non-aggressives. I quickly transferred the dying Koi to his tank and after about 10 minutes he was happy and back to normal again. A few minutes later, the Comet started swimming sideways too, and would come to the surface often as if trying to get air. I transferred him to my roommate's tank too, and he was suddenly better as well. The Gourami is swimming slower than when I originally put it in, but so far is not showing signs of dying or swimming sideways. The frog is hard to tell since he doesn't move a lot to begin with.
Anyway, I noticed when I first added the fish, the water become much cloudier after they were done eating and had been in the tank for 15 minutes or so.
I just did a 50% water change fresh from the tap and added a little more water conditioner to compensate - the water has become mostly clear again but is not totally clear. The Gourami is still ok... swimming slowly, mostly near the bottom of the tank. Frog is still chilling under the rock. I'm afraid to transfer the Koi and Comet back over in case they start dying again for whatever unknown reason that I can't figure out.
Any ideas what this could be? Are the Koi and Comet just more sensitive and the Gourami is just a hardier fish? And any ideas how to get the water to be clear? Do I just have to wait 2 weeks for the filter to pump everything out?
Thanks everyone, you're the best!
-Ross
Anyway, I had this helpful guy at the aquarium store pick out 4 small-ish/medium fish for my 30 gallon tank. We decided to go with:
1 small Red and White Comet
1 small Yellow Koi
1 tiny African Frog
1 small Powder Blue Gourami
Got them home, and let their bags acclimate for 10 or 15 minutes, slowly added a little aquarium water to their bags every couple of minutes. Finally released them all into the aquarium and things were looking fine. Gave them a tiny bit of food (flakes) and a couple small pellets for the frog. They all ate eagerly and seemed great. I took a short nap for about 30 minutes and awoke to see the poor Koi swimming slowly on it's side, dying. The Gourami and the Comet where swimming slower too, only on the bottom of the tank too. The African Frog was tucked under a rock, not moving - but he darted across the tank when I moved the rock. Luckily my roommate has a more established fish tank with some Glo Fish and a couple other non-aggressives. I quickly transferred the dying Koi to his tank and after about 10 minutes he was happy and back to normal again. A few minutes later, the Comet started swimming sideways too, and would come to the surface often as if trying to get air. I transferred him to my roommate's tank too, and he was suddenly better as well. The Gourami is swimming slower than when I originally put it in, but so far is not showing signs of dying or swimming sideways. The frog is hard to tell since he doesn't move a lot to begin with.
Anyway, I noticed when I first added the fish, the water become much cloudier after they were done eating and had been in the tank for 15 minutes or so.
I just did a 50% water change fresh from the tap and added a little more water conditioner to compensate - the water has become mostly clear again but is not totally clear. The Gourami is still ok... swimming slowly, mostly near the bottom of the tank. Frog is still chilling under the rock. I'm afraid to transfer the Koi and Comet back over in case they start dying again for whatever unknown reason that I can't figure out.
Any ideas what this could be? Are the Koi and Comet just more sensitive and the Gourami is just a hardier fish? And any ideas how to get the water to be clear? Do I just have to wait 2 weeks for the filter to pump everything out?
Thanks everyone, you're the best!
-Ross