Fish not eating-

[Giggles4fish]

We have a 49 bow front tank with only four fish and live rock. The water appears to be merky, the algae is a brown/blackish color. We just found our start snail dead. I am a bit worried. PH was checked when water was changed and it was low however my fiancee added a PH chemical to it. We recently removed a fish a month ago. We are stumped.

Oh and our fishies appetites are minimal. They appear to be more aggressive as well.

Any advice would help too.


~~thanks~~

 

[Giggles4fish]

Star snail*

also how much live rock would you recommend for this size tank?

 

[melosu58]

1 to 2 lbs per gallon should suffice. Have you cycled the tank? How about some water test results.

 

[Giggles4fish]

Oh yes the tank has been completely cycled.... we figured the problem out. The filter stopped, a kink in the hose stopped the water flow in the tank. They are swimming more and eating. Go figure! Thanks.

 

[melosu58]

I`m glad it was something simple like that. Good luck.