Help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[vance1013]

No problem

 

[BlazedSaint]

Update!
Called and Had my mom run over to my house While, last lil guy didnt make it either : ( total loss, so now i feel sad and im going to start a fishless/live plant cycle so i dont hurt kill anything else: ( what a sad first fish tank experience

 

[brennae]

Aww too bad for the fish. You can never have too many plants so go big or go home!

 

[BlazedSaint]

Aww too bad for the fish. You can never have too many plants so go big or go home!

Im at work so can i go big and go home lol lol lol lol lol

 

[brennae]

LOL! About the other thread- any anubias no matter how it comes should be attached to rock or driftwood etc. They sometimes put them in the pots so they won't float but they really shouldn't be rooted that way.

 

[Mebbid]

I think I know the reason for your fish loss. Using the spring water means you should have a radically different water pH than the water from your fish store. Unless you have substantial levels of ammonia, nitrite, or nitrates in the water I would just use your tap water and dechlorinate it.

Also, in the future when you add fish allow them to float in the tank for 15 minutes, remove 1/2 - 1 cups of water depending on how much is in the bag and replace it with a similar amount of water from your tank. After that allow it to float another 10 minutes and repeat the process. I would do this 3 - 4 times to minimize the shock from the pH change.

I also agree with fishless cycle being the easiest BUT a fish in cycle can be safely done without too much difficulty as long as you are diligent about water parameters.

 

[BlazedSaint]

I have nothing more to say to what they added. Here are some more helpful links if you DO decide to do a fish in cycle or if you take their advice and do a fishless cycle

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forum...ou-get-started-with-your-aquarium-154837.html

This Links are solid man, thanks for passing them on

 

[BlazedSaint]

I think I know the reason for your fish loss. Using the spring water means you should have a radically different water pH than the water from your fish store. Unless you have substantial levels of ammonia, nitrite, or nitrates in the water I would just use your tap water and dechlorinate it.

Also, in the future when you add fish allow them to float in the tank for 15 minutes, remove 1/2 - 1 cups of water depending on how much is in the bag and replace it with a similar amount of water from your tank. After that allow it to float another 10 minutes and repeat the process. I would do this 3 - 4 times to minimize the shock from the pH change.

I also agree with fishless cycle being the easiest BUT a fish in cycle can be safely done without too much difficulty as long as you are diligent about water parameters.

Right on man, i actually called my LFS and he said the same thing, so from now on i will be using tap water, thought "fancier" water could make it easier on my tank but seems that is incorrect

 

[Mebbid]

Yeah, it makes sense that the cleaner more chemical free water would be better for the fish but it usually over complicates things.