tropicfishman
Aquarium Advice Addict
ok so I spent thenight at my brothers and taught them everything I possibly could about tank maintence and the nitrogen cycle, I tested the water and everything is ok,
ammonia 0
PH 7.4
nitrates 20
nitrites 0
phosphates 2.0
but yet the fish die off left and right, they lost 4 yesterday!!!! Then it hit me, it has to be the live plants, its only a 55 gallon, and its covered in live plants with onlt 1 airstone running, So I figured maybe it was something like CO2 poising, considering the fins were clamped, rapid gilling, weird swimming behaviors, so we installed a power head and the fish seem happier, I also took the plants out and sold them to the neighbors, is it possible it was CO2?
ammonia 0
PH 7.4
nitrates 20
nitrites 0
phosphates 2.0
but yet the fish die off left and right, they lost 4 yesterday!!!! Then it hit me, it has to be the live plants, its only a 55 gallon, and its covered in live plants with onlt 1 airstone running, So I figured maybe it was something like CO2 poising, considering the fins were clamped, rapid gilling, weird swimming behaviors, so we installed a power head and the fish seem happier, I also took the plants out and sold them to the neighbors, is it possible it was CO2?