Mercedes3681
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
I have a 10g tank that I spent 6 wks going through a fishless cycle. Last Sunday everything was perfect: ammo 0, nitrites 0, nitrates 5.
I bought 6 neon tetras from Walmart on Monday. Tuesday morning 2 were dead but I kind of expected that considering they were Walmart fish (the next nearest fish store is 35 miles away and I can't swing the shipping fees ordering online right now).
Last night (Tuesday) another one died, then this morning I woke up to the last three dead!! I retested the water and the values were exactly the same, ammo 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 5. What could have happened?
Temp is at 78, pH is at 8.3. The pH has always bugged me but I've been told that it's fine as long as it doesn't fluctuate and it doesn't. From the tap pH is 7.4 and 24 hrs later it's 8.3 and steady.
I have a 5-15 Aqua tech filter and I use the liquid API test kit.
I'm wondering if maybe the pH change from the store water to my water is what did it? I spent 3 hrs adjusting them to the tank water before actually adding them to my tank.
Any thoughts? I'm scared to get more fish, I seem to have the worst luck with all of this
I bought 6 neon tetras from Walmart on Monday. Tuesday morning 2 were dead but I kind of expected that considering they were Walmart fish (the next nearest fish store is 35 miles away and I can't swing the shipping fees ordering online right now).
Last night (Tuesday) another one died, then this morning I woke up to the last three dead!! I retested the water and the values were exactly the same, ammo 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 5. What could have happened?
Temp is at 78, pH is at 8.3. The pH has always bugged me but I've been told that it's fine as long as it doesn't fluctuate and it doesn't. From the tap pH is 7.4 and 24 hrs later it's 8.3 and steady.
I have a 5-15 Aqua tech filter and I use the liquid API test kit.
I'm wondering if maybe the pH change from the store water to my water is what did it? I spent 3 hrs adjusting them to the tank water before actually adding them to my tank.
Any thoughts? I'm scared to get more fish, I seem to have the worst luck with all of this