Danjmcnulty
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Mar 28, 2011
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Hi, my name is dan,
BACKROUND INFO
I own a 55 gal tank and a 39 gal. For years my mom owned many large tanks of fish fresh and salt water and never had a problem. Then several years back, she decided to give it up. I took interest about 5 months ago and figured I'd start of with a 39 gallon freshwater tank. I started by wiping the tank with a wet paper towel, then washed the substrate before putting it in, then put all the decorations in. I added the water conditioner and biological supplement and waited 48hrs before adding 3 silver dollar fish. After a little more than a month I decided to add 2 pearl gouramis and 2 powder blue dwarf gouramis. After a couple more weeks I added a pleco. after about three months of of thriving, I decided to add 5 small glass tetras. Within days I found one of my silver dollars died. I removed it adds tested the water-no problems. Days after the other two died. I tested again and the results were no different. I then bought a bigger tank with hopes that it would take awaysome stress. The fish did fine for a month so I bought a dragon gory, a blue crayfish, some angelfish and 2 snails after a few days, the gory and the crayfish were dead. The gory had mouth fungus. So I did a water change and began treating them for mouth fungus then did another water change. All four of my gouramis, my snails, an angelfish and 2 glass tetras died. A month later I decided to try once more with hardy fish. 2 mollys and 2 tinfoil barbs, both died. The two bamboo shrimp survived.
CURRENTLY IN MY TANK: 2 shrimp, 3 glass tetras, 3 angel fish, 1 pleco
CURRENT EQUIPTMENT: aquatech dual output power filter, aquafin 40 power filter, heater, rina air pump with a rock bubbler, all fake plants, fake rocks.
MAINTAINANCE: 15% water change biweekly, I've been draining some of the old water into a spare 10 gal tank then keeping the fish in there for 24hrs. I replace the old water with new tap water that has been conditioned for chlorine. I then add the biological supplement according to the size of the tank. Then wait and test it before putting the fish back in. I also clean all the decorations before the water change. I would like to note that I have never had a bad test result. I have had constant problems with my ph being a little low. But no matter what I put in the tank, it won't adjust(i havent put baking soda in yet)
Anyway, thanks for any help and I would be glad to give more info upon request.
BACKROUND INFO
I own a 55 gal tank and a 39 gal. For years my mom owned many large tanks of fish fresh and salt water and never had a problem. Then several years back, she decided to give it up. I took interest about 5 months ago and figured I'd start of with a 39 gallon freshwater tank. I started by wiping the tank with a wet paper towel, then washed the substrate before putting it in, then put all the decorations in. I added the water conditioner and biological supplement and waited 48hrs before adding 3 silver dollar fish. After a little more than a month I decided to add 2 pearl gouramis and 2 powder blue dwarf gouramis. After a couple more weeks I added a pleco. after about three months of of thriving, I decided to add 5 small glass tetras. Within days I found one of my silver dollars died. I removed it adds tested the water-no problems. Days after the other two died. I tested again and the results were no different. I then bought a bigger tank with hopes that it would take awaysome stress. The fish did fine for a month so I bought a dragon gory, a blue crayfish, some angelfish and 2 snails after a few days, the gory and the crayfish were dead. The gory had mouth fungus. So I did a water change and began treating them for mouth fungus then did another water change. All four of my gouramis, my snails, an angelfish and 2 glass tetras died. A month later I decided to try once more with hardy fish. 2 mollys and 2 tinfoil barbs, both died. The two bamboo shrimp survived.
CURRENTLY IN MY TANK: 2 shrimp, 3 glass tetras, 3 angel fish, 1 pleco
CURRENT EQUIPTMENT: aquatech dual output power filter, aquafin 40 power filter, heater, rina air pump with a rock bubbler, all fake plants, fake rocks.
MAINTAINANCE: 15% water change biweekly, I've been draining some of the old water into a spare 10 gal tank then keeping the fish in there for 24hrs. I replace the old water with new tap water that has been conditioned for chlorine. I then add the biological supplement according to the size of the tank. Then wait and test it before putting the fish back in. I also clean all the decorations before the water change. I would like to note that I have never had a bad test result. I have had constant problems with my ph being a little low. But no matter what I put in the tank, it won't adjust(i havent put baking soda in yet)
Anyway, thanks for any help and I would be glad to give more info upon request.
