rreekers
Aquarium Advice FINatic
so i have this 29g tank, it is a live breeder tank. and its sole purpose is to hold fish so they will breed, then i remove female right before they give birth, save the fry and put her back and move the fry to my 20g fry tank. then once the fry are big enough that they become a threat to the newest fry they go into the 29g. Tank is cycled, has been set up for over a year, housed 2 fancy goldfish until 1 month ago, then i put the live breeders in there. the adults were all new, purchased from the LFS on 3/10. all the juv. (3/4"+) were moved from the fry tank. please dont lecture me on the stocking numbers, i do water changes at least every 4 days and have plenty of filtration.
filtration: Aqueon 30 and AC 70
Heater: aqua top 200w i think, i know over kill but lower setting and it maintains constant temperatures
Lighting: stock bulb
Substrate: black blasting sand
decor: some driftwood and a few plants
Temp:77F
Water Parameters as of 10 mins ago
PH 7.7
Nirtites:0
Amm: .25
Nitrates:5
Stock: (as of right now)
Platies: 2M 5F
Dalmatian Molleis: 2F (male died today)
Guppies: {(1.25") 5F} {(3/4") 2} (Dead today- 3 around 1.25", 2 3/4-1")
Nerite snail
gold dust molly juv (3/4") 3 (had 7 about 25 days ago)
Ghost shrimp added 20 (2 days ago) took out 14-16 dead today
so im really confused, why i keep loosing fish, up until today it was about 1 dead fish every other day or so. and it was generally a juv. so i didnt think to much into it. but today i pulled out 2 adults, 3 or 4 juv. and 14-16 dead shrimp
i have the same process with all my tanks and this is the only 1 of my 4 that i have deaths in... i just dont know .. hmm .... there is no physical sign of sickness, plenty of oxygen, they are fed at least everyother day, i always add prime, match water temp by touch, when ever i find a dead fish i do at least a 50% water change, i just dont get it
any ideas?
filtration: Aqueon 30 and AC 70
Heater: aqua top 200w i think, i know over kill but lower setting and it maintains constant temperatures
Lighting: stock bulb
Substrate: black blasting sand
decor: some driftwood and a few plants
Temp:77F
Water Parameters as of 10 mins ago
PH 7.7
Nirtites:0
Amm: .25
Nitrates:5
Stock: (as of right now)
Platies: 2M 5F
Dalmatian Molleis: 2F (male died today)
Guppies: {(1.25") 5F} {(3/4") 2} (Dead today- 3 around 1.25", 2 3/4-1")
Nerite snail
gold dust molly juv (3/4") 3 (had 7 about 25 days ago)
Ghost shrimp added 20 (2 days ago) took out 14-16 dead today
so im really confused, why i keep loosing fish, up until today it was about 1 dead fish every other day or so. and it was generally a juv. so i didnt think to much into it. but today i pulled out 2 adults, 3 or 4 juv. and 14-16 dead shrimp
i have the same process with all my tanks and this is the only 1 of my 4 that i have deaths in... i just dont know .. hmm .... there is no physical sign of sickness, plenty of oxygen, they are fed at least everyother day, i always add prime, match water temp by touch, when ever i find a dead fish i do at least a 50% water change, i just dont get it
any ideas?