I went to Thailand a few years back and kept seeing these big metal bowls that I thought were trash cans. After looking in one it was full of water with one lily and a guppy swimming around in it. I thought it was the coolest thing. I just recently decided to build something similar, but after searching the net there really isn't much to go on. I found enough to start my build, but have been having problems.
I have roughly a 16 gallon fiberglass pot with the bottom full of pebbles that I washed. I then have two bundles of parrots feather that I have been told produce oxygen, but have also been told they steal it.... I also have one other water flower. I have probably 5 big snails that keep the algey down, and now some other plants that are starting to pop up.
Anyway I put in two fancy guppies that quickly died. I thought maybe the water was chloinated or too hot. I bought some dechlorinator and a thermo. The water stays between 70 -80 but should get cooler as the plants take over the surface. I just bought two more guppies (2wks later) which were not fancy guppies. The first one I think jumped out and got eaten by my cat. There are misquito larve that it immediately was jumping out of the water to get. The other fish was more calm and would swim usually towards the mid/bottom.
Just yesterday he started swimming only at the very top of the water and seemed disoriented. I could put my finger in there and touch him and he would seem unaware. Other than that the fish would seemed fine, but I knew something was wrong. Then today he was dead. So, I dont know what is killing my fish. I dont know if it is the temp, lack of air, or bad water... Is there any tests I can run to rule these out. I feel bad for my fish. Thanks!
I have roughly a 16 gallon fiberglass pot with the bottom full of pebbles that I washed. I then have two bundles of parrots feather that I have been told produce oxygen, but have also been told they steal it.... I also have one other water flower. I have probably 5 big snails that keep the algey down, and now some other plants that are starting to pop up.
Anyway I put in two fancy guppies that quickly died. I thought maybe the water was chloinated or too hot. I bought some dechlorinator and a thermo. The water stays between 70 -80 but should get cooler as the plants take over the surface. I just bought two more guppies (2wks later) which were not fancy guppies. The first one I think jumped out and got eaten by my cat. There are misquito larve that it immediately was jumping out of the water to get. The other fish was more calm and would swim usually towards the mid/bottom.
Just yesterday he started swimming only at the very top of the water and seemed disoriented. I could put my finger in there and touch him and he would seem unaware. Other than that the fish would seemed fine, but I knew something was wrong. Then today he was dead. So, I dont know what is killing my fish. I dont know if it is the temp, lack of air, or bad water... Is there any tests I can run to rule these out. I feel bad for my fish. Thanks!