6 Gallon Freshwater Fluval Edge

[electro_cute]

Hi there!

My name is Angel and I live in Vancouver Canada. I am pretty new to the world of aquariums besides taking care of a male betta for 2.5 years.

My partner and I recently decided to take the plunge and get an actual freshwater aquarium. We bought a 6 gallon Fluval Edge. Along with the aquarium we got 6 guppies and some live plants/decorations.

We started the tank with a substrate that came with water in order to introduce beneficial bacteria to the tank right off the bat.

Overall it has been really hard for us to keep fish healthy - we started out with 6 guppies and now we only have 2 left. This could have been caused because we added 4 sunset tetras to the tank after 10 days of having started the cycling.

Right now I have 2 male guppies and 3 sunset tetras left and I am doing my best to keep them healthy. I do partial water changes and test the water for ammonia and PH frequently.

Our latest PH reading was 7.5 and our ammonia showed up at 0.5

I am sad to keep losing fish so I would welcome any suggestions/criticism/feedback.

Look forward to talking to you.

For a video of my tank feel free to click on this link: ‪Fluval Edge Aquarium‬‏ - YouTube

Cheers

Angel

 

[GodFan]

Adding a dose of Seachem Stability might help. It worked for me though it could cause a crash later. Im not sure if it does or not but might help...

 

[BHead707]

How often do you test your water, as well as do pwc's?

 

[electro_cute]

I do weekly 25 to 30% PWCs and I test my water every couple of weeks.

I finally cycled about 1 month ago and since then all my fish/shrimp/snails are happy

 

[BHead707]

if your tank is truly cycled you shouldn't have any ammonia in your tank