couplescaddy
Aquarium Advice Regular
hi everybody, i have had a planted 20 gallon tank set up for about 8 months now showing ammonia at 0, nitrates at 0 and nitrites at 0 around 78 degrees. i had about 5 cardinal tetras, 4 rummynosed tetras, and 10 glowlight tetras swimming around in my tank. we started loosing fish and thought it was because of a rise in temperature during some 100 degree days in santa barbara. after teh heat spell we kept loosing fish and removing them from the tank as soon as i saw them. its been almost 2 weeks and so far teh death count is about 13. i read the post on neon tetra disease and it fits the profile of the symptoms pretty well. i have removed and killed 4 other fish that were either severely bloating, had drastic color loss, or had developed ich. i treated the tank for the ich and so far no other fish have showed any symptoms. as the fish keep dropping i keep wondering what i can do to my tank. i also have 2 rainbows, 2 other small tetras that look kind of like a tiger barb but just white with black tips on their fins, and a small pleco. please help me with some advice to remove this disease from my tank and on how to prevent this disaster from happening again.