new to aquarium and fishes are dying

[anne will]

Hi there..
As u all know that am new to this forum also to
aquariums...i bought an 80 gallons tank last month
fo my baby indian roofed turtle.....then thought of bringing
some fishes too....before this i set up my aquarium with a
uv light,a water heater...and stones.....for carpetting...
Last week i bought two gold fishes i.e., one black nd one golden
and two angel fishes one platinum marbled and one black marbelled
now within a span of 4 days both the goldies died...now only my turtle
And my starfishes are remaining....and also would like to mention
that my aquarium also has a air pump with a filter...and its working
properly...and i change 50% of water twice a week...plz
help me out i really dont wanna lose my stars....:-( :'(

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Hi welcome to AA!
Your tank is cycling and ammonia is high. You need to do some large back to back water changes to bring it down. You will need to to water changes daily until it cycles. Cycling can take on average 4-8 weeks to complete.
Please read these.
http://www.aquariumadvice.com/artic...g-but-I-already-have-fish-What-now/Page2.html

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/artic...-to-Starting-a-Freshwater-Aquarium/Page1.html

 

[anne will]

One more query....will this affect the life of my turtle too

 

[Mumma.of.two]

One more query....will this affect the life of my turtle too

Ammonia (in this amount) doesn't affect turtles because they don't breathe through gills. The turtle is adding to the ammonia with its waste. An 80L tank isn't big enough for 2 angels and a turtle (or two goldfish) and IMO they shouldn't be kept together anyway because the amount if waste the turtle produces can effect the health of the fish.

 

[Andrew McFadden]

Welcome to AA
Liston to momma of two she know what she is doing.

 

[djtypykuhl]

agreeing with momma.of.two on this one. the turtles gotta go to a tank of it's own or you need to rehome the fish.