dinnerflexor
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
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I wanted to do everything right and think I've done everything wrong. I have a 10 g planted freshwater tank (1st mistake-should of gone bigger). I now have 3 male fancy guppies and 2 Penta-barbs (had 3-one died)
I started over a couple mo. ago. I set it up and planted it, a week later I got 3 guppies (one died-that's when I added salt), doing good for 2 weeks added 2 more guppies and 2 more plants), plants started dying back decreased salt, doing well-2 more weeks added 3 penta barbs (was assured by the local aquarium store they are not an aggressive barb and would get along with guppies) After about a week and half one guppy was in bad shape and another fading and started melafix, treated for 7 days, one guppy died others were fine. Then the barbs got ich.
-started ich treatment (warm water and extra salt didn't work, tried that for a few days first). After 3 days of ich treatment (spots dropped off after 1st day but bottle says to con't for 3-4 days), 1 fish died and others didn't look good. Stopped treatment, water change and put carbon filter back in. Now they have pop eye! (I took all plants out except 2 during ich treatment). What can I do to get this tank healthy?
I care about my fish and plants but the aquarium store are snobs who don't want to be bothered by a beginner and the chain store keeps having me treat the water with various things.
I started over a couple mo. ago. I set it up and planted it, a week later I got 3 guppies (one died-that's when I added salt), doing good for 2 weeks added 2 more guppies and 2 more plants), plants started dying back decreased salt, doing well-2 more weeks added 3 penta barbs (was assured by the local aquarium store they are not an aggressive barb and would get along with guppies) After about a week and half one guppy was in bad shape and another fading and started melafix, treated for 7 days, one guppy died others were fine. Then the barbs got ich.
-started ich treatment (warm water and extra salt didn't work, tried that for a few days first). After 3 days of ich treatment (spots dropped off after 1st day but bottle says to con't for 3-4 days), 1 fish died and others didn't look good. Stopped treatment, water change and put carbon filter back in. Now they have pop eye! (I took all plants out except 2 during ich treatment). What can I do to get this tank healthy?
I care about my fish and plants but the aquarium store are snobs who don't want to be bothered by a beginner and the chain store keeps having me treat the water with various things.
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