I have a 4 Gallon planted nano. It is about 2 months old now. I have killed 9 Danios (8 Celestial Pearl and 1 Zebra) and 3 Cherry Red Shrimp over the last 3 weeks. They are dying a slow death, and I feel horrible about that. I also am desperate to figure out what is going on. Their bellies are bloating before they die. In the end, they are laying on the bottom and opening and closing their mouths, then they just stop breathing. They are also turning pale white before they die.
I let the tank cycle for 2 weeks before adding any fish. The Celestial Pearls made it about a month before they started dying. Once they started, it didn't take long. About a week for them all to die.
I then checked the water parameters, made sure everything was good, and then added 2 Zebra Danios. In less than a week, one has a huge belly and is about to die. The other one is starting to show signs of stress.
I am using an API Master Test Kit. My readings are as follows: pH: 7.2, Ammonia: 0, Nitrite: 0, Nitrate: in the 20-40 Range
I do a weekly 25% water change, and dose with: 8 drops Seachem Prime with the water changes, and with Flourish Excel 1ml every other day.
I feed with Hikari Tropical Micro Pellets.
Please help me figure out what's going on???
I let the tank cycle for 2 weeks before adding any fish. The Celestial Pearls made it about a month before they started dying. Once they started, it didn't take long. About a week for them all to die.
I then checked the water parameters, made sure everything was good, and then added 2 Zebra Danios. In less than a week, one has a huge belly and is about to die. The other one is starting to show signs of stress.
I am using an API Master Test Kit. My readings are as follows: pH: 7.2, Ammonia: 0, Nitrite: 0, Nitrate: in the 20-40 Range
I do a weekly 25% water change, and dose with: 8 drops Seachem Prime with the water changes, and with Flourish Excel 1ml every other day.
I feed with Hikari Tropical Micro Pellets.
Please help me figure out what's going on???