ShakyJay
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Help Fishes dying
I have had my 26bow front set up for about two months now, I started the tank with some mollies then about two weeks later added a bala, ghost black knife fish, albino whiptail. Two weeks after that I added a black finned shark, an elephant fish and an african butterfly fish.
I have been doing the typical maintenance such as 20% water changes and most fish have survived, then this last week my butterfly fish died suddenly without warning, checked all the levels, and the only thing that was questionable was the nitrite, so did another 20% water change, and then the next day the knifefish died, he was starting to swim erradically before he died. Checked the levels again, and everything was within par, the next day the elephant fish starting swimming "weirdly" backwards, upside down, and poking his nose to the surface. And then he died. I do not know what is happening, all my tests have been within range since then, I have taken several samples to the local aquarium on a daily basis and they have all been fine, yet they keep dying. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice. I took a video of the elephant fish as he was swimming in his last moments too if anyone thinks that might help I could send it to you. I am just getting tired of killing fish with no obvious reasons. They do not have ick, or pop eye, or any other noticable disease......PLEASE HELP. Thanks
I have had my 26bow front set up for about two months now, I started the tank with some mollies then about two weeks later added a bala, ghost black knife fish, albino whiptail. Two weeks after that I added a black finned shark, an elephant fish and an african butterfly fish.
I have been doing the typical maintenance such as 20% water changes and most fish have survived, then this last week my butterfly fish died suddenly without warning, checked all the levels, and the only thing that was questionable was the nitrite, so did another 20% water change, and then the next day the knifefish died, he was starting to swim erradically before he died. Checked the levels again, and everything was within par, the next day the elephant fish starting swimming "weirdly" backwards, upside down, and poking his nose to the surface. And then he died. I do not know what is happening, all my tests have been within range since then, I have taken several samples to the local aquarium on a daily basis and they have all been fine, yet they keep dying. Does anyone have any suggestions or advice. I took a video of the elephant fish as he was swimming in his last moments too if anyone thinks that might help I could send it to you. I am just getting tired of killing fish with no obvious reasons. They do not have ick, or pop eye, or any other noticable disease......PLEASE HELP. Thanks