Have a 65 gallon tank that was fishless cycled. The temperature is currently set at 75 degrees and I have 2 emperor 400's running plus 2 airstones....
I purchased 5 larger Denision Barbs (approx 3 inch), 1 red tail shark, and 6 Black Ruby Barbs from my local fish store Saturday afternoon. Brought them home drip acclimated them for 1 hour and then added them to the tank. I also went to my local fish chain and also purchased 5 smaller denision barbs, 6 tigger barbs and brought them home Saturday evening and drip acclimated them for an hour also and added them. I left my lights off the tank until 5pm last evening and only had the lights on for approx 4 hours before I shut off at 9pm. I fed the tank the first time yesterday at 5pm 2 pinches of aqueon Tropical flakes. I tested the water yesterday again with api test kit around 6pm and got 0 ammonia and nitrites, 5 nitrates and a ph of 7.6. So water is perfect. yet this morning I come down at 8:30am to find 2 dead Black Ruby Barbs and 3 of the larger Denision Barbs and I have no clue why or what is wrong????
Any suggestions on what to do???? Or how to find out what is wrong???? I also feed the tank another 2 pinches of flakes this morning after removing the dead fish.... Please help
I purchased 5 larger Denision Barbs (approx 3 inch), 1 red tail shark, and 6 Black Ruby Barbs from my local fish store Saturday afternoon. Brought them home drip acclimated them for 1 hour and then added them to the tank. I also went to my local fish chain and also purchased 5 smaller denision barbs, 6 tigger barbs and brought them home Saturday evening and drip acclimated them for an hour also and added them. I left my lights off the tank until 5pm last evening and only had the lights on for approx 4 hours before I shut off at 9pm. I fed the tank the first time yesterday at 5pm 2 pinches of aqueon Tropical flakes. I tested the water yesterday again with api test kit around 6pm and got 0 ammonia and nitrites, 5 nitrates and a ph of 7.6. So water is perfect. yet this morning I come down at 8:30am to find 2 dead Black Ruby Barbs and 3 of the larger Denision Barbs and I have no clue why or what is wrong????
Any suggestions on what to do???? Or how to find out what is wrong???? I also feed the tank another 2 pinches of flakes this morning after removing the dead fish.... Please help