Aquaman1978
Aquarium Advice Freak
- Joined
- Mar 30, 2013
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loosing my fish
hey guys and gals i am at the end of my rope. at this point i have lost most of my fish. i am unsure what has happened the tank has been set up for over a year no problem. now all the sudden my fish are dying off one at a time. i have tested the water and most thing are where they are supposed to be. ph is good ammonia is low and the nitrates and nitrites are with in range according to my test strips. using the api brand. the only thing that is off is the kh ( carbonate hardness) is very high and the gh ( general hardness is very high). in the past the water out of the tap always tested very good in our area. now it is way off on these two areas. now my fish are not eating and i have lost most of my stock. some of the fish are turning kind of pale colors and when the die there have some bloody spots on them. i have been watching them and they have not been fighting each other. i have been treating the water with a conditioner and its not helping. what should i do next??
hey guys and gals i am at the end of my rope. at this point i have lost most of my fish. i am unsure what has happened the tank has been set up for over a year no problem. now all the sudden my fish are dying off one at a time. i have tested the water and most thing are where they are supposed to be. ph is good ammonia is low and the nitrates and nitrites are with in range according to my test strips. using the api brand. the only thing that is off is the kh ( carbonate hardness) is very high and the gh ( general hardness is very high). in the past the water out of the tap always tested very good in our area. now it is way off on these two areas. now my fish are not eating and i have lost most of my stock. some of the fish are turning kind of pale colors and when the die there have some bloody spots on them. i have been watching them and they have not been fighting each other. i have been treating the water with a conditioner and its not helping. what should i do next??