plkdb
Aquarium Advice Activist
OK, I have a 55 gallon tank, that I set up about two months ago. I purchased about 6 guppies, and of those 6, 1 survived. I was deployed, my wife was taking care of the tank, so no idea on symptoms. I purchased several bunches of plants, at that time as well. I have since purchased another 12 guppies, and two dwarf gourami, and a pleco. The fish will all seem fine, then slowly one by one, or two they die off. I`m down to about half. When I put the plants in I also ended up introducing a population of snails. There is quite the concentration now two months later. So my question is, what is killing off the fish? They will seem fine, and then they will show signs of distress, (breathing differently, lying on the bottom, bellies caved in). Is it possible/likely that they are eating the snails, and they are getting caught in their digestive systems causing the deaths, or do I need to be looking for something else?