CaptainPanda
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Dec 1, 2011
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Hello all!
I'm new to this site and was hoping someone may be able to help me out.
So I've had a 10 gallon for about six months, and with the exception of losing a couple fish early on from rushing the nitrogen cycle, and a small snail infestation, everything has been fine. I had a medium sized Amazon Sword, and some Apononogeton, and 6 Neon Tetras. I lost two of the tetras, but the last 4 have been surviving nicely for the last 3 months.
So this last week, i decided I wanted to add a few more fish. I went a little overboard, and added 5 more Neons and 2 otos. I introduced them slowly and I also purchased a heater, as the water temp has been dropping to about 72 with winter approaching. The next day, one of the otos was acting very sluggish. I looked it over and couldn't see anything wrong with it, but withing about an hour, it was dead. I removed him from the tank, and looked over the rest of the fish. They all looked good. I didn't have any test strips left (just ran out) and was planning to pick more up the next day to check the levels. I did a partial water change just to be safe. The next day, I lost the other oto, and two of the tetras, including one of my originals! I picked up the test strips and check the levels, and everything looked great. There was no ammonia or nitrite, and the nitrate level was a little high, but not into danger range.
I have had a problem recently with algae, and so I did a deep clean of the tank, including changing the substrate to a smaller diameter(for aesthetic reasons) and adding a couple plants. I lost another tetra in the holding tank. I changed most of the water, tested it, let it sit for a couple hours, then added my remaining fish back to the tank. Immediately, they seemed to be very energetic, and ate very enthusiastically. I tested the water again this morning and everything looked good, but my wife just told me that two more of the tetras died.
So now I am down to 3 tetras, two of the originals and one of the new ones.
I'm sorry for being so long winded, but I am fairly new at the aquarium scene(shouldn't have started with a 10 gallon i discovered) and wanted to make sure I covered everything. I was hoping someone may be able to shed some light on the subject, because I am stumped. Thanks.
I'm new to this site and was hoping someone may be able to help me out.
So I've had a 10 gallon for about six months, and with the exception of losing a couple fish early on from rushing the nitrogen cycle, and a small snail infestation, everything has been fine. I had a medium sized Amazon Sword, and some Apononogeton, and 6 Neon Tetras. I lost two of the tetras, but the last 4 have been surviving nicely for the last 3 months.
So this last week, i decided I wanted to add a few more fish. I went a little overboard, and added 5 more Neons and 2 otos. I introduced them slowly and I also purchased a heater, as the water temp has been dropping to about 72 with winter approaching. The next day, one of the otos was acting very sluggish. I looked it over and couldn't see anything wrong with it, but withing about an hour, it was dead. I removed him from the tank, and looked over the rest of the fish. They all looked good. I didn't have any test strips left (just ran out) and was planning to pick more up the next day to check the levels. I did a partial water change just to be safe. The next day, I lost the other oto, and two of the tetras, including one of my originals! I picked up the test strips and check the levels, and everything looked great. There was no ammonia or nitrite, and the nitrate level was a little high, but not into danger range.
I have had a problem recently with algae, and so I did a deep clean of the tank, including changing the substrate to a smaller diameter(for aesthetic reasons) and adding a couple plants. I lost another tetra in the holding tank. I changed most of the water, tested it, let it sit for a couple hours, then added my remaining fish back to the tank. Immediately, they seemed to be very energetic, and ate very enthusiastically. I tested the water again this morning and everything looked good, but my wife just told me that two more of the tetras died.
So now I am down to 3 tetras, two of the originals and one of the new ones.
I'm sorry for being so long winded, but I am fairly new at the aquarium scene(shouldn't have started with a 10 gallon i discovered) and wanted to make sure I covered everything. I was hoping someone may be able to shed some light on the subject, because I am stumped. Thanks.