Memphishy
Aquarium Advice Regular
- Joined
- Apr 28, 2013
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- 55
Sorry to just jump in here without am intro but I need immediate help. I have had a lot of aquariums in the past, & just recently acquired a 29 gallon tank & stand for free from a friend. I finally got it set up about a month ago & I moved my Betta (successfully) from his little bowl to his new home. So he was fish one. With 29 gallons of water, a Coliseum, 2 reefs, plastic plants, 3 real sand dollars, bubbles, heater, filter, the works.. He was great in there for weeks. 4 days ago I added a Dalmatian Molly, Silver Molly, Yellow Molly, Black Molly, & Red Mickey Mouse Platy. All was well. Next day the Silver & Dalmatian Mollies were dead. But I didn't know until I had come home with a small Pleco, 5 Neon Tetras & 3 Cory Cats. I cleaned out the dead fish. Assumed that it happens sometimes with pet store fish... Acclimated my new guys, put them in (I did condition the water) All was well again. Today, one Cory started spiraling around.. another was just hanging out on the bottom "breathing" hard. The other was fine. I knew he was probably going to die because I've kept Cories before & I know it's usually too late for them once they start that. He did die, & I got him out immediately. The other two are missing as of now. Earlier today I noticed my Betta had cotton mouth. Of course, it's Sunday do I couldn't get anything to treat him. He died about an hour ago. I'm really afraid for my surviving fish & I don't have a quarantine tank or a test kit (I know I need one, I'm getting it tomorrow) My Pleco, 5 Neons, 2 Mollies, Platy, & (I think the one female Cory) are okay. My water is clear, plenty of circulation/air, 75°F, I feed them tropical flakes, the Betta had pellets & blood worms, I drop in an algae tab every night. I need to know what to do, what to look for, and how to prevent another death. I thought I knew what I was doing but apparently either I don't or one or more of the fish brought in some bad stuff. I'll update this when I find the other 2 Cories. I suspect the male is dead or dying. The smaller female was fine last I saw.