Newbie Guppies tank - Help

[esteves86]

Hi all. I'm a newbie to this forum.

And recently I bought a new tank for my guppies and RCS but seems like all of them not healthy even though we treated the water and feed them. Few of them were dead included the guppies and RCS fry.

Please advise what should I do.. kinda sad coz the fishes keep dying.

 

[cherokeejack]

Have you read about fishless or fish-in cycling? That might be a good place to start if you haven't.

 

[esteves86]

Have you read about fishless or fish-in cycling? That might be a good place to start if you haven't.

Fishless - treat water outside the tank?
Fish-in - not quite sure.

 

[GuppyGuy333]

Did you cycle the new tank before you transferred the fish? did you acclimate your fish when you transferred them?

 

[esteves86]

Did you cycle the new tank before you transferred the fish? did you acclimate your fish when you transferred them?

We did cycle the water out of the tank and in the tank too. Not sure why the death numbers rise..

 

[nicole1217]

What do you mean you cycled the water outside the tank? I'm new too and my mistake was that I did not cycle the tank. If you search it you will find very detailed articles on it. To put in simple terms though. You need to let the tank "run" for at least a month before adding fish.

 

[nicole1217]

Oh, and I would suggest a 50% water change. I have not lost any more guppies yet since doing water changes.

 

[UntimelyLord]

What they mean by "cycling" is the nitrogen cycle. The nitrogen cycle is the process by which fish waste, which is poisonous to them, gets turned into a form that is not very harmful. Here is a link where you can read up on starting a freshwater aquarium. It explains the nitrogen cycle and has links that can help you learn more. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/guide-to-starting-a-freshwater-aquarium/