digi691
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Ok so I have had this 12G Nano Cube for the last 6 months. So far i have killed a Dwarf Angel and 2 Clowns. The first 2 clowns i bought was more my mistake of putting them in only after a month after the setup of the tank. In my tank I have about 1-2 lbs of live sand, 5-10 lbs of live rock, about 4 black turbo snails, and 3 i believe they are called cortez hermit crabs. After my Clown disaster i let the tank sit for like 3 months basically because i was broke(college student). I kept up on the water maintenance making sure the water level is good and the salinity was good so my crabs and snails would be fine. So I finally was like lets try the whole fish thing again because my snails were not that entertaining. So i did a 25% water change, changed out the carbon. I then let the tank sit a week. I checked the phosphates, amonia, nitrate, nitrite. Everything was at zero besides a very litte little bit of phosphates registered. My temp was around 78 degrees. Salinity was 1.021. So the dwarf angel really was cool for about 2 weeks. I fed him like 2-3 pellets of Formula One pellets a day. He was always shy when I fed him but the last couple of days he seemed not to care. Yesterday when I fed him it was the first time he did not eat and when i came home from work he was dead. I have no clue what I am doing wrong. I have kept Freshwater fish for years without dieing. I am about just to leave the dwarf angel in my tank and let it cycle again. I really don't care if it will kills my snails i just want a tank that will keep a fish longer than 2 weeks. These things are not cheap. Any advice would be helpful. Just to note i am using Coralife Salt. I used water(reverse osmosis mubo jumbo) from my local grocery store to do the 25% water change but I refill the tank with tap water with a little of prime to take out chlorine and stuff like that. Like I said any help and i will be greatful. Tired of having a a cube full of water, sand, and rock on my dresser.
--Broke college student that kills beautiful fish--
--Broke college student that kills beautiful fish--