sjmac
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hi all,
I have a 60 gal freshwater, which I have had for a month with no problems with disease or death until yesterday, when I found one of my 6 male guppies dead. This morning, TWO more were dead, though none had any obvious physical damage done to them so I'm not sure if they were attacked during the night.
The other fish in my tank are:
-2 Stendker discus (4 and 5 inches)
-1 peacock eel, about 5 inches
-1 black ghost knife fish, about 3 inches
-1 very small (and shy) angelfish, about 1 inch
-2 small gold nugget plecos (2 inches each)
-4 small platties
-3 remaining small male guppies
The only thing I could think that might have killed them other than another fish would be the ammonia level (which is very high at 4.0 in spite of PWCs... having a lot of trouble with cycling...) but it has been steady at this level for quite some time so it's not like this is a sudden shock to them, and even if it were why the guppies as opposed to more delicate fish like the discus or angel?
Everyone else seems happy and healthy and there have been no drastic changes in temperature or levels to warrant severe shock. None of the fish seem particularly aggressive except maybe the discus, but I have never seen them actually nip anyone (mostly just flash colors) and they don't even seem to notice that the guppies exist.
Any input on who/what the culprit might be?? Any feedback would be appreciated.
I have a 60 gal freshwater, which I have had for a month with no problems with disease or death until yesterday, when I found one of my 6 male guppies dead. This morning, TWO more were dead, though none had any obvious physical damage done to them so I'm not sure if they were attacked during the night.
The other fish in my tank are:
-2 Stendker discus (4 and 5 inches)
-1 peacock eel, about 5 inches
-1 black ghost knife fish, about 3 inches
-1 very small (and shy) angelfish, about 1 inch
-2 small gold nugget plecos (2 inches each)
-4 small platties
-3 remaining small male guppies
The only thing I could think that might have killed them other than another fish would be the ammonia level (which is very high at 4.0 in spite of PWCs... having a lot of trouble with cycling...) but it has been steady at this level for quite some time so it's not like this is a sudden shock to them, and even if it were why the guppies as opposed to more delicate fish like the discus or angel?
Everyone else seems happy and healthy and there have been no drastic changes in temperature or levels to warrant severe shock. None of the fish seem particularly aggressive except maybe the discus, but I have never seen them actually nip anyone (mostly just flash colors) and they don't even seem to notice that the guppies exist.
Any input on who/what the culprit might be?? Any feedback would be appreciated.