My tropical community fish keep dying, and the tank is clean.?
by Aquaboy on Monday, March 15th, 2010 | 6 Comments
My tank has two frogs, 7 neon’s, a sunburst, and a few I don’t know the names of. The tank is clear and it’s at a regular ph level, but we lost a frog, a dalmation fish, and one other yesterday. Help me!
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How big is your tank? Is your ammonia level ok? take a sample of your water to the pet store and have them test it.
also adding seashells, for decoration, may harm the fish.
Get a chemical test kit (fresh water master kit) and make sure that all water levels are fine, like ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, ph.
Post a pic of the tank please, fish are not a toy they need constant care or they will die anything from a temperature change to much stress will kill them, and make sure your fish are compatible and always do research before buying from retailers will do anything to sell you fish, like i said i have even had some fish die from temperature changes, some times it happens but if you keep buying and they still do i would try testing the water,and some times fish will die from being crowded and the first few months of your fish tank only keep one or two fish to start the cycle
Different fish have different needs. You said you have a regular ph (I take that to mean neutral) but some fish need more acidic ph. You say you don’t know what all your fish are, so therein lies the problem (most likely). What you are doing for some of your critters may be dangerous for others. Also check that your tank is large enough, because if it’s not toxic ammonia or nitrates may be building up too fast.
Ignore the pH, it generally doesn’t matter.
Test the water for ammonia. If the tank is new you are likely to have a build up of ammonia thats killing the fish. As an emergency measure, do large partial water changes.
Even though the water looks clean, ammonia is invisible. So a clear tank can be toxic, while a murkey green tank may be 100% safe (harmless green algae)
Have a read below about ammonia, the nitrogen cycle and how your filter controls it. It will explain what has gone wrong, What you need to do now is regular partial water changes to manually control the ammonia level untill your fitler’s biological cycle is established.
Ian