Flowerfairy13
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Tank info;
250 Litres/66 Gallons
3 years old.
Planted tank with sand
Temp constantly between 25-25.5 degrees Celsius
Water changes completed weekly. I also use Flourish, API Stress Coat & Seachem Prime when completing changes. I also have well water.
Fed 2 small meals a day, Fluval bug bites in morning & brine shrimp in evening (plus algae wafer for bristlenose)
Species;
Salt & Pepper Corys x 6, Bronze Corys x 8, Albino Corys x 6, Neon Tetra x 15, Guppies x 15, Swords x 3, Mollies x 8, Golden Bristlenose x 1, Pearl Gourami x 2, Bladder Snails, 3 Spot Red Snails, Nitrite Snails, Guppy Fry & Sword Fry. There are also a few shrimp, unsure of how many exactly as they keep themselves well hidden.
Parameters;
Ammonia – 0PPM
Nitrite – 0PPM
Nitrate – 60PPM
PH – 8.2
GH – 200-400PPM (21 drops in GH test kit)
KH – 100-200PPM (9 drops in KH Test kit)
HELP!!!!!! I have no idea why my guppies keep dying. About 2 weeks ago I lost my first guppy. She was around a year old and I found her floating in the tank one morning. I didn’t think too much of it as she was about 1.5 years old and had no obvious signs of infection or damage so I put it down to age. Since then, I have lost 9 more guppies in different circumstances and I can’t understand what’s happening. A few more died seemingly for no reason, one due to dropsy which seemed to come on over the space of a few hours. He was totally normal at feeding time in the morning, by the afternoon he had pineconed really dramatically and was bloated and struggling to swim. Another guppy today seems to be slightly bloated, hasn’t eaten this evening & her fins look shredded? Again, she was perfectly fine this morning, she ate and her fins were normal. I always pay particular attention to this guppy as she is my favourite, so I know 100% she was fine just this morning.
None of these guppies are from the same bloodline to my knowledge, I have not bred them myself but they have come from different stores.
Nothing has changed in my tank over the past few weeks, I haven’t added more plants, haven’t changed foods, products or anything like that.
I did add 3 new Guppies & 6 new corys last thursday but I don't think this has anything to do with it as the Guppies started dying before then. The only thing I have done differently in the past month that I have never done before is give them live food once. I ordered some live brine shrimp from a fish store and fed them to the tank. I rinsed the shrimp before I fed them, I didnt just tip the salty water straight in so I really don't think that has anything to do with it either?
2 weeks ago my Gouramis did start acting strange, they were chasing each other and nipping each other. I never saw them nipping anything other than each other, and they have stopped now so I am not sure that is an issue either.
There was an incident a few weeks go where my daughter overfed them, by the time I had gotten the net to scoop the excess out of the tank the guppies had quite a feed. Could this be causing my problem? Could they have overindulged and now having intestinal problems?
Everyone in the tank is behaving normally, even the guppies. Aside from that one who had dropsy, all of the others appeared totally normal until they died.. All of the fry in the tank are doing really well and to my knowledge I haven’t lost any of them. I would assume they would suffer first if their was a problem with the tank?
Is it just a coincidence that I have lost so many in the last few weeks? I really don’t know what’s happening but I don’t want to lose anymore!!
Also – any tips on what to do with my poor girl with the shredded fins? Should I wait a few more days and see if she eats? Or should I PTS?
Thank you so much in advance!!