haddock
Fish Fanatic
Hi,
I have a 50G tank which has been set up for a little over 2 months and I seem to be loosing a lot of fish.
This is what has been happening:
Week 1 - Put in 6 harlequins and 3 panda corys. Lost four harlequins over two weeks with what seemed to be mouth fungus.
Ammonia 0.25, Nitrite 0.25, Nitrate 0.5
Week 3 - Put in 6 danios to replace dead harlequins. Lost one danio and one cory in two days- danio had bulging cloudy eyes but no signs of disease on cory (other than being dead that is!).
Ammonia and Nitrite zero, nitrate 5.
Week 8 Water readings all fine - presume tank cycled so added 2 dwarf gouramis, two golden rams, three corys (peppered?) and 3 harlequins to keep the two survivors happy. Lost 1 peppered cory and one panda cory this week!
I am worried that I am doing something wrong - is it normal to loose fish at this rate in a new tank? I have managed to keep danios and neons alive in my last tank with no probs.
Help appreciated!
I have a 50G tank which has been set up for a little over 2 months and I seem to be loosing a lot of fish.
This is what has been happening:
Week 1 - Put in 6 harlequins and 3 panda corys. Lost four harlequins over two weeks with what seemed to be mouth fungus.
Ammonia 0.25, Nitrite 0.25, Nitrate 0.5
Week 3 - Put in 6 danios to replace dead harlequins. Lost one danio and one cory in two days- danio had bulging cloudy eyes but no signs of disease on cory (other than being dead that is!).
Ammonia and Nitrite zero, nitrate 5.
Week 8 Water readings all fine - presume tank cycled so added 2 dwarf gouramis, two golden rams, three corys (peppered?) and 3 harlequins to keep the two survivors happy. Lost 1 peppered cory and one panda cory this week!
I am worried that I am doing something wrong - is it normal to loose fish at this rate in a new tank? I have managed to keep danios and neons alive in my last tank with no probs.
Help appreciated!