Help My Guppies Are Dying

[veeja111]

changed 1/2 water today,this was an established tank but accidentally ran tank without sponges for bacteria media, grandaughter came for visit and moved 24 small female plattys from male tank to this one, a week later I took at least 25 to lfs. I am trying but hubby keeps making me stop doing water changes

 

[betta fish]

When you do a water change do you vac the gravel too? this will get rid of any waste at the bottom that may be adding to the ammonia also. I see you said you over feed your fish, this too will add to the ammonia if all the food is not eaten within a few minutes, only feed small amounts that can be eaten straight away. I see no live plants in your tank, they will help also throw some bunches of live plants in and keep up with the water changes until you notice a difference in the ammonia levels, you should attempt to rehome some fish too.

 

[veeja111]

I always vac the gravel when I change water and have stopped overfeeding I have 4 live plants 3 golfish plants 1 java fern, lfs is full so can't take anymore there. don't know where to take them ty carol

 

[Neptune54]

Fish clubs have auctions somewhat frequently, though I don't have a fish club near me, so I can't give you more information about it. Craigslist is also an option, but I thought I saw something on there that states you can't sell animals on it. I know people who've bought and sold pets on it, though. There's also a classifieds section on the forum, and if you don't want to deal with shipping, you can make it local pick up only. Hope this helps!

 

[gregswimm]

I would say to stay away from plants for now, if they die it will add to your bio load. Stay away from them for now, keep your fish alive before you try and keep plants alive also.

What are the 'goldfish plants' and can you provide a picture?
Does it look like this? If it does, it needs to be removed from your tank, it is non-aquatic. ALSO, if you have bamboo in your tank that is also not fully aquatic.

 

[gregswimm]

 

[OldMan47]

Plants are a very good thing to have during an ammonia excursion Gregswimm. Thriving plants absorb an amazing amount of nitrogen. When I was doing high tech plants, I was dosing constantly with nitrogen just to keep levels from dropping to zero. The few plants listed are helping, but not much, simply because they are so few.

 

[gregswimm]

Plants are a very good thing to have during an ammonia excursion Gregswimm. Thriving plants absorb an amazing amount of nitrogen. When I was doing high tech plants, I was dosing constantly with nitrogen just to keep levels from dropping to zero. The few plants listed are helping, but not much, simply because they are so few.

This is very true, but rotting plants do the opposite. Dead plants are a possibility if you don;t know what you are doing.
Edit: Especially when you use non-aquatics.
Edit 2: An incomplete list I stole.

"Acorus ( Acorus gramineus sp.)
Aluminum Plant (Pilea cadierei)
Arrowhead (Syngonium podophyllum)
Baby Doll (Cordyline terminalis)
Bamboo Plant (Bamboo sp.)
Black Pagoda (Aeschynanthus parasiticus)
Borneo/Underwater Fern (Trichomanes javanicum)
Brazilian/Borneo Sword, Peace Lily (Spathiphyllum tasson)
Chameleon Plant (Houttuynia cordata)
Chinese Evergreen (Aglaonema simplex)
Compact/Red Dracaena (Cordyline sp.)
Dragon Flame/Tongue (Hemigraphis repanda)
Dumb Cane (Dieffenbachia sp.)
Elephant Ear (Caladium sp.)
Green/Red/Gold Hedge (Alternanthera sp.)
Japanese Rush (Acorus sp.)
Kelantan Swordplant, Malayan Sword, Silver Queen (Aglaonema sp.)
Lucky Bamboo, Sandy (Dracaena sanderiana)
Mondo Grass, Kyoto Dwarf, Fountain Plant (Ophiopogon japonica)
Neanthebella Palm (Chamaedorea elegans)
Nerve Plant (Fittonia argyronanta)
Peliosanthes (Peliosanthes sp.)
Pickerel Weed/Rush (Pontederia cordata)
Pineapple Plant (Dracaena compacta)
Pongol Sword (Chlorophytum bichettii)
Pothos (Philodendron sp.)
Prayer Plant (Maranta leucoreura)
Princess Pine (Lycopodium obscurum)
Purple Waffle/Temple/Krinkle (Hemigraphis exotica, Hemigraphis colorata)
Sanderiana( dracaena sp.)
Scarlet Hygro, Alligator Weed (Alternanthera sessilis)
Schismatoglottia (Schismatoglottia sp.)
Spider Plant (Chlorophytum bichetii)
Stardust Ivy (Syngonium sp.)
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)
Umbrella Pine (Sciadopitys verticillata)
Umbrella Plant (Cyperus alternifolius)
Underwater Fern (Selaginella wildenowii)
Underwater Palm, Coconut Plant (Calamus sp.)
Underwater/Ground Pine, Club Moss (Lycopodium sp.)
Variegated Dracaena, Green Dracaena (Dracaena sp.)
White/Pink Lace (Melaleuca thymifolia)"

 

[veeja111]

Here is a pic of the three golfish plants, or that is what lfs called them ty carol