Hi everyone,
Im new here and to put it bluntly, Im another foolish newbie in need of some advice with a failing fish in cycle.
A few weeks ago, the wife and I bought a new fish tank, a very small 20L as we only have a small flat.
Set it all up and after a few days, purchased some neon tetras.
Now I have read alot on here, and Ive been doing daily water changes of between 50% to 70%.
I also add in a measure of Nutrafin aqua plus during each change.
I feed once a day, after water change with a tiny pinch of flakes.
And Ive been doing daily kit tests, keeping an eye on ammonia and nitrites, which have always been very low.
Alas, within 2 weeks our handful of neons had died.
And to be fair, I was quite shocked, especially after doing daily water changes, and daily testing.
Ammonia and nitrites never got very high.
Anyway, impulsively I bought (actually the wife made me buy) a handful of guppies.
And no surprise, they're starting to die now aswell.
But here's the interesting thing. I really dont think (and Im a complete amateur so Im probably wrong) its a problem with
ammonia or nitrites.
This evening Ive found a dead guppy sadly, and horrified to notice that all the other guppies have white spots.
Two of them mainly have the spots over their tails, but the third is absolutely covered head to toe in them.
They also seem to spend alot of time laying at the bottom of the tank, very still.
So suddenly Im thinking maybe its a bacteria problem? And nothing to do with my daily changes?
Does anyone recognise what this might be, and if there's a way to cure it?
Im now thinking of doing a complete water change. But wondered if that alone will do any good.
Any response gratefully appreciated.
Andy
Im new here and to put it bluntly, Im another foolish newbie in need of some advice with a failing fish in cycle.
A few weeks ago, the wife and I bought a new fish tank, a very small 20L as we only have a small flat.
Set it all up and after a few days, purchased some neon tetras.
Now I have read alot on here, and Ive been doing daily water changes of between 50% to 70%.
I also add in a measure of Nutrafin aqua plus during each change.
I feed once a day, after water change with a tiny pinch of flakes.
And Ive been doing daily kit tests, keeping an eye on ammonia and nitrites, which have always been very low.
Alas, within 2 weeks our handful of neons had died.
And to be fair, I was quite shocked, especially after doing daily water changes, and daily testing.
Ammonia and nitrites never got very high.
Anyway, impulsively I bought (actually the wife made me buy) a handful of guppies.
And no surprise, they're starting to die now aswell.
But here's the interesting thing. I really dont think (and Im a complete amateur so Im probably wrong) its a problem with
ammonia or nitrites.
This evening Ive found a dead guppy sadly, and horrified to notice that all the other guppies have white spots.
Two of them mainly have the spots over their tails, but the third is absolutely covered head to toe in them.
They also seem to spend alot of time laying at the bottom of the tank, very still.
So suddenly Im thinking maybe its a bacteria problem? And nothing to do with my daily changes?
Does anyone recognise what this might be, and if there's a way to cure it?
Im now thinking of doing a complete water change. But wondered if that alone will do any good.
Any response gratefully appreciated.
Andy