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[xsomethingfishygoinonx]

Hey guys,

Ive had my neon tetras for 2 days now. On the day i demanded for my water to be tested when i got the fish and my water came out perfect. However just now i found one of my tetras dead he didnt look very well when i got him home on the day because he kept floating funny like he had boyancey problems, i thought it was just because of stress. Anyway now i can only see 3 tetras swimmin about and ive lost the 4th i cant find him anywhere!! so i am a bit worried now. I started with 5 and one died, i cant find another one of the fish and am in fear that he's gone as well. now im left with just 3 that look healthy.

What should i do now? Do i phone the place where i got them? Do i need to use any medicated stuff for my tank?

I need advice asap really before the rest of my fish die.

Thanks in advance

 

[skimmy290]

the one that was floating may have had swim bladder disease. i would do a big water change asap just in case. what are your water parameters?

 

[lilfishie]

how long have you had the tank? did you do any form of cycling before adding the neons? my guess is that you have high ammonia which is lethal to fish, do a water change straight away, around 30% should do for now, and if you don't have one, invest in a good liquid test kit for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate

 

[xsomethingfishygoinonx]

another one dead.. 3 out of 5 gone now..

the pump and everything has been going for months!! i set this tank up 6 months ago and got it tested and did regular water changes.. i think it might be the place where i got the fish.

but yer i'l do a water change. the amonia, nitrite, nitrate came out perfect when i got the fish.

would you recommend tetras as the first fish to be in a new tank? or would you suggest a different kind of fish?

thankyou for your help i really appreciate

 

[Corleone]

would you recommend tetras as the first fish to be in a new tank? or would you suggest a different kind of fish?

thankyou for your help i really appreciate

It depends on the fish and how you mean by "first fish." If you do a fishless cycle (Running the tank empty is not a cycle, a cycle requires an ammonia source, be it decaying organic matter, live fish, or pure bottled ammonia), most tetras would be ok.

If you're cycling with fish, some tetras like black widows are hardy enough to take the stress, but neons are fairly sensitive - most of the slender bodied tetras are a poor choice in that case.

You really do need your own test kit - it's important to monitor water quality before and after introducing anything new to a tank, even in a tank that's been running with fish for months or years.

 

[drobbyb]

The above posters have some good advice.