My tank is a 30gal, fish include: 1 Ghost Knife Fish, 2 Neons, 2 American Flag Fish, 1 Green Phantom Pleco, 2 Dancing Goby's, 1 Red Tail Shark, 1 Dwarf Gourami, 1 Glass Catfish, and 1 Half Beak.
I know that my Ghost Knife Fish is a bit big for this tank right now, I'm working on getting a big one, although he seems to be quite fine and loving my tank. As of lately, I probably had too many fish really... but I had a smaller Pitbull pleco who was fine until several days ago he passed, then next to go was my Anablep (just recently purchased as well) and then after that was my Twig Catfish, and today my other little Half Beak. When I took my Anablep back to the pet store they tested my water and she said it didn't seem like anything was wrong with my water. "Maybe it was of stress?" she says. =/
My Dad has a 75gal tank with WAY more fish than he should so I wasn't really worried about how many fish for the space I had. My Dad's tank is fine and no fish of his seem to be dying, but mine just keep dying off.
My Green Phantom Pleco is starting to lose some of his color and this really worries me, not to mention he was super expensive!! When I first got him I was worried because he never moved from under the rock I've got. Recently he's been moving around everywhere, so hopefully that was a good sign. I've got algae wafers that I put in there to make sure he gets enough food. He's gone back to just laying around in one spot and his tail seems to be fading a bit to white. My Red Tail looks like he's getting a little lethargic and his top fin he barely raises anymore. Other than that my other fish seem to be going fine. For my Ghost Knife Fish being the biggest in the tank and the one to seem like he'd be unhappy with the amount of room he's got he seems perfectly fine. He hasn't changed any habits and as far as I know he looks like he's loving it. I'd be devastated if I lost him, that's for sure.
A few days ago I did a water change for the fact that my water looked super cloudly, it was almost impossible to see through my tank. It looked like someone had poured hot water into my tank. My tank's temp is at 78 and I have a testing kit... pH is at 8, Ammonia is at 0, Nitrate is at 5, and Nitrite is at 0. Nothing is too out of the ordinary, my Nitrate has been at 5 since I've had the tank which is probably over 2 months or so now, but only has it been in this past week that all of my fish are dying. My water looks a lot less cloudy now but still looks as if it's got floating particles in it? There's been a brown algae or diatom possibly after researching that has been growing on my fake plants and rock in my tank. Everything I've read has said this is not a problem.
I'm just at a loss for words at all of my fish dying within a week. Just hoping I don't lose anymore, especially my bigger fish, that cost a lot. Does anyone have any ideas of what could be happening? Oh and not sure if this matters but it's almost seemed as if lately there are more bubbles from my air stone resting at the top of my water. Not sure if that's a good thing or bad, or neither really? Just worried about my lovely fish and trying to save the ones I've got left. PLEASE HELP!!! Thank you!
I know that my Ghost Knife Fish is a bit big for this tank right now, I'm working on getting a big one, although he seems to be quite fine and loving my tank. As of lately, I probably had too many fish really... but I had a smaller Pitbull pleco who was fine until several days ago he passed, then next to go was my Anablep (just recently purchased as well) and then after that was my Twig Catfish, and today my other little Half Beak. When I took my Anablep back to the pet store they tested my water and she said it didn't seem like anything was wrong with my water. "Maybe it was of stress?" she says. =/
My Dad has a 75gal tank with WAY more fish than he should so I wasn't really worried about how many fish for the space I had. My Dad's tank is fine and no fish of his seem to be dying, but mine just keep dying off.
My Green Phantom Pleco is starting to lose some of his color and this really worries me, not to mention he was super expensive!! When I first got him I was worried because he never moved from under the rock I've got. Recently he's been moving around everywhere, so hopefully that was a good sign. I've got algae wafers that I put in there to make sure he gets enough food. He's gone back to just laying around in one spot and his tail seems to be fading a bit to white. My Red Tail looks like he's getting a little lethargic and his top fin he barely raises anymore. Other than that my other fish seem to be going fine. For my Ghost Knife Fish being the biggest in the tank and the one to seem like he'd be unhappy with the amount of room he's got he seems perfectly fine. He hasn't changed any habits and as far as I know he looks like he's loving it. I'd be devastated if I lost him, that's for sure.
A few days ago I did a water change for the fact that my water looked super cloudly, it was almost impossible to see through my tank. It looked like someone had poured hot water into my tank. My tank's temp is at 78 and I have a testing kit... pH is at 8, Ammonia is at 0, Nitrate is at 5, and Nitrite is at 0. Nothing is too out of the ordinary, my Nitrate has been at 5 since I've had the tank which is probably over 2 months or so now, but only has it been in this past week that all of my fish are dying. My water looks a lot less cloudy now but still looks as if it's got floating particles in it? There's been a brown algae or diatom possibly after researching that has been growing on my fake plants and rock in my tank. Everything I've read has said this is not a problem.
I'm just at a loss for words at all of my fish dying within a week. Just hoping I don't lose anymore, especially my bigger fish, that cost a lot. Does anyone have any ideas of what could be happening? Oh and not sure if this matters but it's almost seemed as if lately there are more bubbles from my air stone resting at the top of my water. Not sure if that's a good thing or bad, or neither really? Just worried about my lovely fish and trying to save the ones I've got left. PLEASE HELP!!! Thank you!
