please help me !! im new to this

[cody8304]

well last night i had 4 neon tetras 2 barbs and some sort of frog. not sure on the species. im now down to one neon and he just hides under the rocks. please help me determine what killed my fish.
thanks.

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

Is the frog white and what kind of barbs?

 

[cody8304]

tiger barbs and the frog is green. i just got the fish and they are small

 

[Helena21]

How long has your tank been setup?

Do u have a test kit? If so what are the readings?

 

[cody8304]

tank has been setup for two days. amonia level is .3ppm. i used ace but couldnt seem to drop it down.

 

[Helena21]

The ammonia is probably the problem. And you tank hasnt cycled yet.

You need to do a big water change as soon as possible (about 50%)
Chemicals wont do much its the water changes that help.

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

Either the tiger barbs nibbled them to death, or, IME they don't survive long in a newly established tank.

 

[Toam]

make sure to use a good dechlorinator. Also, since your fish are in there taking the brunt of the cycle, and your fish include neons (very susceptible to poor water conditions) the losses are going to happen. To fight this, like Helena said, start with the water changes, and keep this up until your ammonia and nitrite levels are down to 0. Most chemicals like cycle and the like aren't useful, and the only real thing you'll need to be adding to your water is the dechlorinator. Right now the main thing your going to need to do is the water changes every couple of days to combat the ammonia spikes until your filter media has enough beneficial bacteria to remove the ammonia on it's own at a safe rate (cycled).

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

Tiger barbs along with many other barbs are prefered to be in a school of at least 5 because they will nibble and nip the other fish to death if not.

 

[UP UP AND GUPPY]

How big is your tank?

 

[cody8304]

i forget to mention that the frog i had was really big. i was told that if it could get it in its mouth it would eat it. is that true?

 

[YahooFishKeeper]

you probably have an african dwarf frog, and yes, it is true.

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

If you found the bodies, then they either died from the barbs or not in a good quality water. If you didn't find the bodies, most likely the frog.

 

[cody8304]

thank you for the help. no bodies were found and the frog is out of the tank now. im gonna try to start changing the water anyway since it is a newly established tank. i greatly appreciate the quick replies.

 

[SkwidsLair]

Tiger barbs along with many other barbs are prefered to be in a school of at least 5 because they will nibble and nip the other fish to death if not.

I have four rosey barbs in my tank...are you saying that if I add one more they will actually leave my Angels alone?

 

[GeraldTheMouse]

I wouldn't even reccomend putting any barb in a tank with anglefish, but yes, if you got a few more, they will most likely stop.

 

[SkwidsLair]

I'll give it a shot...I'm just worried that it would make the problem worse. I've considered just getting rid of the barbs, but they are the most active fish in the tank, and my sword seems to have taken to them.