Hi, happy new year!
I have a 55 gallon tank. Have had it for about 8 months. After initial problems with cycling etc and great help from this forum I thought I had it all sorted. Water levels were good and fishes seemed happy. Had a guppy male who was my favorite and he was gorgeous. And a few guppy females, neon tetras, lemon tetras and some platies. Also a couple of small plecos and cories. Now all are dead except the tetras. Every time I test the water though the levels seem fine. Ammonia is zero and nitrates/nitrites are always low. The only thing is that PH and buffering are quite low, but it has always been that way. Temp is around 75. I don't use a heater anymore as I live in FL and water temp stays steady. I used to change the water every week but I have been lazy/busy and only changed it every other. However, when I test the water before change, the levels are still fine so I thought it was ok. (Bearing in mind the LFS says that monthly water changes are ok, lol)
What could be killing my fish? I got some more guppies about a month ago and now they are all dead too. I really can't understand what it is. Does anyone please have any suggestions?
Thank you so much.
I have a 55 gallon tank. Have had it for about 8 months. After initial problems with cycling etc and great help from this forum I thought I had it all sorted. Water levels were good and fishes seemed happy. Had a guppy male who was my favorite and he was gorgeous. And a few guppy females, neon tetras, lemon tetras and some platies. Also a couple of small plecos and cories. Now all are dead except the tetras. Every time I test the water though the levels seem fine. Ammonia is zero and nitrates/nitrites are always low. The only thing is that PH and buffering are quite low, but it has always been that way. Temp is around 75. I don't use a heater anymore as I live in FL and water temp stays steady. I used to change the water every week but I have been lazy/busy and only changed it every other. However, when I test the water before change, the levels are still fine so I thought it was ok. (Bearing in mind the LFS says that monthly water changes are ok, lol)
What could be killing my fish? I got some more guppies about a month ago and now they are all dead too. I really can't understand what it is. Does anyone please have any suggestions?
Thank you so much.