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Only three fish left now so I took a small water sample into a local fish shop for testing. Turns out the pH level was far too high which apparently is why the fish are at the top. I purchased a pH testing kit and took a reading at home, the reading looks to be between 8.5 and 9.0. I have...

Ok thanks. I'll report back tomorrow when I know more.

You suprise me because they were purchased from a Fish Specialist. Do you know what they are? Are they not ok to stay in?

My tank... You can see the water movement from the filter and the black fish at the top. Down to just 4 fish :(

They are Black Mollys. Little bubbles are forming all over the tank, on the filter, heater, plants, gravel, and glass. Does this mean the water is well oxygenated and the fish should be ok?

With being a new setup I am quite limited to equipment and tools. I have been out to buy two buckets and have managed drain the oily water down to about 2 inches and replaced it with new clean water. The new water has been treated with Aqua Plus and Cycle. The fish still remain at the top of...

Thanks for the advice. Since posting I now have two fish down with 1 more on its way. The 3 remaining fish are swimming on the surface. The filter is already blowing air directly into the water. Is it possible to take the fish out of the current water and put them into new fresh water?

On Monday I setup a new tropical fish tank. I added a new filter and heater which has been running since Monday. When adding my fresh clean tap water I used AquaPlus to treat the water. The heater is set to 25C. Yesterday, as the tank seemed ok I added 6 new fish. Today 5 of the fish are...