I have a 5.5 gallon tank with two male guppies in it. I am about to run out of food so I started to transition the old food to new food today by giving them an equal portion of current and future tropical flakes I will be giving them. Then a few minutes ago I saw one of my guppies go haywire...
Fluttermoth,
I know what you are saying about the water cycle, but I waited about a week before adding any fish. Do you still think that ammonia, nitrites, and nitrates are what are causing the problem. I also change my filter once every 4 weeks, and I also rinse the sponge at the same time...
I have/had 3 guppies in my tank. Two are blue/golden and one that died just a few weeks ago. I received a 5.5 Gal Top Fin Starter Aquarium for my Birthday in January. Since then, I have killed about 14 fish. I am truly sorry for the fish and have since stopped buying them. In the beginning...
Fluttermoth,
I took a water sample to a local PetSmart and the lady (extremely knowledgeable) said that I had a level of about 8.8 pH, so I bought some pH balancer. This seems to have worked and she said all else was normal. I also bought some Bacteria Starter on Thursday night and put it in...
Hello everyone,
I just set up my first aquarium on Thursday night. It is a 5.5 gallon and I just added my first fish on Saturday night, she is a guppy. Whenever I try to feed her, she won't come to the surface and will only eat her tropical flakes when I make them sink. Is there any way I...