Underthesea
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Hi all, Iām new here and am hoping some might be able to help.
Over the past month we have lost 3 guppies, and all 6 tetras - the last one tonight
The other fish seem healthy, and happy but Iām concerned itās only a matter of time and I donāt know where we went wrong.
here is our set up:
We have a 65 litre tank which we purchased in March of this year. We cycled it for a week and then added two glow light terras. Over the course of the next 5 months we added a male betta, 4 albino corydoras, 6 guppies a further 4 glow light tetras and a clown loche as we picked up snails from one of the fish/plants. Always leaving a few weeks between each addition.
We do a 25/30% water change at least weekly. We have an air stone and two live plants. Iām using the fluval u2 filter. Gravel and sand substrate (I make sure to disturb the sand when cleaning to prevent air bubbles) Our water is hard but always has been. The pH is between 6.5 and 7 the nitrite is 0 and nitrate between 0 and 20. Iām using the api 5 in 1 test strips.
I canāt see any ich or velvet or obvious problems at all. One of the tetras looked to have quite a bloated belly before he died, another was nibbled on but I think this happened over night after he died. Iāve posted a picture of the last little guy we just took out. Also of the betta and corydoras which seem ok at the moment incase you can see anything I canāt.
Iām thinking of setting up another tank, letting it cycle and starting from fresh for these guys. Weāve grown really attached to our betta and corys and I really donāt want the same to happen to them!
Any ideas greatly appreciated
Over the past month we have lost 3 guppies, and all 6 tetras - the last one tonight
The other fish seem healthy, and happy but Iām concerned itās only a matter of time and I donāt know where we went wrong.
here is our set up:
We have a 65 litre tank which we purchased in March of this year. We cycled it for a week and then added two glow light terras. Over the course of the next 5 months we added a male betta, 4 albino corydoras, 6 guppies a further 4 glow light tetras and a clown loche as we picked up snails from one of the fish/plants. Always leaving a few weeks between each addition.
We do a 25/30% water change at least weekly. We have an air stone and two live plants. Iām using the fluval u2 filter. Gravel and sand substrate (I make sure to disturb the sand when cleaning to prevent air bubbles) Our water is hard but always has been. The pH is between 6.5 and 7 the nitrite is 0 and nitrate between 0 and 20. Iām using the api 5 in 1 test strips.
I canāt see any ich or velvet or obvious problems at all. One of the tetras looked to have quite a bloated belly before he died, another was nibbled on but I think this happened over night after he died. Iāve posted a picture of the last little guy we just took out. Also of the betta and corydoras which seem ok at the moment incase you can see anything I canāt.
Iām thinking of setting up another tank, letting it cycle and starting from fresh for these guys. Weāve grown really attached to our betta and corys and I really donāt want the same to happen to them!
Any ideas greatly appreciated