LexiLex888
Fish Fanatic
Help!
About 2 months ago I decided to purchase a 55 gallon tank and start a tropical fish tank. I set it up, let it cycle for two weeks and then slowly started to add fish.
I have about 25 (all tropical) fish in there now, and 4 snails. There was a slight bacterial bloom a while ago, and my mother hated the look of it and made me do a large water change (about 80%). I added the fish back and they were swimming around all happy like and I was like, awesome, a success! Well not really I suppose.
A couple days ago, I realized that a lot of the fish had bubbles on them and I was like aww. I had no idea what it meant, these are my first tropical fish. Iāve only ever kept two goldfish for about 6 years before that. Anyways, I thought the bubbles were just from them swimming through the filters water pour thing cause it creates bubbles but yesterdayās I woke up to four neon tetras dead. All in one day! Now one of my black skirt tetras has seemed to become like paralyzed and heās just floating around.
I had noooooo idea that I needed a heater, and their temperature is at 70. Tomorrow Iāll immediately take a trip to the pet store and get a heater and slowly heat up their tank. But why the heck are there bubbles?
Also, sorry I donāt know how to do these forum things itās my first one! Only the tetras have the bubbles. I have buenos aires tetras, black skirt tetras, and i had neon tetras.
I also have four gouramis but I donāt see any bubbles on them. But they still seem affected.
I also have some guppies and theyāve been laying on the bottom on the tank like theyāre sad and the fish arenāt as excited to eat anymore.
Please help me! Iām not sure what else to do?
About 2 months ago I decided to purchase a 55 gallon tank and start a tropical fish tank. I set it up, let it cycle for two weeks and then slowly started to add fish.
I have about 25 (all tropical) fish in there now, and 4 snails. There was a slight bacterial bloom a while ago, and my mother hated the look of it and made me do a large water change (about 80%). I added the fish back and they were swimming around all happy like and I was like, awesome, a success! Well not really I suppose.
A couple days ago, I realized that a lot of the fish had bubbles on them and I was like aww. I had no idea what it meant, these are my first tropical fish. Iāve only ever kept two goldfish for about 6 years before that. Anyways, I thought the bubbles were just from them swimming through the filters water pour thing cause it creates bubbles but yesterdayās I woke up to four neon tetras dead. All in one day! Now one of my black skirt tetras has seemed to become like paralyzed and heās just floating around.
I had noooooo idea that I needed a heater, and their temperature is at 70. Tomorrow Iāll immediately take a trip to the pet store and get a heater and slowly heat up their tank. But why the heck are there bubbles?
Also, sorry I donāt know how to do these forum things itās my first one! Only the tetras have the bubbles. I have buenos aires tetras, black skirt tetras, and i had neon tetras.
I also have four gouramis but I donāt see any bubbles on them. But they still seem affected.
I also have some guppies and theyāve been laying on the bottom on the tank like theyāre sad and the fish arenāt as excited to eat anymore.
Please help me! Iām not sure what else to do?