Hello! My first post here! I'll start by saying that the tank is my Husband's and I am posting on his behalf and because I'm fed up of things going wrong with the fish tank (which was not my idea in the first place, hence the forum name, I've got 2 chickens. Chickens are easier than fish)). I'll answer the questions as much as I can and to the best of my knowledge. The Husband is at work so it's the info I can remember!
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Tank size: 50 litres
pH: 7.5
ammonia: not on test strip
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 40
kH: 240
gH: 180
tank temp: 25 degrees Celsius (according to sticky thing on tank)
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): - explained at end of questions
Volume and Frequency of water changes: - every 3rd day 1/3rd water change
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: nutrafin water conditioner, UV filtery thing
Tank inhabitants: 2 baby mollys, 1 neon tetra, couple of fake plants
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):
Exposure to chemicals:
Digital photo (include if possible):
RIGHTTTTTTT - we got this tank 2nd hand about 5 months ago, it was set up for about 4 days before we got any fish (what the aquarium place told us). We then got 3 mollys and 6 something or other elses (name escapes me, sorry). Most of the fish died over the course of a few weeks, and at the same time about 30 molly babies appeared in the tank. These slowly died too until in the end all we were left with was 6 baby mollys, these have lasted-ish, there are now 2 of these left after losing one today. About 2 weeks ago we got 5 neon tetras. We now have 1 left.
We are a bit baffled. We've had problems with green water, so we got a UV filter and altered the blinds in the lounge, the water isn't green now. The tank is water changed regularly, fed every other day, the test strips have been reading ok for a few months and the nitrates are reading as perfect, we got new test strips just for nitrates and they still show as ok.
I'm just looking for any ideas or suggestions or anything really. As I said I'm not the fishy person, my Husband is but I am desperate for the fish to live, I hate losing them.
Any help would be amazing, thanks in advance
Request Help
Tank size: 50 litres
pH: 7.5
ammonia: not on test strip
nitrite: 0
nitrate: 40
kH: 240
gH: 180
tank temp: 25 degrees Celsius (according to sticky thing on tank)
Fish Symptoms (include full description including lesion, color, location, fish behavior): - explained at end of questions
Volume and Frequency of water changes: - every 3rd day 1/3rd water change
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: nutrafin water conditioner, UV filtery thing
Tank inhabitants: 2 baby mollys, 1 neon tetra, couple of fake plants
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration):
Exposure to chemicals:
Digital photo (include if possible):
RIGHTTTTTTT - we got this tank 2nd hand about 5 months ago, it was set up for about 4 days before we got any fish (what the aquarium place told us). We then got 3 mollys and 6 something or other elses (name escapes me, sorry). Most of the fish died over the course of a few weeks, and at the same time about 30 molly babies appeared in the tank. These slowly died too until in the end all we were left with was 6 baby mollys, these have lasted-ish, there are now 2 of these left after losing one today. About 2 weeks ago we got 5 neon tetras. We now have 1 left.
We are a bit baffled. We've had problems with green water, so we got a UV filter and altered the blinds in the lounge, the water isn't green now. The tank is water changed regularly, fed every other day, the test strips have been reading ok for a few months and the nitrates are reading as perfect, we got new test strips just for nitrates and they still show as ok.
I'm just looking for any ideas or suggestions or anything really. As I said I'm not the fishy person, my Husband is but I am desperate for the fish to live, I hate losing them.
Any help would be amazing, thanks in advance
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