rust81
Fish Crazy
Bit of a weird one this, so thought i'd post to see what people think.
My third tank has been set up for over 3 months now - 130L which was fishless cycled first. I have 3 live plants and am running an external tetratec ex700 filter. Tank inhabitants are:
2 angels
6 zebra danios
6 glowlight tetras
3 bristlenose babies
1 guppy (there were 4 to start off with)
About 3 weeks ago i bought 4 guppies from a new pet shop that has just opened. I decided to get 1 male and 3 females - stupidly enough i was busy chatting to the bloke in the shop rather than ensuring that i wasnt getting any gammy fish. Anyway over the course of the past 3 weeks i have lost 3 guppies, the latest today. They all went very differently:
1) Died within 3 days - gills looked inflammed ever since i had bought it
2) Dies 2 weeks later - looked like very minor pine coning. This one did have part of its tail missing when i bought it
3) Died today - have been hanging at the top of the tank for that past week occasionally, but will still eating. No other symptoms.
Tank stats are:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 40
pH 7.6
Temp: 26
Now this is the only species to be affected, fish are not displaying any obvious symptoms such as flicking or hanging near the surface. In fact i think the water stats must be fine as the angels keep spawning - altho i'm not sure if i have 1 or 2 females as the eggs keep being eaten after 24hrs.
Any ideas?
My third tank has been set up for over 3 months now - 130L which was fishless cycled first. I have 3 live plants and am running an external tetratec ex700 filter. Tank inhabitants are:
2 angels
6 zebra danios
6 glowlight tetras
3 bristlenose babies
1 guppy (there were 4 to start off with)
About 3 weeks ago i bought 4 guppies from a new pet shop that has just opened. I decided to get 1 male and 3 females - stupidly enough i was busy chatting to the bloke in the shop rather than ensuring that i wasnt getting any gammy fish. Anyway over the course of the past 3 weeks i have lost 3 guppies, the latest today. They all went very differently:
1) Died within 3 days - gills looked inflammed ever since i had bought it
2) Dies 2 weeks later - looked like very minor pine coning. This one did have part of its tail missing when i bought it
3) Died today - have been hanging at the top of the tank for that past week occasionally, but will still eating. No other symptoms.
Tank stats are:
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: 40
pH 7.6
Temp: 26
Now this is the only species to be affected, fish are not displaying any obvious symptoms such as flicking or hanging near the surface. In fact i think the water stats must be fine as the angels keep spawning - altho i'm not sure if i have 1 or 2 females as the eggs keep being eaten after 24hrs.
Any ideas?
