CherryBerry
Mostly New Member
Hello I'm starting a 28 gallon tank, mainly just for a couple of bullfrog tadpoles. My stepdad had one in his attic and he gave it to me, it's a little bit old but it's definitely nice. I have had it for about a week, and I've added some pea gravel from Lowe's (which I carefully washed off but didn't seem to get ALL the debris off it). I've also added in about 4 wysteria plants. After filling it with water and letting it sit for about 5 days, I wanted to get a small fish or 2 to start up the nitrogen cycle and to test the water. So I got a feeder goldfish and added him to the tank, but he died after about a day. That's okay, I don't really like goldfish either and he was 10 cents.
A couple days later, I decided to try 2 rosy red minnows. I added them to the tank and they swam around for a day. The next day I added in an Amazon Sword plant and hornwort, just to experiment with different types of plants. The hornwort made a huge mess and I removed 90% of it, it needs to be thrown away haha.
Anyways, later that night I go to check on my fish and one of them is dead , stuck to the filter intake. I'm wondering if the other rosy red minnow will die as well.
I'm not sure why these fish keep dying, I haven't fed them at all yet but I've only had them for about a day each. I know that fish die in newly built aquariums, and it's best to let them sit for about a month. Perhaps I added these fish in way too quickly, what do you guys think?
A couple days later, I decided to try 2 rosy red minnows. I added them to the tank and they swam around for a day. The next day I added in an Amazon Sword plant and hornwort, just to experiment with different types of plants. The hornwort made a huge mess and I removed 90% of it, it needs to be thrown away haha.
Anyways, later that night I go to check on my fish and one of them is dead , stuck to the filter intake. I'm wondering if the other rosy red minnow will die as well.
I'm not sure why these fish keep dying, I haven't fed them at all yet but I've only had them for about a day each. I know that fish die in newly built aquariums, and it's best to let them sit for about a month. Perhaps I added these fish in way too quickly, what do you guys think?