Help Guppies

[BuggGuppies]

Im Just having as bad luck as you are i started tropical fish again redone the hole tank when it was set up i added a few ect but 3 months in im all ready having problems where i wake up to a dead fish or on with a nip tail and it was going so well I Have Lost 3 Neons Tetras And 1 Guppy And 1-2 Have Had There Taild Niped I regualy Clean the Tank And Clean Filters And Have A Nice Range Of Plants and Decor To I Have See On Neon Biting A Guppys tail But In Not Shore I Also Have Lots Of Thows Snails

Can Any one help me here!

I Have Now

Neon Tetras x4
Orange Guppys x2 (Did Have 3 But One Died It Was A Female)
Green guppys with black dots x3 ( One Of These Have Seriouse Nips to The Tail)
Blue Guppys x3 (These Ones Are Fine)
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[Cazgar]

How big is your tank& what are your water stats?
Did you cycle your filter?

 

[BuggGuppies]

my tank about 30gall and i clean filter sponges regualy in old tank water and i usualy top up every so ofton

and yes i did cycle my filters i atualy left it to cycle for a few weeks about 3 to make shore it was perfict and when i added fish i keep a close eye on ph and nitrite too

and my water stat is its at around about 7ph and the nitrate test comes clear and idears?



i have about 5 females
and 3 males

 

[eaglesaquarium]

How did you cycle it during those 3 weeks? Was there a source of ammonia, or did the tank just sit there empty with the filter and heater going?


You mentioned keeping an eye on nitrite, and you mentioned the nitrate being "clear". That doesn't address the real issue, which is probably ammonia. Do you have an ammonia kit, and are you testing it?

Ammonia and nitrite should both be zero (as with a fully cycled tank), however nitrate should be showing up by now if the tank has been running cycled for 3 months. If it isn't, then chances are that the cycle isn't complete yet.


The cycle works like this: Ammonia needs to be processed first into nitrite. Then the nitrite needs to be processed into nitrate. Then you do your water changes to remove the nitrate.

If your filter bacteria aren't able to handle the ammonia produced by the fish, the ammonia builds up and poisons the fish. Ditto for the nitrite. The nitrAte can build up and can only be effectively removed by water changes.

 

[BuggGuppies]

 

[colleen0309]

But see, you haven't answered the question of how you cycled your filter. Alot of people are under the assumption that if you run the filter, you are cycling. This is not the case. You need an ammonia source to cycle your tank. We are just trying to narrow down your problem. We need to know how you cycled your filter, what your levels are for ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate. We could do more harm if we don't have this information. I don't want to tell you it's a bacterial infection and have you treat it with meds and that not be the problem.

 

[BuggGuppies]

right!
I Get It Now O The amonia Source Must Of Been I added after 1 week i added 3 fish and slowly added more

 

[HayzH]

what are your water stats now?
You are in a fish IN cycle..have a look at the section in the beginners forum all you need to know is in there.
Your fish are certainly dying of Ammonia poisioning. you need to do BIG waterchanges DAILY (maybe even 2) to keep your ammonia down to 0. NitrIte also needs to be 0. NitrAte is fine up to in the 100's.

Test your water
Do a big waterchange.
test water, if still showing Ammonia do ANOTHER waterchange.
Test water daily
waterchange when you have ANY reading of Ammonia OR NitrIte.

 

[the_lock_man]

and yes i did cycle my filters i atualy left it to cycle for a few weeks about 3 to make shore it was perfict

right!
I Get It Now O The amonia Source Must Of Been I added after 1 week i added 3 fish and slowly added more

Mate, we're not trying to catch you out, we're not trying to make you feel silly, we're not trying to judge you, we're trying to help you. We need accurate info from you to be able to help you. If you tell us one thing, then tell us something different, that makes it incredibly difficult for us to figure out what's going on.

Believe me, I made loads of mistakes when I started out, if it wasn't for this forum, I'd probably have jacked it in long before now. No-one is going to think badly of you for making beginners mistakes, especially when those mistakes are propagated by the majority of fish shops.

Tell us what has actually happened, and we can advise on the next few steps.

 

[eaglesaquarium]

+1


Bugg,

I look forward to your next post. I hope that the members here will get an opportunity to help you.

 

[Col1957]

I agree, quite a few fish shops do get it wrong.

 

[colleen0309]

Please let us help you help your fish! I get great pleasure out of helping people getting it done right. Test your water, with a liquid test kit, for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates. We really do want to help, but most of us will be away for the holiday and this may not wait till Monday, or Tuesday. We'd like to get you on track for the weekend. Happy Holidays!

 

[BuggGuppies]

Chears!

Ive Just Done On Masive change And as i lifted it out it looked a bit dark and after the fishseem much happyer which makes me happy ill be changeing the water in 2 weeks as i have run out of the chemical freash start to get a rid of the cloride or some thing like that

 

[BuggGuppies]

im hoping to buy some testing water stuff and the emicals is there a persific tipe i should be looking at? Please Help

 

[BuggGuppies]

also thank to all as i have found the cause of the problem it was the water that one great guy came round and had a look to to try and help and make things clearer and that i hadent done the cycle right and aparently i made the bigest mistake in the book of fish keeping NEVER LISTEN TO PETS AT HOMES ADVICE AS THE ADVICE I WAS GIVE WAS APARENTLY A LOAD OF RUBISH AS the man i spoke to said it will be fine put some water in ect details in turn ont heater and filter and its done the cycle



Edit:
is that right to do?