jerseybabi609
New Member
Hi, recently in attemp to cycle a new tank i had mass die off. Initially i had 4 guppies that died within a day and half. From appearance it looked like it could have been the new tank syndrome. Then my lfs recomended putting 3 or 4 glowlites in there which i already have 7 in my other 10 gallon thats been up and running for couple if months now. I added 7 real plants and 4 glowlites to the new tank. About 2 days later my fish developed white film on their body and extreme fin/tail rot and all died one at a time over the next 3 days. I tested the water and so did my lfs and we both came up with fine water parameters. Lfs believed that it was caused by a bacterial infection due to temperture changes since this tank is on my patio. I do have a fan on a timer and a heater at night. What i did notice as well is that my amazon swords have small holes on the leaves with brown spots around them. And my other plants are brital as well. I wonder if the plants may have harmful parasites or was it just the bacteria that killed my fish? Any how my question now is what do i do to ensure the tank is bactefia/parasites free before i attemp to put anyone else in there? The water has normal parameters/safe parameters as far as...no2, no3, and ph.