I Am Soooooo Confused

[Niki]

Hi to everyone

Ok where to begin. I am new to the fish keeping sector. We have a new 55 gallon tank. 9 Zebra Danio's were added late last Saturday. On Monday, one fish died and I found ick on some fish. I was insturcted to treat the tank with salt (the proper kind) . On Tuesday another fish died. I performed a 25% water change and treated the tank with ick cleaner (suggested to me by local pet shop). Wednesday (today) 1 fish died in the morning and another one in the after noon and I see another fish not doing too well. The water is looking murky. The temp has been steady around 80 F and I checked amonia is 0 and nitrite leve is 0.3. I need help. What is going on.

 

[River Dog]

Quite simply your tank is not cycled properly. The nitrogen cycle is a very important stage of fishkeeping, it is the difference between heartache and joy for both the new fishkeeper and fish.THIS THREAD contains some essential reading. that you will find helpful.

 

[Niki]

Quite simply your tank is not cycled properly. The nitrogen cycle is a very important stage of fishkeeping, it is the difference between heartache and joy for both the new fishkeeper and fish.THIS THREAD contains some essential reading. that you will find helpful.

Thank you for taking time to answer me. I have an experienced fish keeper helping me and she was the one who put the fish in over the weekend, i am just trying to solve the problems that arise. What do I need to do to help the fish that are still alive

 

[WILDER]

Read up on the nitrogen cycle.
How long did you climatise the new fish for.