My Neons Are Dying 1 By 1!

[6lkl6l]

i bout 6 neons yesterday and did the nececery floating stuff.
my tank was setup the day after chrismas but i used sand from my well established tank and sqeezed in the old filter media. i have 3 guppies in the tank since setup and they are fine i bout quite abit of live plants yesterday aswell then got home and i think most are non aquatic plants but they shouldnt be afecting the water yet at all.
the neons are swiming wierd at the top and then 30 minutes later there dead but the guppies are fine.
whats wrong? the tank is a 30g tall with an eclipse filter hood, whats going on i only have 4 neaons left and onne dying

 

[Mikaila31]

what r your water stats?

 

[ccg]

There is a good chance that your tank is not cycled which could lead to many problems. If you have a test kit, then please use it and post your water stats so we can help you out.

 

[6lkl6l]

i dont have a kit but i took a sample to the store and they said it was good i dont remember what the stats were

could anything else be wrong,? its not my plants are they im pretty sure one of them is a peace lilly but they had tons of peace lillys there underwater thriving i think i have two other nonaquatics but dont know what they are, one has grean on top of the leaf and on the bottom its purple its in bad shape though.

 

[fishing4exotics]

Hi 6lkl6l, it sounds like you are still going through a cycle in your tank. Common mistake for people is to add too much fish before they cycle their tank. Leading to problems with fish health. I would just let the tank cycle for a total of 6 weeks before adding more fish. As for the plants I would trim off or remove the dead plants. Dead plant matter adds to the ammonia level. Ammonia is very toxic to fish. Don't dispair after your tank cylces you will have a great time with your fish

 

[6lkl6l]

well the fish were my fault i didnt cycle the tank long enough and ill cycle it completly before i get more fish.
but the fish store sold me a peace lilly, aero head plant, a purple waffle and i think its called a dracena, and none are true aquatic!
i dont think its thier fault because he seemed to know what he was talking about he just didnt know his plants . they had really nice planted aquaria but plants from there wernt for sale.
should i take the plants out imedietly?

 

[fishing4exotics]

It's up to you. Some plants are partly aquatic. They can survive a flood season underwater. In the future you might want to consider anubias and java fern. Both are very hardy plants and don't require much maintenance in the way of fertilizing and lighting needs.