Need To Decrease Filter's Power Immediately

[Bloodworm]

************PROBLEM RESOLVED************
I took the filter back and bought a Top Fin 10 Power Filter.


I have a 5 gallon tank which had a betta fish and now just has an african dwarf frog. The betta was just bought 2 days ago. He was placed into the 5 gallon, which was heated to 80 degrees.

He seemed lonely the first day, and didn't eat, so I went and bought him an african dwarf frog yesterday. He had a buddy. Still, he refused to eat today, which means he didn't eat in about 38 hours. One time the frog was on top of the water, and the betta nipped at him. The ADF swam away. I don't know why he did it, because the ADF swam right in front of his face several times and the betta never made a move. Maybe the betta thought he was a piece of food?

Anyways, I tried feeding him Omega One flakes and even tried bloodworms. They have floated right past his face and he hasn't eaten then. I have no idea why. Also, the frog still hasn't eaten any bloodworms. He has not eaten now for about 40 hours now, since I bought him.

Now, my main point is the filter. The filter is a Marina i25 which is designed for aquariums up to 6.6 gallons. It is an internal filter. Well, I went out with my friends for about 1½ hours. I came home and looked in the tank. The betta had his long back fin stuck in the filters little intake slit-typed holes. I unplugged the filter instantly. The betta fell off from the filter and hit the gravel. He was lifeless. I disposed of his body. ):

Now yet again, I turned it on while my ADF was by it just for a second to test it, and it was pulling the ADF. I shut it off, and now the filter remains off. I have no idea what to do. I can't go buy a new filter right now because its almost 1 o'clock in the morning...

EDIT: Just woke up to find the ADF dead as well. I have no idea what killed him. Could he have starved to death in 2 days? I dropped several bloodworms in, and like I said, he just swam right past them or even swam into them without eating them. He liked to climb between the filter and the tank, where there was a little ½ cm space. He would lay inbetween there, and just stack his head up for air. He did the same thing with my thermometer. He lays on top of it and sticks his head up for air. Did the filter crush him or something? Maybe he got stuck behind it? Hes slept there one night for 12+ hours and only came out when I moved the filter.

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

Do you have a sponge/towel that you haven't put soap on? You can superglue it to the front of the filter outlet or put it in the filter to act like extra media.

 

[CezzaXV]

What are your water stats like? Is your tank cycled? Not eating may be a sign of ammonia poisoning. Ammonia poisoning would also make a fish weak and possible to get caught against the filter without the strength to swim away. Ammonia poisoning would also kill a fish outright - his body was probably sucked against the filter after his death.

 

[Bloodworm]

What are your water stats like? Is your tank cycled? Not eating may be a sign of ammonia poisoning. Ammonia poisoning would also make a fish weak and possible to get caught against the filter without the strength to swim away. Ammonia poisoning would also kill a fish outright - his body was probably sucked against the filter after his death.

I didn't get to buy a test kit yet, I will when I have $30. I took some gravel from my 29 gallon goldfish tank and put a little in the 5 gallon to give a bacteria jump start. I doubt the tank had ammonia issues, it was running a 6.6 gallon filter and had only been up for a total of about 48 hours before everyone died out. All though, the water got cloudy for some reason. I can super glue a towel over the filter? Super glue won't hurt the fish?

 

[DJH584]

Sounds to me that you are doing a fish IN cycle.
The cloudiness you experienced appears to be bacterial bloom which is not unusual in new tanks.

Do you have a filter on the 29 gallon tank? If so can you take some of the media from that and cram it into 6.6 gallon filter to try and give the cycle a head start?

You really do need an ammonia testing kit - preferably the liquid type - forget the rest of them for the moment as your priority is to keep the ammonia level down to less than 0.25ppm. This will mean doing daily water changes of at least 50%.

Sorry to hear about your betta but, as others have said, it does appear that excessive ammonia got to the poor fella.

In respect of superglue, yes you can use this BUT make sure that the glue is thoroughly dry before introducing it to your tank i.e. leave to dry for at least 24 hours.

David

 

[CezzaXV]

You'll also want to make sure that the ingredients of the superglue says cyanoacrylate as this is the stuff that's safe for fish.

The size of the filter is irrelevant if it doesn't have the necessary bacteria in it to support the bioload.

 

[Bloodworm]

Sounds to me that you are doing a fish IN cycle.
The cloudiness you experienced appears to be bacterial bloom which is not unusual in new tanks.

Do you have a filter on the 29 gallon tank? If so can you take some of the media from that and cram it into 6.6 gallon filter to try and give the cycle a head start?

You really do need an ammonia testing kit - preferably the liquid type - forget the rest of them for the moment as your priority is to keep the ammonia level down to less than 0.25ppm. This will mean doing daily water changes of at least 50%.

Sorry to hear about your betta but, as others have said, it does appear that excessive ammonia got to the poor fella.

In respect of superglue, yes you can use this BUT make sure that the glue is thoroughly dry before introducing it to your tank i.e. leave to dry for at least 24 hours.

David

What I said made me sound like someone whose new to fish.. I know what I'm doing for the most part. Of course I have a filter. I do my research before I get a fish. I have some super glue I bought at the dollar store, and it has cyanoacrylate in it. I don't have an unused towel-- I can buy one if necessary. But, what if I cut a piece of mesh out of a net? I can cut a little section of mesh and superglue it over the filters intake so it blocks the holes so fins can't get stuc in. Does that sound ok?

 

[ZephyrStarPlaties]

Sounds to me that you are doing a fish IN cycle.
The cloudiness you experienced appears to be bacterial bloom which is not unusual in new tanks.

Do you have a filter on the 29 gallon tank? If so can you take some of the media from that and cram it into 6.6 gallon filter to try and give the cycle a head start?

You really do need an ammonia testing kit - preferably the liquid type - forget the rest of them for the moment as your priority is to keep the ammonia level down to less than 0.25ppm. This will mean doing daily water changes of at least 50%.

Sorry to hear about your betta but, as others have said, it does appear that excessive ammonia got to the poor fella.

In respect of superglue, yes you can use this BUT make sure that the glue is thoroughly dry before introducing it to your tank i.e. leave to dry for at least 24 hours.

David

What I said made me sound like someone whose new to fish.. I know what I'm doing for the most part. Of course I have a filter. I do my research before I get a fish. I have some super glue I bought at the dollar store, and it has cyanoacrylate in it. I don't have an unused towel-- I can buy one if necessary. But, what if I cut a piece of mesh out of a net? I can cut a little section of mesh and superglue it over the filters intake so it blocks the holes so fins can't get stuc in. Does that sound ok?

He knows you have filters, but did you cycle the tank?

 

[gforce17]

ditto