Neon Tetra

[craigie]

Hi there. i brought 10 neon tetras on Friday it's now Sunday night and I only have 5 left I can see any bodies in the tank anywhere. the tetras I do have left seem to be attacking rack other is this a common thing?

craig

 

[sted]

what other fish do u have in the tank? water parimeters? was it cycled?

 

[jacko32]

have you looked inside your filter i bought 25 for my planted tank and 2 got sucked into the filter

 

[craigie]

I'm not sure the size of the as it was my dads tank it's pretty big thou. when I brought the tetras I also brought 6 zebra denias. there is also a pleco in the tank for about 5 years but that don't seem to be bothered by the tetras. I still have all 6 of the zebras left.

 

[Gilli]

Sounds as though you must have a problem with your water stats and they have died - neon tetras are very sensitive to bad water quality. They have probaly been half eaten and/or sucked into the filter or if they are in the tankn they are very hard to spot as they lose their colour. What are your water readings? Also 16 fish is a lot to add in one go you may have caused a spike in your water readings which has caused the problem.

 

[craigie]

I will get a water ph testing kit is it easy to test the quality of the water?

 

[Joshwainwright]

I will get a water ph testing kit is it easy to test the quality of the water?

You simply put some water in a test tube, add the test liquid and compare the colour to a chart.

 

[PSUalum]

you want to be testing ammonia and nitrIte levels.

 

[Whitey_144]

you want to be testing ammonia and nitrIte levels.

cheapest place to get them is on ebay, can get ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and PH on there for about £17 (API)

 

[Aqua Tom]

Look in the top corner of the tank, on the surface next to the filter inlet.

 

[ORidout]

you want to be testing ammonia and nitrIte levels.

cheapest place to get them is on ebay, can get ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and PH on there for about £17 (API)

Seapets (www.seapets.co.uk) stock a 6 in 1 test kit for £11.75. Delivery on orders over £20 is free, under £20 and its quite cheap

 

[Whitey_144]

you want to be testing ammonia and nitrIte levels.

cheapest place to get them is on ebay, can get ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and PH on there for about £17 (API)

Seapets (www.seapets.co.uk) stock a 6 in 1 test kit for £11.75. Delivery on orders over £20 is free, under £20 and its quite cheap

interesting! hehe seapets are good.

i was talking about the API test kit, not sure about others.

 

[Joshwainwright]

I got my Roma 125 from Seapets, it's a shame they don't stock actual fish!