Please Help Emergncy

[harryman]

i put some new fish in to day they were

2 zodiac loaches
3 guppys
1 gourami
3 leapord danios
4 small tiger barbs
2 angle fish
3 glass cats
2 swordtails
1 clown loach
1 banjo cat
1 small aqatic frog

and i found 1 guppy 1 glass cat and 1 zodiac loach dead at the bottom and i want to konw what it is please help i understand that the gourami can get quite aggressive is it him. but as i put them in i have noticed they all seem to be at the top all the time is that some thing but all hte fish i had before that were fine is it cos i have introduce to many at once oh and no ive just found the other loach dead i have also notice my filter is makeing a weird sound is it that please reply i need some help before its too late

 

[tttnjfttt]

we need some more info from you. How big is your tank, are the fish you listed all that are in there? What are your water stats (ammonia, nitrite, ntirate, and pH)

 

[Bloo]

It's already too late for all the dead fish
You have without a doubt added far far too many fish in one go. Your tank will now have excess ammonia and you will need to start some small 10% water changes every few hours.

Do you know what your water stats are ? Ammonia & Nitrite specifically ?

How long has your tank been up and running ?
Was your tank fully cycled ?
How did you cycle your tank?

Sorry to say, but I suggest you take the majority of those fish back unless you want to deal with further death and illness.

 

[SamUK]

and when this lil mess is sorted we can work on your stocking.


good luck.

 

[Marcos]

What kind of shop would sell you 23 fish all at once no questions asked??

 

[harryman]

i dont know my water stats but my friends dad who in to fish as a hobbie for many years said it would be ok and i did leave my water to mature for two weeks and i add some tap safe on the first day of getting it i do have two pleco and two platys and they are all quite small but i had them in before getting these ones and they were ok my tank is 16in high width 24in depth 12 in

 

[Bubble eye]

I was with my friend when he bought the fish and the man at the shop didnt mention anything that stocking so many fish was not a good idea

 

[Bloo]

That's a grossly overstocked 20 Gallon tank.
I'm amazed that a shop would sell you that many fish in one go. And such a wide range of mixed fish too.

I suggest you take everything apart from the leopard danios back. The Clown Loach is unsuitable for a 20 gallon tank. I doubt that angelfish are fine in that size tank either. The glass cats should only go into a mature tank (6 months or older).

There are many nipping fish in that collection and are very unsuitable for such a small tank. I suggest you re-think your stocking list and do some research before you buy fish again.

Also get test kits for ammonia and nitrite. And only ever add fish if and when both those levels are zero and stay at zero for 2 weeks at least.

By letting your tank "stand" for 2 weeks, accomplished nothing at all I'm afraid. You either need to return all fish and do a fishless cycle (read the pinned topics) or only keep the danios and read the pinned topics on how to cycle with fish.

Best of luck.

 

[BOD]

Is this a joke...you have 77 posts what have you been posting and readin about for the past few months....

 

[phlawed]

Is this a joke...you have 77 posts what have you been posting and readin about for the past few months....

but april fools isnt for almost another 2 weeks

 

[BOD]

according to the profile is 99 years old?

 

[Bubble eye]

I can see 2 people are here that dont care about fish dying

 

[BOD]

umm yea just because i think its not the truth means i dont care about dying fish.....bloozoo2 has already stated what to do with the dying and other fish....and im just saying that it doesnt seem real...

 

[harryman]

thx for the advice of the water change the fish are looking a lot better i cant belive iv got to do anthor at 1am o well if i want them to live which i do its a sacrfice of sleep i have to do lol im goin to have a go at the shop owner on monday

 

[SPLiSH]

That's the spirit.

Honestly, it shocking that they didn't warn you about ammonia/nitrite cycle....

I would try to find another shop to buy from in future, these people don't sound like they deserve your business.