Sudden Guppy Death

[fluttermoth]

There may be some bacteria on the plants and things, but 99.9999% of them are in your filter.

Yes, the bacteria are a good thing! You can change as much water as you like; I've done 75, 80, even 90% water changes in my tanks on occasion.
What you must never, ever do though, is let chlorinated tap water near your filter. That must be gently (just enough to keep it from being clogged up with gunk) cleaned in the old water you've taken from the tank.

There can never be too many bacteria; as they live on the fish's wastes, only the amount that can live on the amount of waste your fish produce will grow.

Here's the article on the 'nitrogen cycle' that's in our beginner's resource centre that will probably explain it better than I can; http/www.fishforums.net/index.php?/topic/271928-the-nitrogen-cycle/

Keep on with the questions if you have them, I'm more than happy to help

 

[Marius]

Yay,okey,, that test stuff is exspensive here,but im picking it up tomorrow in another town. When i do water changes,should i use kettle water and let it cool of or hot geaser water and let that cool of? Should i add those declorinator drops aswell and howlong should i let the water stand?

 

[fluttermoth]

Just use normal, cold tap water and then add enough hot, from either the hot tap or the kettle, to bring it up to roughly the right temperature.
There's no need to worry about getting it exactly matching; what feels right to your hand is good enough.

Then add your dechlorinator, give it a quick stir around and it's ready; there's no need to let it stand.

 

[Marius]

oh okey ,ill do that now,,ill be back tomorrow with the test results,thanx

 

[Marius]

Yeah guess what,amonia and nitris is both 0,doest change colour.. I went to the same store and i bought male,i wanted to buy a female aswel but he said they arnt for sale cuz theres something wrong and he wants to fix them befor selling ,,that was the same thank my female that died was in ,,i told him,he gave me an extra male and a female for free from another thank that was virus free,but i learned alot and he told me about al the steps,, so im of to buy a new thank,and in there ,there shall be malawis,im craze about them.. Owner also explaind everything about them if i want to breed them.. So thanx alot for all the replies and time,i will be asking u again if i need help