What Next ?

Brad.H

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Im trying to decide what fish to buy next, I have 1 angel, 2 silver sharks, 2 plecs and 2 bronze corys, they are in a aquaone 620T tank, i have tried a few new additions over the last year which have disappeared over night, Glass catfish and various barbs, does anyone know why or which fish would be getting the new additions ? and can anyone recomend any new fish for me

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I think it's the angels or the silver sharks which have been making your fish dissapear.
 
Hi, Brad.H. This probably isn't going to answer your question as you want to hear it, but it's the only way I can answer it in good conscience.

The first thing you need to do is determine the cause of your new additions' deaths. It may be a fish, but it's much more likely, considering your relatively peaceful stock, that it's a water quality issue. Please post your water test results so we can rule that out as a cause. It's something you'll want to make sure is on the up and up before adding new fish anyway. It would also be helpful to know how long the tank has been running, what kind of filtration you have, etc.

The second thing is to decide what fish to get rid of before deciding what fish to add. Your angel and your corydoras are appropriate for the tank. If the plecos are common plecos, they really aren't. You could go with a species that stays smaller, such as clown plecos, rubber plecos, bushynose, etc. The only thing I can find for silver sharks is Bala Sharks, which get much too big to be accommodated by a 130l aquarium.

My recommendation, once you test your water and determine it is appropriate, is as follows:
-return the plecos (assuming they are common) and silver sharks
-get four more bronze corydoras. They are schooling fish and will prefer the company of others of their kind.
-find another fish that you like that will stay smallish (rasboras, tetras, etc.) and post back what you found.

From there we can help you determine where to go with your tank and what kind of time frame you're looking at. The most important thing, however, is to get your water tested and post the results.
 
Ok ill start at the beginning thanks

It has been running for just over 2 year now, it has the standard filter system which came with the tank it is a unit above the tank with ceramic noodles, black filter sponge,a carbon cartridge and a filter grid.

I have just done a quick test on the water

PH - 6.4
KH - 0d
GH - 16d
NO2 - 0
NO3 - 250

Are these help / right results ?
 
Is there any fish i can get that wont dissappear ?

Bala Sharks grow to 13inches and shoud be kept in tanks that are around 5 feet in length and around 400Litres in volume,
The Angel can grow to a size of 8 inches and will quite easily consume smaller fish.
The plecos if the common species Will grow to between 18 and 24 inches and regardless of their size are huge waste producers

The fish you appear to be losing are fairly sensitive with the species surviving appearing to be fairly hardy fish, this suggests the hardy species are tolerating poor water conditions that would simply kill off more sensitive species.

If it is a water quality issue then it needs to be resolved as even hardy fish will start to keel over if they are subjected to the conditions long term
 
I did not ignore the post i just replied before that post had been put in.

Are the results right ?
 
sorry for the misjudgement,


Your NO3 is sky high, this should really be kept below 40-50, and in most mature tanks this will usually only be around 10-20.
have you got an ammonia test?

your ph is also fairly low, can you test the water coming out of the tap so we can compare these results

How often are you doing water changes as this is the main process where nitrate is removed from the tank?
The high nitrates are however an indication that you are overstocking (in this case not by having too many fish but having inappropriate fish for the tank size)
 
Thanks

I will test the water out the tap in the morning and post the results, i have not got a ammonia test sorry, i normally change the water 25% every 2 to 3 weeks but i have not done this for about 5 weeks this time if im honest i know i should have done but time has been a issue of late.
 
Thanks

I will test the water out the tap in the morning and post the results, i have not got a ammonia test sorry, i normally change the water 25% every 2 to 3 weeks but i have not done this for about 5 weeks this time if im honest i know i should have done but time has been a issue of late.

With large messy fish like sharks, angels and plecos you really need to be changing a minimum of 25% per week IMO.
A liquid based ammonia and nitrate kit would be a valued purchase as the strips tend to be quite inaccurate and the most dangerous stat (ammonia) isn't being tested for.
 

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