Hi there,
I have had a new tropical tank set up for about 10 days now.
I set the tank up properly and used the neutrafin cycle and aqua plus so that fish could be introduced as soon as the water temperature was right.
I started off with just transfering my male figther fish into it.
Everything was fine.
I carried out the course of the neutrafin cycle that lasted 3 days to build up the bacteria the tank needs.
I then went and bought 5 neon tetras 3 days later and introduced them, everything was running great two/three days later so decided to add another 5 neon tetras and one Plec.
Everything seemed fine, there was no aggression from the tetras, but a couple of days later, 2 neons had died during the night.
I thought it was just one of those things, kept a close eye on the tank, but then i noticed one of the neons was 'darting' at the others.
Another neon died a couple of nights later. I noticed little white spots on them, done some research and went to pets at home where they confirmed it as white spot.
I have used a two treatment solution (a horrid dark green stuff) and it seems to be working, the white spots are going away.
We read somewhere that we might be over feeding the tetras and that could be killing them (we were origonally feeding them a small amount 3 times a day - to the whole tank). We have reduced this to 2 flakes crushed up small in the morning, and at about 8pm again. Two flakes dont sound like a lot, but there is only the fighter fish, 1 plec and 6 neons - they all get some.
Today, i noticed that ALL the 6 neons are going at each other and they are all nibbling at my fighters fins! They are making holes in his fins and he wont seem to fight back.
Any ideas what I can do?
could it be water conditions? :s or just a bunch of bampot neons?! :roll:
I have had a new tropical tank set up for about 10 days now.
I set the tank up properly and used the neutrafin cycle and aqua plus so that fish could be introduced as soon as the water temperature was right.
I started off with just transfering my male figther fish into it.
Everything was fine.
I carried out the course of the neutrafin cycle that lasted 3 days to build up the bacteria the tank needs.
I then went and bought 5 neon tetras 3 days later and introduced them, everything was running great two/three days later so decided to add another 5 neon tetras and one Plec.
Everything seemed fine, there was no aggression from the tetras, but a couple of days later, 2 neons had died during the night.
I thought it was just one of those things, kept a close eye on the tank, but then i noticed one of the neons was 'darting' at the others.
Another neon died a couple of nights later. I noticed little white spots on them, done some research and went to pets at home where they confirmed it as white spot.
I have used a two treatment solution (a horrid dark green stuff) and it seems to be working, the white spots are going away.
We read somewhere that we might be over feeding the tetras and that could be killing them (we were origonally feeding them a small amount 3 times a day - to the whole tank). We have reduced this to 2 flakes crushed up small in the morning, and at about 8pm again. Two flakes dont sound like a lot, but there is only the fighter fish, 1 plec and 6 neons - they all get some.
Today, i noticed that ALL the 6 neons are going at each other and they are all nibbling at my fighters fins! They are making holes in his fins and he wont seem to fight back.
Any ideas what I can do?
could it be water conditions? :s or just a bunch of bampot neons?! :roll: