Iv had 3 of these fish for a couple of months now, no problem. They were in a smaller 10g tank and recently they were transferred over to a 20g tall. Since i had more space i decided to add a couple of more fish to the tank just so they could have a bigger school. I purchased 5 more. The odd thing is that slowly and one by one they scissortails have been passing away.
Iv checked the ammonia and the Ph levels and everything is normal. I also went as far as taking a water sample to 2 pet stores to get it checked out and i was told the same thing, everything was fine.
In my tank i have one bristlenose pleco, betta, 5 shrimp, 5 julii catfish, 2 mystery snails and now only 2 of my scissortails left (I had 8 mind you). At first I thought maybe I didn't acclimate the fish slowly enough because the first fish to die were the 5 i bought. The first few days the fish were fine, then they started dropping like flies and i lost all 5 over a 3 day period. I checked the water parameters and everything seemed well, so i thought maybe the fish were sick from the store until this morning. One of the 3 scissortails i originally had for several months from my 10g passed away this morning, leaving me with only two i originally had. So far, neither of the other fish (cory/shrimp) have died since i purchased them... except for one ghost shrimp who was just DOA.
Any ideas on whats going on?
I also have some plants, a water lily, anacharis, 2 bamboo, a marimo moss ball and a couple of pieces of driftwood and one big piece of wood that may still be leaking tannins (all of these purchased from petco/petsmart.)
I just checked the Ph and its somewhere between 7.0 - 7.2 (It's been very slightly fluxing because of my new driftwood). Also, I've been doing partial water changes bi-daily since establishing my new tank to help keep the new bioload down.
Any help is appreciated.
Also note, I realized afterwards I did not set up my tank correctly. My 10g was established but I only let my 20g cycle for a short period of time (a couple days rather than weeks :/). I used my old gravel from my 10g, my old plants, some decor with algae on it and even an old filter to help speed up the process but I still fear I put my fish in MUCH too soon.(I would like to blame the petco guys for saying it was okay to just plop my fish in right away, but its my fault for listening to them ). I know the number one fish killer is inexperience, which is why I'm trying to see what I can do now to help save my other fish. Everyone else seems fine in my tank, but I worry nonetheless.
Iv checked the ammonia and the Ph levels and everything is normal. I also went as far as taking a water sample to 2 pet stores to get it checked out and i was told the same thing, everything was fine.
In my tank i have one bristlenose pleco, betta, 5 shrimp, 5 julii catfish, 2 mystery snails and now only 2 of my scissortails left (I had 8 mind you). At first I thought maybe I didn't acclimate the fish slowly enough because the first fish to die were the 5 i bought. The first few days the fish were fine, then they started dropping like flies and i lost all 5 over a 3 day period. I checked the water parameters and everything seemed well, so i thought maybe the fish were sick from the store until this morning. One of the 3 scissortails i originally had for several months from my 10g passed away this morning, leaving me with only two i originally had. So far, neither of the other fish (cory/shrimp) have died since i purchased them... except for one ghost shrimp who was just DOA.
Any ideas on whats going on?
I also have some plants, a water lily, anacharis, 2 bamboo, a marimo moss ball and a couple of pieces of driftwood and one big piece of wood that may still be leaking tannins (all of these purchased from petco/petsmart.)
I just checked the Ph and its somewhere between 7.0 - 7.2 (It's been very slightly fluxing because of my new driftwood). Also, I've been doing partial water changes bi-daily since establishing my new tank to help keep the new bioload down.
Any help is appreciated.
Also note, I realized afterwards I did not set up my tank correctly. My 10g was established but I only let my 20g cycle for a short period of time (a couple days rather than weeks :/). I used my old gravel from my 10g, my old plants, some decor with algae on it and even an old filter to help speed up the process but I still fear I put my fish in MUCH too soon.(I would like to blame the petco guys for saying it was okay to just plop my fish in right away, but its my fault for listening to them ). I know the number one fish killer is inexperience, which is why I'm trying to see what I can do now to help save my other fish. Everyone else seems fine in my tank, but I worry nonetheless.