Fish Deaths

[LoveToStack]

I recently added 3 guppies to my tank and one died the first night, then another on the second night. Ontop of this 2 barbs have died as well as one neon. They haven't shown any symptoms really, they just seem to die rather suddenly.
The last remaining guppy seems fine but then so did the other two as well as everything else. The only one's who haven't had a loss yet are the silver dollars, touch wood.
Any ideas what's happening here?

[Richie]

I recently added 3 guppies to my tank and one died the first night, then another on the second night. Ontop of this 2 barbs have died as well as one neon. They haven't shown any symptoms really, they just seem to die rather suddenly.
The last remaining guppy seems fine but then so did the other two as well as everything else. The only one's who haven't had a loss yet are the silver dollars, touch wood.
Any ideas what's happening here?

Im sure you may be aware, but sometimes the fish can't handle the change of Temperature in the water, maybe ring up the shop were you got them and ask them what Temperature they leave there tanks at then try get the Temperature of your tank as similar as possible also change in food can be a big thing believe it or not but there are different types of fish food and a drastic change can kill them instantly.

[Chaos]

I had a goldfish once.

Won it from a fair lasted about a week.

Not that this has any relevence to this thread just thought id say. :rolleyes:

[LoveToStack]

Im sure you may be aware, but sometimes the fish can't handle the change of Temperature in the water, maybe ring up the shop were you got them and ask them what Temperature they leave there tanks at then try get the Temperature of your tank as similar as possible also change in food can be a big thing believe it or not but there are different types of fish food and a drastic change can kill them instantly.

All the other fish; Neons, Barbs, Silver Dollars, have all been in the tank for well over a year. The guppies have obvously brought something in which is killing them all.
A silver dollar died last night. >:l

[Blinger1]

Fish are pointless imo. They just float there and you spend 50 bucks on em (food water cleaning stuff)... do you just flush them down the toilet when they die?

[Lee]

Fish are pointless imo. They just float there and you spend 50 bucks on em (food water cleaning stuff)... do you just flush them down the toilet when they die?
I do flush them..

OMG just noticed my gold fish is dead, I won it from a fair and it has been alive for 6 months now... Shame tbh but I want a tortoise :)

[Wahey]

Fish from fairs aint bad tbh, i won two and one lasted about 4 years and i've still got the other one, this is the 5th or 6th year atm. My sisters one from the fair is like 12 years old now.
I think apparently mixing differ types of fish give diseases, that's what i got told ???

[Evescence]

You shouldnt put silver dollars with neons and guppies

I have 7 guppies, 30 neons, 2 pleco with small 1 big, some shark, and a few other fish and some babies none died yet :p getting some red cherry shrimp tomorrow will post pics of tank tomorrow

[LoveToStack]

The dollars go fine with the neons and guppies. My silver dollars aren't very big though.

[Evescence]

Fish compatibility

The silver dollar is listed as semi-aggressive but it is very mellow like the pacu. These fish can be kept in community tanks with fish that can't fit in their mouths, so don't put a full-grown silver dollar with neon tetras and guppies. These fish can also be kept with larger fish like oscars, pikes, and larger catfish when full grown.


Watch out when there big :)

[Lost]

Maybe there is something wrong with the water? If you've not cleaned it in a while then do so... I can't really think of anything else.

[Evescence]

Do water tests, and have you cycled water for a min of 3-6 weeks?

[brandon]

I do flush them..

OMG just noticed my gold fish is dead, I won it from a fair and it has been alive for 6 months now... Shame tbh but I want a tortoise :)
Did you forget to feed it? :S

[lick]

my fish always die, i remeber i had a black and orange one the orange one attacked the black one and killed it i didnt even know fish could attack each other lol

[LoveToStack]

I haven't tested the water but it might be too alkaline. Since I added three guppies and one of the barbs that died had bleeding gills.

[Jack.Lfc]

Flush them down the carzy.

[Fifteen]

Them fish are probs contaminated, you can get this stuff which you put in the water to uncomtainates the water.

Used to have loads of tropical fish - Angel fish, blue neons, guppies and a angel fish. One of the guppies had loads of babies and the angel fish was eating them all, so we had to get a net for the babies.

[Mint]

Oh dear. This is not good at all. Guppys are very tough tropical fish. They can withstand temperatures from 21 - 29 degrees centigrade. Also, they are comfortable in a PH ranging from 6 - 9 so if your temp or PH was not right for your guppys then most of your other fish would also be dead/dying. What you need to do is get one or even all of them out with a net and put them into a a see through platic bag (like the ones that they come in when you buy them) which has water from the tank in. Take it to your local fish shop and ask them to check them out.

[e5]

they sometimes eat each other. make sure ur not mixing topical fish wid other fish etc.

[seanio]

Do you have a test kit such an ammonia, nitrAte and nitrIte? As all of these conditions should be 0. Ammonia is a toxin that is very harmful to fish and if your filter hasn't developed the essential bacteria then the ammonia in teh tank will damage the fish. Nitrite also is very bad for fish and on your tests this should be a reading of 0.
If you do not have these test kits i reccomend API master test kit, it has all the essential tests packs you need.
If, as you say there were no symptoms on the fish then have you done something to the evironment? Placed anything new in teh tank, or could anything have dropped in? Or have you sprayed aerosol sprays near the tank, as this will kill the fish.

I hope this has helped.

[empress3663]

maybe they didnt adjust to the water's temperature. OR ur water is infected w/ something.hehe try changing the water.