FishChannel Forums / Freshwater Emergencies / Freshwater Forums / My fish are dying.... / Latest PostsInstantForum.NET v4.1.2FishChannel Forumshttp://board.fishchannel.com/forums@bowtieinc.comTue, 06 Jan 2009 05:14:16 GMT20RE: My fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxGlenda, post your own topic about this in the emergency section and we'll help you from there. Also, when you do, post more specifics about your set up, especially the readings (in numbers) for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH. You can have your local fish store test for you if you don't have the kits...just make sure you get the numbers.Tue, 17 Jun 2008 06:17:06 GMTHaileyRE: My fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxThis is my first visit, and this caught my eye, as I have a 29 long tank, with 15 male fancy guppies, and now I am losing another one, to the same thing wrong with your fish. They hang around the top by themself, and finally end up on the bottom, and can't seem to move much and then they die. It could take up to a week also. It's sad.Mon, 16 Jun 2008 21:43:35 GMTGlendaRE: My fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxOn the other hand, if you are adding salt every time you do a water change, you may have been building up the salt in the tank. I agree with Lumberjack -- the general use of salt in an aquarium is really unnecessary -- and can cause problems.Sun, 08 Jun 2008 16:18:50 GMTDavid LassRE: My fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxNormally I would agree with you, but in this case (because they are almost all livebearers that would live part of their lives in brackish to full seawater in the wild) the salt might ease stress.Sun, 08 Jun 2008 05:23:46 GMTHaileyRE: My fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxSalt is for anchovies, unless your making a pizza cut it out.Sun, 08 Jun 2008 04:46:25 GMTLumberjackRE: My fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxthe fish's activity level will decrease, eventually it will sit at the bottom barely moving then the next day they die, the deaths are not after water changes more like a week later, and i change 25% twice a month with a half dosage of aquarium saltSat, 07 Jun 2008 20:01:55 GMTkommander15RE: My fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxCan you describe their deaths in detail? Also, try to remember if there had been any maintenance (like water changes) in the couple days before each death. And how large are the water changes you do, and how far apart? Can you test the kH and gH of both the tap and the tank? I have to wonder if there is some sort of shock going on, which is where a lot of these questions are leading.Sat, 07 Jun 2008 19:46:07 GMTHaileyRE: My fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxWith your water -- that high in pH and hardness -- I suggest that you try keeping African cichlids. They will love your water, and make great tanks.Sat, 07 Jun 2008 18:00:40 GMTDavid LassMy fish are dying....http://board.fishchannel.com/Topic148853-21-1.aspxover the last 3 months i have depleted my fish population in my 20 long. I have killed off 3 swords, 2 black mollies, 2 platies, and 2 guppies. there are still 3 zebra danios, 3 baby platies, and one dwarf pleco. the readings that i took pre-water change are: nitrate 20ppm(the label says this is safe but i don't know),nitrite 0ppm, hardness 300ppm(from the tap), Alkalinity/bufferingcapactiy(?) 270ppm, and ph 8.3. <P>I will change about 10 gallons then get back to you guys....Sat, 07 Jun 2008 09:45:44 GMTkommander15