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Liligirl
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heres what I started with one year ago:
55 gallon freshwater tank, 1 goldfish
4 mollies, 3 dwarf gouramis, 3 cory cats, (I think thats what they were) and 1 pleco. They all lived great for about 4/5 months. Then one by one they have died.....NONE having the same symptoms as another. I have seen, pop eye, ich, tail rot, tumors, fungus, velvet, something unidentified, just sudden death with no symptoms, and now the latest is dropsy. I am down to just the gold fish and pleco...those were the only 2 fish I had when I 1st started the tank 7 years ago, I have 1 molly left...thats who's got the dropsy, I always isolate my sick fish. What the heck is going on? Heres the water quality:
NH3 >1
NO2 approx. 0.3
NO3 approx. 20
total hardness arround 60-80
alkalinity 140
ph 7.4
some added salt, not brackish.
tried lots of different foods trying to help...no difference, great filterization, temp stays around 78-80 (kinda warm for the goldfish but he's lived with it for a long time and doesnt mind) , have not found medications that have ever saved a fish...and Ive tried! As near as I can tell I am doing everything right. What is wrong with my tank?? These deaths have happened over approx. 8 months...and ALL different symptoms!! Please help!
55 gallon freshwater tank, 1 goldfish
4 mollies, 3 dwarf gouramis, 3 cory cats, (I think thats what they were) and 1 pleco. They all lived great for about 4/5 months. Then one by one they have died.....NONE having the same symptoms as another. I have seen, pop eye, ich, tail rot, tumors, fungus, velvet, something unidentified, just sudden death with no symptoms, and now the latest is dropsy. I am down to just the gold fish and pleco...those were the only 2 fish I had when I 1st started the tank 7 years ago, I have 1 molly left...thats who's got the dropsy, I always isolate my sick fish. What the heck is going on? Heres the water quality:
NH3 >1
NO2 approx. 0.3
NO3 approx. 20
total hardness arround 60-80
alkalinity 140
ph 7.4
some added salt, not brackish.
tried lots of different foods trying to help...no difference, great filterization, temp stays around 78-80 (kinda warm for the goldfish but he's lived with it for a long time and doesnt mind) , have not found medications that have ever saved a fish...and Ive tried! As near as I can tell I am doing everything right. What is wrong with my tank?? These deaths have happened over approx. 8 months...and ALL different symptoms!! Please help!