what the heck is going on????

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Mr.Salmon

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ammonia:0
nitrate:10
ph 7.0
fish dead: 2 per day for a week
cause:no reason(tiny bit of ich on a blue ram but others are all okay)
Help? I already lost 40 bucks
 
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Can you tell us more about your set up and stocking, plus maintenance routine?
 
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i ususally clean my tank every 2 months so there would be a good bacteria buildup in the poop, i don't overfeed them unless the food i am using is bad (freeze bloodworms, freeze brin shrimp and hikari mirco wafers
 
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You also didn't give a result for a nitrite test. Only ammonia and nitrate. Perhaps nitrites are high?

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Mr.Salmon said:
Nitrates are 0
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Yes, you said nitrates are 0, but nothing about nitrItes. Fish waste goes through three stages. It comes out as ammonia. Then, it turns from ammonia in to nitrItes, and finally from nitrItes into nitrAtes. Ammonia and nitrItes are both very bad for the fish. NitrAtes not so much, and are kept in check by regular water changes. if your nitrAtes really are 0, then I would suspect your tank has not cycled yet, and perhaps your nitrItes are very high. A tank with 0 nitrAtes is very suspect unless it is heavily planted.
 
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