I have a fresh water planted aquarium. It has been running for 2 1/2 weeks after the first week and a half I went to my pet store and gave them my water tests
ph 7.6
ammonia .25
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
they said I could add fish and plants. I got three fancy guppies and 5 plants. In about 36 hours two of the guppies died. They swam on top of the surface but I just thought they where in shock maybe or didn't have enough oxygen so I adjusted the filter. When the two died I did a 25% water Chang removed the bodies. The remaining guppy has been alive since then. He continues to go to the surface but he has been swimming around under towards the middle and bottom of the tank quite frequently. He also is breathing quite frantically. Sometimes he goes in the back of my tank and lays on the filter. He also has a closed upper fin. So I added lifeguard tetra to the water and that seemed to help. But the medicine requires 5 day treatment with no carbon filter. But I need the carbon filter to continue the cycle so the fish doesn't have to suffer anymore. Today I've done 3 water changes the previous days have been 2 water changes a day around 30%.
my water test today
ph 7.4
ammonia 0-0.25
nitrite .50
nitrate 0-5
HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.
ph 7.6
ammonia .25
nitrite 0
nitrate 0
they said I could add fish and plants. I got three fancy guppies and 5 plants. In about 36 hours two of the guppies died. They swam on top of the surface but I just thought they where in shock maybe or didn't have enough oxygen so I adjusted the filter. When the two died I did a 25% water Chang removed the bodies. The remaining guppy has been alive since then. He continues to go to the surface but he has been swimming around under towards the middle and bottom of the tank quite frequently. He also is breathing quite frantically. Sometimes he goes in the back of my tank and lays on the filter. He also has a closed upper fin. So I added lifeguard tetra to the water and that seemed to help. But the medicine requires 5 day treatment with no carbon filter. But I need the carbon filter to continue the cycle so the fish doesn't have to suffer anymore. Today I've done 3 water changes the previous days have been 2 water changes a day around 30%.
my water test today
ph 7.4
ammonia 0-0.25
nitrite .50
nitrate 0-5
HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.