Dead Fishie :(

because nitrates are present in even the most immaculate tank, thanks to the nitrogen cycle. this is what you are removing when you do water changes.
 
Hmm, well my test said 0, but maybe it was a number very close to zero? I don't know? I did a water change the day before I took the things.
 
well, pat yourself on the back, SG, 'cause you've got the super-immaculate tank some only dream of.
 
well, maybe you're doing the test wrong. I dunno! :duh:
 
yeah, like my cat... he died today last year... *fishcatch22 cries as he remebers his dead cat* :sad: :sad: :sad:
 
supgourami said:
Well today my fish, Poppa died. He was a bid 3 spot gourami. Yesterday morning he was completely fine, and then last night he was falling over and not having any control of his movements. I did a water test with my new test kit.

pH: 7.5
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrate:0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm

After seeing him like this I did a 20% water change, and watched him for a while. Then I had to go to sleep. This morning he was dead.


None of my fish were sick at the time, all completely healthy. He was in a 30 gallon tank with 3 other 3 spots, and two snakeskin gouramis. Oh, and a small common pleco.

Maybe he died from old age? He was pretty old.
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Yeah, Nitrate of zero sounds suspect. If a tank is cycled and has that many fish it should have some Nitrates. Did you wait the five minutes and shake the test tube for 1 minute after adding the 2nd bottle drops? I would retest your nitrates. Not that i think they killed the fish, but that is just very weird.
 
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