Help!!
I have a 90 gallon tank that I've had set up and cycled since August. I added fish a few at a time since then. I had in the tank 4 Angel Fish, 4 Female Dwarf Gouramis, 5 Jumbo Danios, and 6 Large Assorted Tetras and some algae eaters (not plecos). I've had all these fish since mid September, all from small babies, and they all get along great and swim happily
In my tank, I have one of those pretty bubble walls. I was having a problem with the bubble wall because on the surface of the water, it would look like when you pour a pop into a glass...all the "fizz" was splashing up. It would hit my canopy, which is at an angle, and slide down to the outer lip of the lid and drip onto my floor. I tried a lot of different ways to stop the dripping (weather stripping, etc.) but the water was just slowed, not stopped. So, I bought a sliding glass lid. The fizz hit the glass and just drips back in the water! No more mess!
But a few days later, one of my usually happy Dwarf Gouramis was dead. I tested the water and it was all fine, so I said my goodbyes. About a week went by and everything was normal, all the fish are happy and eating fine. Then I found another gourami dead. I tested again and did a water change. Everything is normal again. And then last night, I found another one dead. I find this very strange. She was happy and swimming normally hours before I found her. She ate and was just fine!
Now, I don't really know...but could all this have to do with the glass lid? It's been on for about 2 weeks now. I never had any fish loss before I put the lid on (except for one during the cycle process). I don't want the last one to have the same fate!!
Sandy :help: :hang:
I have a 90 gallon tank that I've had set up and cycled since August. I added fish a few at a time since then. I had in the tank 4 Angel Fish, 4 Female Dwarf Gouramis, 5 Jumbo Danios, and 6 Large Assorted Tetras and some algae eaters (not plecos). I've had all these fish since mid September, all from small babies, and they all get along great and swim happily
In my tank, I have one of those pretty bubble walls. I was having a problem with the bubble wall because on the surface of the water, it would look like when you pour a pop into a glass...all the "fizz" was splashing up. It would hit my canopy, which is at an angle, and slide down to the outer lip of the lid and drip onto my floor. I tried a lot of different ways to stop the dripping (weather stripping, etc.) but the water was just slowed, not stopped. So, I bought a sliding glass lid. The fizz hit the glass and just drips back in the water! No more mess!
But a few days later, one of my usually happy Dwarf Gouramis was dead. I tested the water and it was all fine, so I said my goodbyes. About a week went by and everything was normal, all the fish are happy and eating fine. Then I found another gourami dead. I tested again and did a water change. Everything is normal again. And then last night, I found another one dead. I find this very strange. She was happy and swimming normally hours before I found her. She ate and was just fine!
Now, I don't really know...but could all this have to do with the glass lid? It's been on for about 2 weeks now. I never had any fish loss before I put the lid on (except for one during the cycle process). I don't want the last one to have the same fate!!
Sandy :help: :hang:
