HELP!! Fish are dieing

[lateinningmagic]

iv had the tank up for months and i have not changed a thing. Everything i do now is the same as when i first set it up. I think ima add some salt and see if that will help.

Not a good idea. The use of salt is debated, but here on AC the general consensus is that it isn't necessary nor useful unless battling ick.

Also, if your test kit doesn't read exact numbers, then I doubt you are really cycled. Get yourself a good liquid test kit or take a water sample to the LFS.

If the levels aren't:

Ammonio: 0
NitrIte: 0
NitrAte: <40

That's probably your problem.

 

[jpappy789]

I have to agree.

I'm assuming you are using the API test so either you are not doing the nitrate test correctly (its the easiest to screw up out of all the tests) or you're not cycled.

The only way you have 0 ppm nitrate is if you have a lot of plants (a rarity in goldy tanks) or just did a near 100% water change.

We can only guess what the problem is w/o exact params.

 

[Hwom]

well i did a HUGE water change, i actually switched to sand, and i am still losing fish. My readings are
Ammonia-0ppm
Nitrite-0ppm
Nitrate-5ppm
What is happening? what should i do? They still dont show any sign of disease besides being dead.

 

[Lupin]

I must be showing signs of senility because I swear I moved this in the main FW Disease forum when I should have done it in Coldwater. Anyway, I moved it again. Sorry about that. It's just stress getting on me.:uhoh:

Could you please confirm the date printed on your test kit packages? I'd question your kit's reliability because you say your water parameters are okay per the results despite continuous problems.

How long were your goldies in the tank since you quarantined them? Check their poop. How does it look? What color are their gill tissues?

 

[Hwom]

ill check all that, im not actually home right now. Its not the goldies anymore, now its my neon tetras that are dropping like flys.

 

[geekboy]

What is your water source like? Do you give your water-change water any treatment before use? Well-water may become contaminated by outside sources, and municipal water may have high levels of chlorine or other additives. Products like Prime / Aquasafe / Amquel can help to condition water with these problems. It is also advisable to let water "sit" for a while before adding it to the tank, if only to let the temperature match the room more closely.

 

[Hwom]

I have well water and i always condition it. I use aquasafe.

 

[squabeggs]

What is your pH reading?

 

[Hwom]

my PH is around 7.8. Well water around here is very hard. I put mopani wood in my tank to bring it down.

 

[Lupin]

What a weird issue.

Are all your fish from the same source?
How long have the neons been in your tank?
What is the temperature of the tank currently?
What do you feed your fish?
How long do you keep the food prior to opening the package?
Could you please check what your KH and GH are?

I am sorry about the added questions but we do feel it necessary that we get answers from those to make it easier to determine the cause.