serpa tetra dieing

[Kasakato]

And then you added more fish right now?

 

[vibe]

no all fish added sunday?

 

[Kasakato]

So you added the Bio Spira with all the fish on Sunday. And the today some of these fish died?

 

[Holly9937]

I added bio spara and full load of fish sunday and have lost 3 of my six serpe tetra. One monday,one tuesday, one today. QUOTE]

 

[Kasakato]

Ooo. I was reading the messed up post in the off topic area.

If thats the case you should do a water change. Try 50% to start. Then run out and get a nitrIte test. Leave the tank for 24 hours and test.

 

[vibe]

i'll do asap and post results. I have this test kit(Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Freshwater Master Test Kit) thought it had all I needed something im missing?

 

[LogJam]

I have that kit as well and it works for me. It doesnt have GH or KH, but I found a test strip for about $2 that handles those. That kit you have shows the most important stuff, and its a liquid test kit which is better than the test strips.

Kind Regards,
LogJam

 

[Kasakato]

The test kit you have is fine. Its one of the best ones out there. Unless you have a planted tank, or need to watch the pH there is no real need for a KH or GH test. Test strips are not good. They almost never give you the right numbers (IME), as you have already pointed out.

 

[vibe]

tested now PH 7.6 - nitrates 0 - nitrites 0 - ammonia .25. Do you think bio spira not working and do I need more. Put in 3 oz package? water change 50% ?

 

[Holly9937]

Do a water change and see if you can't get the amonia to 0. I don't have much experience with bio spira though, you may want to start another thread, so that you can get a better answer about if it is working or not