Last weekend I picked up some API Root Tabs, two moneywort plants, two neon tetras and 1 glowlight tetra. They are all in my 10g tank now with the original 4 glowlight tetras and 3 neon tetras bringing the total to 5 and 5. I also have a few RCS in there. This was Sunday I think. The original fish in there have been troopers and had no problems for a few months.
Late Monday night one of the neons was swimming erratically, rolling and floating funny. The next morning, tuesday, a neon and a glowlight were laying dead in the tank. Everything else seemed normal and fine. Did a 40% water change at lunch on Tuesday. Wednesday afternoon one of the glowlights started swimming erratically and died in a matter of minutes. Today the same thing happened to one of the neons. None of these fish seem to show any sign, at least that I can tell, that something is wrong until they go.
I've done another water change today and we are down to 3 and 3 fish. One of the RCS also kicked the bucket but they are pretty new so no clue if that's related to this or not. Since they are displaying no real symptoms prior to going crazy and dieing is this swim bladder disease/disorder? If so, is it most likely bacterial since they seem to be succumbing at different times?
Water is 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, 5ppm Nitrate, temp 76F, Ph 8. The PH has always been that high.
Any suggestions? Going to get the wife to pick up API Melafix in case it is a bacteria issue.
Late Monday night one of the neons was swimming erratically, rolling and floating funny. The next morning, tuesday, a neon and a glowlight were laying dead in the tank. Everything else seemed normal and fine. Did a 40% water change at lunch on Tuesday. Wednesday afternoon one of the glowlights started swimming erratically and died in a matter of minutes. Today the same thing happened to one of the neons. None of these fish seem to show any sign, at least that I can tell, that something is wrong until they go.
I've done another water change today and we are down to 3 and 3 fish. One of the RCS also kicked the bucket but they are pretty new so no clue if that's related to this or not. Since they are displaying no real symptoms prior to going crazy and dieing is this swim bladder disease/disorder? If so, is it most likely bacterial since they seem to be succumbing at different times?
Water is 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrite, 5ppm Nitrate, temp 76F, Ph 8. The PH has always been that high.
Any suggestions? Going to get the wife to pick up API Melafix in case it is a bacteria issue.