Don't give up... read read and read.. Something most people at the LFS
rarely mention... Its a new tank, just don't drain it and disinfect, let it
come around natrually... Its a learned patience thing... and most of all..
its a peaceful, relaxing and quiet hobby...

Timmer.


"Jim Morcombe" wrote in message
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Three headed gupies? Probable worth a fortune if you can breed them.

If your tank is still new, then your in for some trouble.

Don't replace your dead fish - the fewer the better.

Add a small amount of salt.

Get some dirty water from someone else's filter - you know, the green
gunky
stuff - and dump it into your filter and pour any leftover directly into
your tank.

Do a daily 50% water change for the next week and a 20% water change for
the
next two weeks.

Good luck.

Jim


NSP wrote in message
om...
As my fiancee puts it, my once beatiful tank has been turned into the
killing fields.

The pregnant guppy gave birth to about a dozen three headed larvae -
it was horrifying!

The baby Platy is dead - he had more ich than he had fish!

The Serpae's are covered in ich where ich was not before.

The Yoyo Loach is hiding in a castle. I'm not sure if he's dead
because he's tucked deep inside - but it isn't promising.

I don't think I have any healthy fish. Just when one fish looks like
it has turned a corner, another 2 get ill.

I almost think it's best to flush them all down and put them out of
their misery.

I've been using the Nox Ich for a few days now, and I don't think it's
helping that much.

Of course, the tank is still cycling, the temp is 81 degrees F, and
who knows how much nitrifying bacteria is in the tank.

I think at this point, I might as well raise the temp to 85 degrees
and do a water change every day - I don't know what else to do.

Neil