"Fuzzy Orange" wrote in message
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Szaki wrote:
You have high Nitrite or Ammonia in the tank, from over feeding or some
other reasons. 60% water change don't do it, if it's high. Change the
water
completely or few water changes, 3/4, 1/2,1/2, than 1/4 water changes,
same
day. Check your water quality at petstore, free, or buy a kit. It's much
better if you learn how.
High Ammonia or Nitrite will kill your fish within a day, also stresses
it
out, that's why they get diseases.
Can you picture it, if I lock you in a room, for months, nothing comes
out,
only food goes in.
Your waist, breath, CO2 just accumulate in there. Wouldn't you get
stressed
out after a while?

Julius

If you say I have high nitrite or ammonia and these will kill my fish
within a day then why have they been sat at the bottom but very much
alive for over a week

The water was completely fresh 3 weeks ago when I moved into my new house

Have you checked the water quality?
Guppies are very sensitive, for example. Once I had very high nitrite in my
tank, also had some ammonia. Bought a few guppies, by the next morning they
were dead. Than, I begin investigating what happened by testing the water.
Ammonia can rise very fast, mostly in new tanks. 3 weeks is a long time and
if the fish is all ready sick, you have to treat them with medication.
You have to keep your Nitrite under 40pm and try to keep it around 20 ppm.
Ammonia should be 0 ppm.
In 3 weeks, if you over feed the fish, can go to 100 ppm, means have to
change all the water out.

Julius