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Post by fishtastics on Dec 27, 2014 13:28:06 GMT -5
i try over and over again but guppies wont live!!!! i've checked my tank water, temp lighting everything and its all supposedly good for guppies. but they keep getting sick or just dieing!!! i bought some yesterday and although they are not dead yet, one has a white mouth (female) and another cant swim right (also female) the others seem to be doing fine. happy swimming playing but i'm done buying medicine for these guys. i've wasted hundreds of dollors on it and it never works grrr  i dont understand how people keep these fish alive! everything else lives fine. forget it im goin back to rainbows |
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Post by fin on Dec 27, 2014 14:57:40 GMT -5
hi fishtastics , I remember talking to you last night about this. maybe glen (guppyguy) would be the one to talk to.my guppies do best in my hang ons. try salt baths instead of medication , keep temperature 7o to 75 degrees f , do not do water changes unless really necessary , drift wood to keep ph from getting too hight. try that and see what happends. good luck.
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Post by fishtastics on Dec 27, 2014 17:56:22 GMT -5
Why not try posting your water parameters? Also were the fish purchased from a store or a hobbyist? If you have the extra tanks, try quarantining all new fish for about a month prior to introduction to your primary tank. The source of your fish is very important to have an idea on its health. idk know what water perameters is. if its the test strips i dont buy those or use them |
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Post by Andre on Dec 27, 2014 20:34:33 GMT -5
API Test KitI highly suggest you pick up this test kit and use it bi weekly to test your water You may think things are fine but this kit will give you definite answers to your water quality Shouldn't be in this hobby without one
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Post by fishtastics on Dec 27, 2014 20:35:42 GMT -5
lol thats insanity. i wont pay that much. ill stick to my gouramis/ they seem happy and my plecos are happy. |
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Post by Andre on Dec 27, 2014 20:40:54 GMT -5
lol thats insanity. i wont pay that much. ill stick to my gouramis/ they seem happy and my plecos are happy. You may think that's insanity but it sure give me piece of mind when I don't have fish dying knowing water quality is kept to levels the fish need to survive. Side note... I've had my test kit for 4 yrs! Less than 5$ per year |
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Post by jred on Dec 27, 2014 22:02:03 GMT -5
I agree with the other guys on the test kits, you can get the strips too like you mentioned but they just aren't as accurate (although it will give you some idea). You mentioned spending hundreds of dollars on meds but if you spend a dozen dollars on some test strips it might prevent the purchase of future meds and future headaches. If you don't like the idea of testing what I would minimally bring the water into the LFS to be tested, if your water is fine they might give you replacement fish for free (within some time frame of course). All the best with the guppies and hopefully we get some pics of a tank full of them haha
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Post by fishtastics on Dec 27, 2014 22:19:50 GMT -5
I agree with the other guys on the test kits, you can get the strips too like you mentioned but they just aren't as accurate (although it will give you some idea). You mentioned spending hundreds of dollars on meds but if you spend a dozen dollars on some test strips it might prevent the purchase of future meds and future headaches. If you don't like the idea of testing what I would minimally bring the water into the LFS to be tested, if your water is fine they might give you replacement fish for free (within some time frame of course). All the best with the guppies and hopefully we get some pics of a tank full of them haha thanks. but i already took the fish back. they dont want anything other than a reciept. i got plants and 3 gouramis instead. i use to test my water but it gives me a head ache and stresses me out. for now i know what fish stay alive in my tank, and thats anything that isnt a guppy. lol but i am okay with that. |
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Post by zenins on Dec 29, 2014 15:13:33 GMT -5
for now i know what fish stay alive in my tank, and thats anything that isnt a guppy. lol but i am okay with that. For me, it is Angels, I can not keep them alive for more than a month at the most I have given up on them, but there are plenty of other species I am able to keep with no issues  |
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