Fish, Types

[*GoGoGo Fish!*]

Hi,

I want new fish because all my fish keep dying. I know the problem. The nitrate is causing the problem. I cleaned the tanks and etc. Everything is now normal and is in the right area.
I need new fish to go into my 10 gal. tank and 5 gal. tank, but I don't want a betta fish for any of the tanks. So I would like some suggestions of fish that thrive for a long time and that you guys have experienced raising in your tanks. The fish also have to be small.
My other question is that should I get a pleco, like the Trindad Pleco, for my 30 gal. tank which has a servum, parrott fish and striped raphael.

Thanks,
*GoGoGo Fish!*

[shev]

Regular partial water changes every week should be enough to keep nitrates down. when you say you cleaned it, how well? just a large water change? or did you do a huge cleaning? are there no more fish in there?

[fishfreaks]

Originally Posted by shev Regular partial water changes every week should be enough to keep nitrates down. when you say you cleaned it, how well? just a large water change? or did you do a huge cleaning? are there no more fish in there?

what she said, did you clean EVERYTHING, of just the gravel and water??

[shev]

she?

hope you meant shev, or he. lol.

[fishfreaks]

oh haha my bad sorry my bad. thats why i still wish that we had the m/f thingys with our avatar

[maxpayne_lhp]

lol
Ouch I think that's a complete clean then gotta run the cycle again...

[*GoGoGo Fish!*]

cleaned everything, okay. My mother helped,too. I change half of the water in all the tanks I have every sunday. I have 2 of the dwarf platies that I had in there in a different tank few one bad thing my cat has dranked out of tank and has gotten his tail in filter, dumb cat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Today will put fish back into tank when I finish cleaning it.

[*GoGoGo Fish!*]

everything is clean, is sparkiling, it hurts your eyes.

[*GoGoGo Fish!*]

ran cycle, everything is normal, now just need some suggestions on fish

[fishfreaks]

the way your talking, it sound like your cycle is NOT over yet. you cleaned everything...filter, everything? if so your tank will take longer than a day or two cycle

[MyraVan]

Originally Posted by *GoGoGo Fish!* I want new fish because all my fish keep dying. I know the problem. The nitrate is causing the problem.

Hmmmm. I don't think so... Nitrate has to be at very high levels before it harms the fish, I really doubt that was the problem.

What kind of fish did you have, and how many? And what was your maintenance schedule like (water changes, filter maintenance) before they all died? And how long had you had the tanks?

I think it would be unwise to get new fish until you find out what really killed your old ones.

[maxpayne_lhp]

_Right, if you start over again completely, the bateria colonized in the filter, media should have gone. That means you gotta run the cycle all again. It may takes weeks... until you can detect mainly nitrates. The it may be completed and you may re-introduced your new fish.
_I think MyraVan's advice is helpful. At least you dun lose everything: facilities and experiences.

[maxpayne_lhp]

Hmmmm. I don't think so... Nitrate has to be at very high levels before it harms the fish, I really doubt that was the problem.

Wait... I think he means Nitrite?

[Hamm35924]

well, when your cycle is completed you could get some zebra danios (they have to be in a school) they're pretty hardy fish, but you would need to have like 6 of them, but i dont remember if you said you had a heater or not, but they would need one. or you could get some mollies. theyre supposed to be hardy to, but they will reproduce.

< zebra danio

<< mollies, they come in all different colors and shapes.

[*GoGoGo Fish!*]

okay, cycle is complete. U know its only a 10 gal. tank and tank is 2, I think. Change half of water 1 a week. Another problem is that everyone thinks that changing it helps the fish, and etc. But it doesn't you know why, because they use to live in the wild. Does anybody think about that. My fish don't always get their change that they need, because of the filter. This is my first problem I have had with this tank, and it was the heater. Heater died, so fish were cold. Its okay, because of my fish that like to reproduce 2 times every month. I got mollies. They are breeding actics.

I think I'll get some zebra danios, and balloon mollies. I don't like guppies.they are just not for me.
Everything is now fine. put 2 of the fish that survived in the tank and are fine. for some reason, anytime when I buy fish from a pet store they don't survive as long as my friend who is a fish breeder. of all different kinds of fish. She breeds mollies, platies and a lot more.

I'm trying to not be mean : ( !

*GoGoGo Fish!*