dpeipus

I have a 20 long low-light planted tank. I did a 25% water change two days ago. ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrates around 15ppm, pH 7.6. I have(had) 5guppy's, two dwarf cory's, two small SAE's and 6 ghost shrimp. This morining one of by guppies had turned pale and listless. All were active yesterday. it died a couple hours later. Any Ideas? Saw no itch or other signs of disease. I have a guppy book. All other fish and shrimp happy.

Shawnie

im sorry for your loss dpeipus
could you fill in your aquarium information under my settings so we might be able to see what else is in/used in the tank? its hard to help with no information to base things on thank you

dpeipus

posted now. thanks.

Shawnie

again im sorry for the loss and ty so much for filling that in!
are the guppies new to you ? if so, im wondering if the ph was a shock from the tank they came from?...how long were they acclimated to the new tank? or maybe he was weak when you got him?

dpeipus

had him about 3 weeks. water in St Cloud is 7.6 from tap.

Shawnie

what is the ratio of your guppies ? how many males/females?
males are very territorial especially if he doesnt have 3-4 females per male....i hope everyone else does ok!

dpeipus

all males

thequietman44

FWIW, all of my guppies have just died one at a time over the last two weeks. I had them for 4 weeks before the first one died, then I began finding them stuck to the filter intake. Nothing has changed in my tank. I always perform 25-30% weekly water changes, water parameters have been stable for over a year.

I had 3 females and one male. They were all properly acclimated to the tank (drip acclimation). I just don't understand why they would be fine for 4 weeks then start dying off. At least it looks like I'm not alone.

Shawnie

I havent had any luck with an all male guppy tank...either tails are totally nipped or deaths occur from aggression maybe thats what happened if everything else is up to par?
mini cycles can happen at any time...if you start your own thread so we dont hijack dpeipus, maybe some members can help you out?