jinnix
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I'm not sure if I'm posting to the right forum, but I'm seeking general advice and encouragement.
We've had the worst luck. We feel miserable and defeated. We set up our tank in early June and we ignorantly thought it was going to be a piece of cake. We set up our tank, we did a fishless cycle, and then happily went out and bought four zebra danios from petsmart. When one died we would replace it with another. After two weeks we realized things were going horrible and we found a fantastic LFS that taught us about ammonia and the nitrogen cycle. We started buying water from them and a few more danios and things were good to go. After a week or so of happy tank we decided to add some bloodfin tetras, and, with all of our awesome luck, they had comlumnaris. We were devastated, but we were able to get the bloodfins out without killing any danios. This was about two weeks ago. Today I noticed that one of our danios had a fungal infection, and he passed away while we were out trying to find a cure. I also noticed another one has an open mouth and I'm assuming it somehow caught the columnaris. We're treating with tri-sulfa. Now we have five danios left and we are at a crossroad. Five danios is too small for a school, so we can either add more danios and try to keep them alive, or we can trade them in and start everything over with different species of fish, or we can give up entirely. We are just exhausted of trying to keep fish alive, and we have spent so much money, time, and passion into what was supposed to be a fun hobby. I'm trying so hard to keep my spirit alive but I just feel like we have the worst luck and I have no idea what to do. Has anyone ever gone through this or does anyone have any advice? Maybe I'm just venting to the internet. It's been so frustrating and heartbreaking.
General details: we have a 20 gallon long and water parameters have been perfect for weeks. I know it's still a relatively new tank but I'm confident in our tank setup. We have lots of live plants that have been thriving. We just didn't realize how many fish we would be losing in such a short period of time. I feel like we've been trying so hard to give them a good life but we're killing them anyway. Help?
We've had the worst luck. We feel miserable and defeated. We set up our tank in early June and we ignorantly thought it was going to be a piece of cake. We set up our tank, we did a fishless cycle, and then happily went out and bought four zebra danios from petsmart. When one died we would replace it with another. After two weeks we realized things were going horrible and we found a fantastic LFS that taught us about ammonia and the nitrogen cycle. We started buying water from them and a few more danios and things were good to go. After a week or so of happy tank we decided to add some bloodfin tetras, and, with all of our awesome luck, they had comlumnaris. We were devastated, but we were able to get the bloodfins out without killing any danios. This was about two weeks ago. Today I noticed that one of our danios had a fungal infection, and he passed away while we were out trying to find a cure. I also noticed another one has an open mouth and I'm assuming it somehow caught the columnaris. We're treating with tri-sulfa. Now we have five danios left and we are at a crossroad. Five danios is too small for a school, so we can either add more danios and try to keep them alive, or we can trade them in and start everything over with different species of fish, or we can give up entirely. We are just exhausted of trying to keep fish alive, and we have spent so much money, time, and passion into what was supposed to be a fun hobby. I'm trying so hard to keep my spirit alive but I just feel like we have the worst luck and I have no idea what to do. Has anyone ever gone through this or does anyone have any advice? Maybe I'm just venting to the internet. It's been so frustrating and heartbreaking.
General details: we have a 20 gallon long and water parameters have been perfect for weeks. I know it's still a relatively new tank but I'm confident in our tank setup. We have lots of live plants that have been thriving. We just didn't realize how many fish we would be losing in such a short period of time. I feel like we've been trying so hard to give them a good life but we're killing them anyway. Help?