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11 Responses to “In the fish tank my plants are dying and so are my fish, why?”
Never use those tablets. Control algae by adjusting the photoperiod (amount of light the tank recieves). Use an appliance timer to control the light.
Do you have proper filtration for the size of your tank. Fish primarily die due to ammonia poisoning.
Also, you should do a 10% water change every 10 to 14 days. (Not a 25% change every 21…)
When you say “clean my tank”, what do you mean? Vacuuming the gravel with a device like the python device is okay, as is scraping algae off the inside of the tank. Other than that, you shouldn’t disturb or disrupt your system.
those tablets kill plants too. id just do the water changes often till ya get rid of the residue from the tablets. the plants dying are killing the fish. what do you use for filtration?
There are many reasons why the fish could be dying and other’s have addressed some of those. As for the plants, do you have flourescent light? If not, that’s why your plants are dying. Even if you have flourescent light, some plants require high amounts of light, others lower amounts. If you have the wrong amount for the plants you have, they will not thrive. A water test for ammonia and nitrate/nitrite will help determine if this is what’s causing the fish to die.
j56007 has the correct answer! Algae is a plant so the tabs also kill your desired plants. The fish then die due to the toxins emitted by the rotting vegetation. Remove *all* the plants both living and dying, do a 25% water change whilst vacuuming your gravel to reduce toxin level.
It would be better if in the future you did a weekly 10% water change and gravel vac. Much nicer for your fish!
Why not get a pleco. They eat algae and do a good job at it. Once that is under control, start feeding them algae wafers at night just before you turn the light off. I wouldn’t bother with any pills to put in the tank!
March 22nd, 2009 at 7:14 am
Howard Stocker
maybe the tablet changed the pH levels in the water and its too acidic or too basic.
March 22nd, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Nathan Kenny
Never use those tablets. Control algae by adjusting the photoperiod (amount of light the tank recieves). Use an appliance timer to control the light.
Do you have proper filtration for the size of your tank. Fish primarily die due to ammonia poisoning.
Also, you should do a 10% water change every 10 to 14 days. (Not a 25% change every 21…)
When you say “clean my tank”, what do you mean? Vacuuming the gravel with a device like the python device is okay, as is scraping algae off the inside of the tank. Other than that, you shouldn’t disturb or disrupt your system.
Good luck.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:27 am
Christy Purkey
You need to take a sample of water to the pet store so they can test it. It’s usually free but they will tell you exactly what you need for the water.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:24 am
Trout
Are you cleaning the tak and changing the water???also how many plants and how many fish?? how big is the tank???????
March 28th, 2009 at 3:33 am
Victor Westmoreland
You probaly have to quit using the tablets use algae eater fish instead.
March 28th, 2009 at 3:53 am
Clarence Hargrove
oh man… hurry and take the fish out of the water and do a big water change or change the water in the whole tank
March 28th, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Nathan Carbaugh
those tablets kill plants too. id just do the water changes often till ya get rid of the residue from the tablets. the plants dying are killing the fish. what do you use for filtration?
March 29th, 2009 at 4:33 am
Josephine Dorr
There are many reasons why the fish could be dying and other’s have addressed some of those. As for the plants, do you have flourescent light? If not, that’s why your plants are dying. Even if you have flourescent light, some plants require high amounts of light, others lower amounts. If you have the wrong amount for the plants you have, they will not thrive. A water test for ammonia and nitrate/nitrite will help determine if this is what’s causing the fish to die.
March 31st, 2009 at 10:20 pm
Tyrone Beede
that happened to my uncle and said because he didnt change the cloaring.
April 2nd, 2009 at 10:52 pm
Adam Ahmad
j56007 has the correct answer! Algae is a plant so the tabs also kill your desired plants. The fish then die due to the toxins emitted by the rotting vegetation. Remove *all* the plants both living and dying, do a 25% water change whilst vacuuming your gravel to reduce toxin level.
It would be better if in the future you did a weekly 10% water change and gravel vac. Much nicer for your fish!
April 6th, 2009 at 6:27 am
Jenny Gordon
Why not get a pleco. They eat algae and do a good job at it. Once that is under control, start feeding them algae wafers at night just before you turn the light off. I wouldn’t bother with any pills to put in the tank!