my first fish death since i started my tank

[Adverse Effects]

well i have been running my tank (30Lt ) since the the start of the 5th month and today i saw one of my guppys laying on the bottom

so i took it out and this is what its doing what is happening

GH---KH---PH---NO2---NO3---AMMONIA

180--120--7.5---0-----20-----0

all the other ones are swimming around eating the slime on thingsi dont

know what has caused it

http://youtu.be/x00n0gqzf34

[Donny@ageofaquariums]

Well if its only 1 then unlikely to be environmental. Tiny chance disease BUT old age, injury or an internal complication are way more likely. Way way more likely.

My top 3 conspiracies.....

1) spooked and swam into glass

2) birth complication

3) bad constipation

[none]

Yes the fish is visably swollen (beyond pregnancy swelling). With that in mind Donny's constipation suggestion would be a real possibility. I'd target that as a potential cause as the addition of Epsom Salts will not hurt your other fish. Could also be internal heamorrage. The eyes look to be bulging - this can be the result of haemorrage and is also a common symptom of a disease called "dropsy" however the scales on your fish do not appear to protrude outwards (the other tell-tale sign). Constipation is easily treated so I'd target that. What do you feed the fish? What is the "slime" your other fish is eating - it's not rotting food is it? Cheers

Edited August 13, 2015 by none

[plecosam]

Oi that guppy isn't black it's coloured! 😡

[Adverse Effects]

its the green stuff that grows on the glass they pick at it on and off all day

so for 30Lt how much Epsom Salts do i add? teaspoon? tablespoon? shovel ! ! ! LOL

[Donny@ageofaquariums]

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Doh

Edited August 13, 2015 by Donny@ageofaquariums
Explaining jokes is not cool. Sorry

[none]

pm sent

[Adverse Effects]

i just realised you asked what i feed them

the girl at the LFS sold me this saying its the best out there ..... hmmmmm

i did a few tests on it like put some in a glass of water and sit it on the windowsill and test the water each week it would seem that this food can not rot it changed from a light burnt pink to a slightly lighter burnt pink and didnt smell or anything at all in 4 weeks it didnt even brake down at all just sat there as small granules on the bottom

the reason i did that test is because i noticed when the fish poop it is coming out and looks almost the same as when the food go's in

is there a better food?

Edited August 14, 2015 by Adverse Effects

[Donny@ageofaquariums]

Spectrum pellets are rather good. I use grow for guppys in combo with prodac trop flakes. Producing healthy hordes lol