Just wondering if anyone can help me...

i got a 30 litre fish tank in march and added 2 fish 2 weeks after having the tank, water was tested and levels were fine. About 2 month after having the 2 fish 1 started floating and generally not looking very well and then it died and then about 1 month late the other did the same. I then did a water change and was told levels were fine (i went to a different aquarium) and purchased 2 new fish. 1 has now died and the second is on its way out... what am i doin wrong!! please help!! thanx

Hi Marissa, welcome to FK

Can you tell us what sort of fish they were?

After 2 weeks your tank wouldn't have been ready for fish. Unfortunately you can't trust what most shops tell you

A fishless cycle can take up to 6 weeks and it's best to get your own test kit because a lot of shops will just tell you it's 'fine' without telling you any details. Water quality is very very important to your fish's health. Have a read of this and it will tell you more- http://www.fishkeeping.co.uk/articles ... hless-cycling-article.htm

Thanx for the reply,

The first 2 were globe eyes and the other 2 were a ryukin and a fantail, all babies. What do you think i should do now as would love to get more fish.

What sort of fish do you want to keep? 30 litres isn't big enough to keep fish tbh, your fish would be much easier to look after in a larger tank. If you want some smallish tropical fish (easier and cheaper than keeping goldfish if you plan properly) then you could have a 60 litre tank. If you want to get more goldfish then they will need a very large tank long term as they grow quite big.

It's worth starting a new thread about this, you will get loads more replies that way

hi, i'm new and just wondered if i could get a little bit of advice, i have whitespot in my 80L tank and i'm about to treat it, what i need to know is will the treatment be harmful to my apple snails? do i need to take them out?there only about a month old and still quite small, can anyone help me please

Neither Protozin or Esha Exit are harmful to snails or other invertibrates. If you use something else you will have to check the label.