0
This question is rather difficult to answer, being that there is really nothing to go off of other than repeatedly dying fish. One of the fish probably introduced a viral, or bacterial, pathogen into the tank which has spread to the other tankmates and consiquentely caused them to die. Raise the salt concentration in the tank to 0.3% and treat the tank for parasites using an antiparasitic. It is also recommended to, if a bacterial pathogen is suspect, feed the fish an antibiotic food. If this does not help and all the fish die anyways you'll want to sterilize the tank before adding any new fish. You can do this using bleach as long as you let the tank sit for a couple days afterward.
i like the above answer however, i have an extensive knowledge of tropical fish-keeping and know about the benefits of using bleach as a cleaning agent & have thought about it but would never use it, to much risk involved.
cold water fish are for beginner's, i would recommend getting a water test by taking a clean bottle half full of your tank water to your local reputable fish shop.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Wiki User
∙ 13y agoDepends on one's definition of cold. If by cold you mean sea-temperature, then yes there aren't many tropical fish who'd be fond of this. If you mean room temperature, there are many fish which will survive and indeed thrive in these conditions. Mountain-cloud minnows are particularly fond of the 18-24c temperature range and should freely breed in this.
If your aquarium water is too cold (20 would be too cold for a lot of common fish like guppies, platys and neon tetras for example) then the fish will be a lot less active in the tank, lose colour and swim with clamped fins.
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoNo cold water can not kill fighting!
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
How do you look after a cold water fish?
like you keep a tropical water fish only you should provide it cold water instead warm water.
Are fish dying from hot or cold sea waters?
fish do not die in filtered water instead they will de if there is no filtered water try ussing one of the fluval brands for the size of your tank. maybe you did not cycle the tank before you add fish. how big is your tank and what fish o you keep?
Are there any Japanese fighting fish that you can keep with other cold water fish?
no. they are tropical fish.
Is a Betta fish cold blooded or hot?
You need to keep a betta in warm water with a temperate of 75-85 degrees. If you keep it in cold water it will eventually get sick and die
Do you keep fish in hot water or cold water?
This depends on the kind of fish, if it is a tropical fish, warm water is better. Hot water is not a good idea to use because I am pretty sure it can kill the fish. Most of the time you should use cold water....
Why do cold water fish keep on going to the top of the water why is that?
because it is warmer there. the suns rays dye out after too deep and its cold, very deep
Are fish cold-blooded and do they have lungs?
Fish are cold blooded. So theirtemperatureis due to their surroundingtemperature. So if the water is hot their body temperature is hot. Fish doesn't have lungs. They have gill instead. They drink water with their mouth and keep the oxygen in the water and let out the water with it's gills.
How do you keep cold water fish cold?
In the case of the rare fish that must have water below a specific temperature there are water coolers (refridgeration units) available commercially. its called a chiller & they are rather expensive. if you have fish that require low temperature you will require one or death is immanent
Are there fish which help to keep cold water tanks clean?
well not really because fish cant do that but yes only for a little bit
How does cold weather kill fish?
no just AZ lng AZ u keep sum thing in the water like polistirine 2 keep movement in the water
How many cold water fish can you keep in a 15 gallon tank?
Dpends on the size of the fish its one inch full grown for every gallon
Can you convert your fresh water fish tank into tropical without killing the fish?
You can definitely do that, but you haven't made it clear that you have cold water in the tank before. If you can keep the water temperature at 72 F, then you can keep both cold water fishes like gold fishes and non-aggressive community tropical fishes like gouramis, platys, mollies, algae eaters etc with gold fish.
