brishe Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I have a 100litre tank set up with guppies and a bristlenose, all the fish have been healthy until a few weeks ago when i started losing guppies.... I have lost about one a week over the last 4 weeks. The first few were heavily pregnant females that would swell up then start breathing fast and two of them got dropsy then they would die. I have a male one at the moment that has a slightly bloated stomach and is now sitting on the bottom. Two of the females had the slimy faeces aswel (hex???) so i have been treating them with Trichozole tablets at the dose of one crushed tablet(250mg) then dissolve in water and soak some flake then freeze, i give them this daily. The water ph is 7.0, nitrite 0 ammonia 0. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated i dont want to lose any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I think you have a water quality problem and suggest regular water changes. 20% weekly at least as your tank is quite small. From what I have read dropsy is very very dificult to cure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 My daughter out law has had guppies dying recently for no reason. All other fish in the tank are fine but the guppies are dying like clockwork. They gasp at the surface then die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brishe Posted September 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I think you have a water quality problem and suggest regular water changes. 20% weekly at least as your tank is quite small. From what I have read dropsy is very very dificult to cure. If the water levels are ok, how can i tell if its a water quality problem?? All the tests have shown nothing. i do weekly water changes of 25% at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim r Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I had a problem with guppies dying 1 every day like clockwork and introduced a uv filter and my problem was resolved I have lost none since and I now have several hundred without any problems whatsoever. ( I know also that there are those who are against uv's )everyone has an opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keri Anne Posted September 5, 2007 Report Share Posted September 5, 2007 I used tonic salt when I first started keeping guppies at the rate of 1tbsp per 20L, stopped using it for a while as I didn't really think it was doing much and started getting a simular problem. Started using tonic salt again and it stopped. Not sure if it was parasites or just that they like having some salt in their water (around 2ppm). Either way my livebearers (guppies, platies, mollies, swordtails) all seem happier with a little tonic salt in their water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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