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Arlene
Lv 5
Arlene asked in PetsFish · 8 years ago

Established fresh water fish tank and need help.?

I have a 10 gallon tank with 3 angel fish, under gravel filter and hang on filter. It is an established tank about 4 years old including the fish. We wanted to introduce some snails as soon as we put them in they die we have purchased the snails 3 weeks in a row and from different stores all have died instantly. Any suggestions?

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  • ?
    Lv 4
    4 years ago

    this is beginning a cycle. this is what happens once you placed up a fish tank. Get a product stated as Cycle or best. the two of those will sparkling up you water and help the fish additionally. don't get AN ALGEA EATER! in case you get an algea eater in a sparkling tank this is going to die because of the fact it has no nutrition. once you notice green or crimson algea on the facets or rocks then it's time to purchase an algea eater. each and each month you may desire to do a 25% water exchange. Get a fish tank siphon (its a water vaccum style element that cleans the backside of your tank.) and a 5 gallon bucket. this way you may take 25% of the water out, and once you are trying this, you sparkling the waist and larger nutrition from the backside of the tank. this would save the water looking sparkling, and once you are trying this, the water would be foggy for variety of 5 hours till each and every thing has settled backtrack. you in addition to mght would desire to get an algea scaper to maintain the glass sparkling.

  • 8 years ago

    Ten gallon with three angelfish? For 4 years? Wow you're soooo lucky, but still, just because they are alive doesn't mean they're doing well, you need at least a 20 gallon for one pair. Snails dying instantly? Like they touch the water and then they're dead? You might have a lot of copper in your water but you seriously need to upgrade to at least a 40 gallon.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    8 years ago

    maybe they are too sensitive for the water toxicity level.

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