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So it's a brand new tank. My first. Ammonia 0. Nitrites 0 nitrates were under 20. Ordered 2 misbar clown and 5 blue 5 red hermits along with 10 snails.
I didnt realize most of the snails were dead on arrival. Temp then drip acclimated everything then got them all into the tank. Went to bed then woke up and went to work. Quick peak on tank and fish seemed ok and hermits were crawling all over the snails. Hermits and snails in the basic area they were put in. Hermits were moving but the I didnt notice snails werent. 14 hours later get home and feed fish for first time. They ate a little not much and then they moved from corner of the tank to a little cave in the rocks.
Woke up to 1 dead fish and one barely swimming. That's when I noticed the snails still hadn't moved and a smell coming from the trash. Got the dead fish and dead snails out. And did a quick test. Ammonia was at .5 -1. The smell from the trash was the bag the snails came it. Smelt like rotten something. While doing the water change the other fish died.
I felt so bad. Next time I need to insure I'm off before adding things. I only work 4 days a week but I usually leave at 7pm and get home at 10-11 am. So I didnt have enough time to check on everything. Also I'm not sure about ordering snails thru the mail again. Granted my fault for not noticing when I put them in. I'm just sad the fish died because of me.
Have an 11 day vacation coming up so will reaquascape and feed little every other day to keep bacteria going until then. Then when vaca starts I'll look at adding live stock.
Sad lesson to learn
I didnt realize most of the snails were dead on arrival. Temp then drip acclimated everything then got them all into the tank. Went to bed then woke up and went to work. Quick peak on tank and fish seemed ok and hermits were crawling all over the snails. Hermits and snails in the basic area they were put in. Hermits were moving but the I didnt notice snails werent. 14 hours later get home and feed fish for first time. They ate a little not much and then they moved from corner of the tank to a little cave in the rocks.
Woke up to 1 dead fish and one barely swimming. That's when I noticed the snails still hadn't moved and a smell coming from the trash. Got the dead fish and dead snails out. And did a quick test. Ammonia was at .5 -1. The smell from the trash was the bag the snails came it. Smelt like rotten something. While doing the water change the other fish died.
I felt so bad. Next time I need to insure I'm off before adding things. I only work 4 days a week but I usually leave at 7pm and get home at 10-11 am. So I didnt have enough time to check on everything. Also I'm not sure about ordering snails thru the mail again. Granted my fault for not noticing when I put them in. I'm just sad the fish died because of me.
Have an 11 day vacation coming up so will reaquascape and feed little every other day to keep bacteria going until then. Then when vaca starts I'll look at adding live stock.
Sad lesson to learn