Hadn't fed the fish for the past 2 days yet ammonia and nitrite stayed at 1.0mg/l... So I decided to check the bottom of the fish tank and what I found was shocking - 5 dead tilapias! I'm not sure what caused their death... Their mouths are open... Sunken belly... Could it be a bacteria infection spread from the guppies? I'm not sure what to do now... I'm expecting more deaths coming... >_<
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Gruesome... |
To reduce ammonia further, I scooped out as much rotting plant matter and poop at the bottom of both fish tanks. I found that lots of tilapia poop remained stuck in the guppy tank due to the outlet being a standing pipe which only sucks water from the surface.
I also removed all the pegaga plants as they aren't doing well probably due to iron deficiency. I'm afraid that their rotting leaves will only contribute to more ammonia.
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Hmmm... Their roots have grown much... Just their leaves wilting... |
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Looks cleaner now... |
Edit: One more dead tilapia found along with several other broken pieces of fish spine... Aahh... I've lost count of the number of deaths... >_<
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