New 10g fish tank

[stanley888]

I just have my 10g fish tank setup
I bought 6 guppy, 2 swordtail, 6 neon, 2 black molly
make a fishcam now so i can watch my fish in my phone while working lol
Stanley's Fish Tank ([Only Registered Users Can See Links.])
been a week so far, 3 neon die :(

[Drumachine09]

Welcome to the A.C.!


Did you cycle your tank?

[YaYgoldFish]

What filtration are you using?

[stanley888]

i cycle the water a day before add any fish.
i use The Marineland Mini Penguin filtration.
lost another neon :(

[SkarloeysMom]

i cycle the water a day before add any fish.
i use The Marineland Mini Penguin filtration.
lost another neon :(

One day is not long enough to fully cycle a new tank. When you say you cycled the tank do you mean you let it run for a day before adding the fish?

Do you have a water test kit? Most likely you tank is cycling now with the fish in it. You'll need to do large water changes to keep ammonia and nitrites down to save your fish. They still may not survive. You may want to read through the stickie on cycling posted at the top of this forum if you are unfamiliar with the nitrogen cycle.

Sorry for you losses.

[stanley888]

yes i run for a day before adding the fish.
too late to know the real cycle is. I already have fish in my tank :(
thinking of upgrade to 29g tank combo from wallmart. I already have 10+ fishes and some baby frys.

[Kuli_Loach]

Common mistake many new aquarium owners make. You need to cycle your tank which is growing the beneficial bacteria that eat ammonia and nitrite. Your fish will more than likely almost all die. If you get a new tank, I would wait until you get that one cycled and use filter media from it to quickly cycle the new tank.