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MY FISH are dieing to often2007-11-24 23:09:47

It is also very possible you are adding TOO many fish at once. Fish cannot handle a dramatic increase in bacteria levels in the fish tank. If your water is at a certain level of bacteria and you add too many fish that is a problem.

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i don't know anything about this but is the tank maybe too clean? when i've had fish before, we always left a portion of the old and slightly dirty water and let it mix with the clean water. i forget why though cuz it's been a really long time... but the fish seemed to last for a while!

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You are most likely cleaning the tank too well each time you clean it. Fish need a certain level of particular bacteria in the tank to break down harmful and deadly waste products and over cleaning removes too much of this bacteria. This process is usually referred to as cycling the tank. Here'a a link that explains the entire process and how you can properly deal with the process to keep from losing anymore fish. Please also see the link at the bottom of this page titled cleaning your tank.

http://www.firsttankguide.net/cycle.php...

If after reading these (they are short) you have any additional questions about the nitrogen cycle and your tank, feel free to email me.

MM

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Keeping on top of cleaning is important, and I hope you won't take the previous advice and neglect your tank ofr half a year at a time. Cleaning your tank every week is certainly not the problem.