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Why are my fish dying2007-11-24 23:43:47

I have an established 30 gal, one betta, a new plecostamus, a new angel fish, a new red crab (the pet store told me they r peaceful dwellers) and 4 new gold (something) plats..i woke up this morning and 3 of the 4 plats are dead! I had treated the tank about 2 weeks ago for a bacteria, ick and Ive changed the filter..I just dont understand why the fish are dying. Are bettas aggressive?? Help!!

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Hmmm. It could be your betta. They are very territorial. Just last night, I actually saw when my betta killed one of my sunsetplaties. There was nothing I could do. He just kept nipping at him till' my platy couldnt take it anymore. I was just staring helpless. It's probably your betta, or your water might be bad. Did you put in conditioner? If the bigger fish are all doing good, but it's just the smaller fish, your best guess is that the betta is causing all of the trouble. Get him a smaller betta bowl or tank, they love those because they are small, and that's what there are used to, and shove in some plants and maybe a little rock or something for him to hide in!

Good Luck!

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My sister's betta fish killed mine when we put them in the same bowl. Thats probably the problem betta fish are extremly aggressive. Males cannot be kept together.

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are ya over feeding them?

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It could be that the Betta is aggressive. What is your PH level? Is it in a good area? Angels can be aggressive also.

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i had fish before. do they have rocks in there tank. if they do i know why.see when they poo there well,poo is stuck in the rocks and so is some food. this things can rote and the fish might get the bactira. thats what happend to my fish.