Starbound Can Pets Die
Fish die in home aquariums by the millions every year. While keeping aquarium fish is fun, and it is one of the most popular hobbies among pet keepers around the world. It is not so funny when the fish die so fast. The truth is that the average fish only live for three weeks after leaving the shops.
Most fish species can live a natural lifespan of several years to even decades. What can cause the fish to die so quickly in home aquariums? In at least over 90% of the cases, fish die early because of the following beginners’ mistakes: 1. Fish Died to Untreated Tap WaterYou must know that fish can’t survive in untreated tap water. Tap water contains chlorine and chloramines. Water companies use them to disinfect. Both chlorine and chloramine can and will kill the fish.
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While Chlorine can evaporate slowly if you let the tap water sit for a few days, chloramine is a different story, and it is there to stay. Untreated tap water is one of the leading causes of fish deaths in new home aquariums.The solution to this problem is straightforward. Buy a bottle of. Years ago when I was a kid, people used solid crystal like water conditioner.
Nowadays, most water conditioners are in liquid form.I have used Seachem, and.While they are all good and work just fine for their primary purpose, I recommend for new tanks. It can also detoxify ammonia and nitrite for up to 48 hours. It can come in handy for a new tank. Fish Die to Shock From Sudden Changes in Water Parameters Do Not Skip New Fish AcclimationMost fish can adapt to a range of water chemistry (PH, hardness, etc.) and water temperature without a problem if given time. However, many new fish keepers do not know this.
They will just “dump” newly bought fish into their fish tanks immediately. The water in the tank obviously has different chemical makeup and temperature compared with the water in the plastic bag that came with the fish. Unlike the human being, fish are cold blood animal, and they can’t regulate their body temperature as we do. A sudden change of water temperature can “shock” the fish and even cause them to die!
The water PH and hardness are also critical; the sudden drastic change in either of them can cause fish to die.Solution: You must acclimate the fish. Before opening the plastic bag, you should put the bag into the fish tank water. Let it sit there for at least 20 minutes for the temperature of the water in the plastic bag to become the same as the water in the tank. Many novice fish keepers do that after listening to the sellers at the fish stores, however, what they miss is the next step.Now the water temperature is the same after the fish bag has been sitting in the fish tank water for over 20 minutes, but the water chemistry such as PH and hardness are still different! What now?I usually do the following. Use a and dump the fish & water from the plastic bag into the container. There is no need to transfer all the water if the container is not big enough.
Then get rid of some water (around 25%) from the container (throw that water away, do not put it into the fish tank), and refill the container with water from the tank.Wait for 1015 minutes, then get rid of some more water from the container, and refill it with the water from the fish tank. Repeat that process every 1015 minutes with no more than 2530% of water replaced each time. Until the water in the container is almost all from the fish tank instead of the pet shop water from the plastic bag. In this way, the fish have the time to get used to the new water parameters slowly. The whole acclimating process usually takes me about 1.52 hours. For more sensitive fish, it can take 23 hours before I feel safe to add the fish to the tank. Aquarium Heater is mandatory for tropical fishWe based the above scenario on the assumption that you have an if the fish you keep are tropical.
It does not matter how slowly you try to make the fish adapt the new temperature, tropical fish (such as betta) will die if there is no heater to keep the water at the tropical water temperature which is usually around mid 7080F+.Most aquarium fish sold at the shops are tropical. If you are looking for a heater, I would recommend. I use a 50w heater in a 40-gallon tank, and the temperature is very stable since I have good water flow around it. The shock from water changesFish tank maintenance might also cause shock to the fish if the fish owner did it wrong.
Some new fish owners would do 100% water change, or even take out the fish. It is a bad idea. A lot of fish died because of this practice. If you change all of the water, there has to be a significant change in the water parameters. It is exactly what we must avoid. Typical aquarium maintenance should have a (partial) water change of no more than 3050% each time. The water should come from the same source every time.
It is also critical to make sure the new water has similar water temperature compare to the water in the fish tank. You can say every water change is also a form of fish acclimation.
Without doing it correctly, fish die quite fast. Fish Die to Ammonia and Nitrite PoisoningAmmonia and nitrite poisoning is a more complicated problem. First, you MUST have an running 24/7 if you plan to have fish. Without a filter, no fish will be alive for long.
That is certain, and there is no way to get around it. Second, you must understand.Now let us talk about why we need a filter and why there are ammonia and nitrite poisoning.
Aquarium Nitrogen CycleFish produce ammonia as a natural waste. Ammonia is toxic, and it will harm the fish. In a natural environment such as a lake or a river, there is so much water, and it removes ammonia quickly, but in a closed system such as in a fish tank, ammonia builds up and become more and more concentrated! It burns the fish’s gills, and it can kill the fish when the concentration is too high or exposed to low concentration for too long. Usually, in two to three weeks, the level of ammonia concentration in a fish tank will be sufficient to kill the fish.Now what? How do we remove the ammonia from an aquarium?The answer is you do not need to remove it physically. In a well-established aquarium, there are naturally occurring bacteria that feed on ammonia as food.
Most of these bacteria live on the filter media where there are lots of surface areas. (These bacteria only colonize on the surface areas)! The ammonia feeding bacteria will convert ammonia to nitrite.
However, nitrite is even more toxic than ammonia!Now what? There is a different type of bacteria feeding on nitrite, and convert it into a much less harmful form – nitrate. The second species of bacteria also colonizes the surface areas in the fish tank, and just like the first type of bacteria, they mostly stay in the filter media because that is where the most surface areas are in a fish tank.Nitrate is entirely harmless to the fish until there is exceptionally high concentration. Ammonia and nitrite must be kept at 0 at all times if you want your fish to live.However, it takes up to 68 weeks for these two types of bacteria to grow into sufficient number to keep the ammonia and nitrite at 0, ifand only if there is a constant source of ammonia. In other words, these bacteria won’t grow if there is no fish.
On the other hand, by having fish in the aquarium, there is a continuous source of ammonia, but the fish will usually die before the 68 weeks is up!What did I say? You will never have remotely close to enough bacteria to feed on ammonia and nitrite if there is no fish (source of ammonia). But your fish will also die if you add it to the fish tank before there are enough bacteria. It makes no sense, does it? It sure sounds like nobody can keep fish alive at all if the fish tank is newly set up.There is a solution to it.
You should not add any fish to a new aquarium until you do a! It is something every fish keep need to know before getting any fish at all.To test your water chemistry for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and PH, you need a liquid water test kit. (Paper strip kits are not accurate at all.)I use. It is far more accurate than paper strip test kits. And it is, in fact, more cost-effective due to you can use it for over 100 times.For saltwater aquariums, you need a different test kit called.
Aquarium Filtration SystemAs mentioned earlier, the aquarium nitrogen cycle requires a filtration system running 24/7. Every home aquarium must have a good filter, or the fish will die.If you are looking for advice on a filter, I recommend if you are on a budget. They are very reliable.For large fish tanks, I recommend canister filters. They are more efficient at biological filtration, and they make no noise at all, but they cost more.
I use an for my 40-gallon tank, and I am pleased with it. It is a high-quality German brand. Fish die to Overfeedis a source of many problems. Fish do not need to eat remotely as much food as humans. They have no need to burn calories to keep a constant body temperature. Many new fish hobbyists have no idea. They keep feeding fish a large amount of food multiple times a day.
Too much food can kill the fish directly with the digestive problem. Uneaten fish food will rot and pollute the water.
It will cause ammonia and nitrite spike, which will indirectly kill the fish.The ideal feeding routine for aquarium fish should be once a day, with no more food than the fish can finish within a minute. Uneaten food must be removed as soon as possible. Stop overfeeding fish can also solve a lot of the aquarium problems such as. Fish die of Diseases and ParasitesThere is also the fish disease problem.
A lot of fish farms, wholesale warehouses, fish shops, have poorly managed fish tanks. Many contagious fish diseases and parasites run rampage.
(also called fish white spot disease); (also called fish mouth fungus), just to name a few. They are often deadly if not treated immediately, and they kill a lot of fish in the hobby.Because most fish shops have the centralized filtration system, a single infected fish can spread the disease and parasites to every fish tank in the system. The likelihood of getting a fish with a disease is extremely high every time we buy new fish. Purchase fish from a reputable source is a good idea to ensure you get high-quality fish to begin with.
Purchase fish from a poor source is asking for trouble. It is also when you need a to separate new fish from the fish you already have. All new fish should be in a quarantine tank for at least 23 weeks for observation. Or you might risk losing the whole tank of fish.Some fish hobbyists use a mild general purpose fish medication such as in the quarantine tank for all newly arrived fish whether or not they show any sign of a problem. It is one good way to minimize the chance of new fish dying to possible diseases and parasites.Conclusion: Most aquarium fish only live a short, and miserable life, because most people did not get the right guidance before they started. Let us hope more fish keepers do things right, so there will be less fish die in home aquariums. Please share the article to spread the word, if you like to contribute to the cause.
I have had a well established 100 litre tank for nearly a year. It’s beautiful.
Last week well 6 days to be accurate I Brought a nee fish to join my panda moor and black moor.I choose a pearl fin gold fish.the puffy looking ones as advised by the pet store. However today he was bobbing about the top at first I suspected swim bladder but within an hour he was dead.
Tested waster with a liquid testing kit and levels were OK. Did a 40% water change after removing him and retested a little while later still all OK.
So why did he die? I have a new tank. Set it up 4 about wk b 4 buying my fish.
I have a tank heater, checked everything, the PH, alkinity, chlorine, ammonia & all b 4 I bought my fish. I bought 2 tiger barbs, 2 clown loaches, 2 angles, 2 sharks and 1 sucker. Brought them home let the bag sit in the water 4 -2 hrs then put them in the Tank.
3days later my sucker fish was dead.The next week we went and got another sucker fish and 3 dalmatian mollies. Did the same with the bags.
Did not add their water to my tank tho. We noticed that one of my clown loaches had ick. We treated the tank, both my clown loaches died that day. Then the next day 1 of my shark fish was dead and my sucker that I had for 2 days was dead. I cheked all my levels and every thing was spot on.
Would you know why they all died at once. I had already put my filter back in and took out 25% of water and treated it b 4 adding new water to tank after ick treatment. I love fish and fish Tanks. This is my first attempt at owning one and I really don’t want to give up.
Thank you for all the help you could give me. Okay, I realise I may be doing the new hobbyist obsessive thing (which has brought me to this thread!) but I’ve got my first aquarium fish today (cardinal tetras) and for like 15 seconds or something I failed to realise that one was left in the bag after I released them.
Now, I won’t ever release them the same way again (I’ll lower the bag so they have to swim up and out) so that’s a lesson learned, and I did the water temp/ph thing but I’m so worried that I might have stressed or harmed this little fish. He’s swimming along with his buddies now and looks perfectly okay but I feel terrible. Thanks for the great information here. I followed the steps between you, the pet store and the pamphlet. I have a 20 gallon tank, it’s been cycled and I have existing fish who have been around for several years and almost entirely bottom feeders. Yesterday I introduced 3 guppies and 4 tetras.
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One guppy died overnight, 3 tetras died this afternoon (although 1 was eaten by the filter so doesn’t count) and I think another guppy is on the way out. I let the water acclimate about 40 mins for temp, and swapped in new tank water for about another 40 min. All of my existing fish and fine and we’re not abusing the others. (All community fish, tank 78-79° F) Any suggestions?
Hi schultz,You have overstocked your fish tank. 25/30L fish tank is not enough for even one angelfish. By the way, what kind of filter do you have?It is most likely there is ammonia and nitrite spike in your fish tank. Both substances are toxic to the fish. It is what happens when you have a undersized fish tank with too many fish, with no filter, and not cycled the fish tank before getting the fish. If you come to the forum, and post a thread under the fish section, we will be able to better help you.
I used bottled aqua culture pre conditioned water in my tank, aquasafe conditioner, safestart in 30gal with a 20-40 top filter, and a bottom gravel filter. Why do my tetra fish keep dying and my placo lives?
100w heater keeps water at 78°-80° 2 air pumps uv light. Have 2 plants that are fine in there. What am i doing wrong? I don’t want to get anymore fish till the problem is fixed. I match the temp with bag float for 20mins or so, i don’t spill bag water into tank. I use the float method and add 0.5 cups of water to bag every 4mins then dump half out into bucket, and repeat this 10 times. I don’t want to injure anymore fish.
PLEASE HELP ASAP even the beta died. Only thing living is plants and placo. I’m more stressed than the fish. Hi i added a new fish to my tank today and added him like you say to and he looked fine then the timer went out and the lights go out i was layinv in bed worrying because my angle fish was schocked by my anenome and he looked a little hurt (I had to pull him out of the anenome because he was getting schocked) and i came back out turned the lights on and boom all my were dead but one and he looked hurtin. Yes i have a filter yes i have lots of live sand well grown live rock and obiously an anenome what did i do wrong did the angle fish release a toxin did the new fish have a diesase pls help. Hi,I recently got a new tank and one of my beginner mistakes were adding new fish immediately after i bought it (with the shops water, wich was bad aswell) now, my fish all died (9 of them) in 2 weeksph 7.1kh 3°d (the° needs a line under it)gh 16°dNO2 0NO3 25I do know that my ph is good but i’m a little worried about the rest.when some of my fish were still alive, my aquarium was developing this brown/yellow substance on the soil (white gravel).
I got told these were biatoms that grew and it was fairly common to find in newly set up tanks. Then the other forum told me its part of the cycle? I got really confused.I hope you guys could help me out!Thanks in advance.
Oh i forgot to add that it kinda like started with one fish just casually laying at the bottom, and when i dragged my hand across the glass it just started swimming normally for a good 10 minutes. So one fish died, a week later another 3 did and only got worse. So i later found out they had the white spot dissease. Well i cleaned my tank, gravel with hot water and a small amount of dish soap, fully cleaned my filter and the decor pieces.
It has been running fishless for about 4 weeks now, still creating the supposed biatoms (on gravel, plants, glass) i tested the water a small week ago with the values above. Now i noticed small white organisms on my glass, filter, plants wich seems to be hopping arround in my tank. My question is now, areare the values good?what is the green substance that is creating?what are the tiny small organisms?Is it safe for me to add new fish in it?Thanks in advance,Simon.
Hi,I brought 4 big Gold fishes and some small gold fishes, also some angel fishes recently in small plastic tub. Within 3-4 days 3 gold fishes died one by one. I was using to keep in the filter water, might be PH value 7 or less.
What is the cause of sudden death of these fishes.i did not keep any filter in the aquarium.my question is can i keep the fishes in the normal water or filter water?how many times i need to give the food per day?filter is necessary for this small aqaurium?what are the things need to be consdiered to save rest of the fishes? Please help me. Hello,I’ve recently bought a 10 gallon tank had it a month now. I had 2 mollies when I started it, but one died after about 2 weeks. The other died today. After the first one died I bought 2 more mollies and a Plecostomas.
The Plecostomas died the day after i got it. I went back the next day and got another plus w gourami. One of the gourami is acting really weird and I’m afraid its going to die as well. I didn’t know anything about fish until they started dying I realize I should have done a little bit of research befors I bought them, however I thought how hard could it be, my mistake. I’m hoping to keep the rest alive.
I changed the water once, but I changed all of it at once not knowing that wad bad. Also not really sure when adding water shoyld I first take the fish out before I treat it with chemicals? I did the thefirst time because I emptied the tank but not sure if when I take out some of the water and add new. Hi Andrea,It is most likely your fish died to shock when you introduce them to your aquarium. The new environment is different from what they came from. The sudden change in water temperature, PH，and hardness was too much for them to handle.There is also the problem of a uncycled fish tank.
Please refer this to.Change all of the water in a fish tank is what you must avoid. Do partial water change instead. Usually it should be 3050% to avoid too much change for the fish.The only chemical you need for your fish tank when you already got the fish is water conditioner.
It is for get rid of chlorine. Hi Priya,Sorry for the late reply. I have not checked the comment section for a while.Your post is confusing. What is exactly the size of your fish tank?
That is not right.You do not need to put any anti-ich medication in the fish tank. Meds have side effects.
They are usually hard on the fish. The only thing you need is the water conditioner, and must be in the recommended dosage according to the instruction.There is also a lack of details. Aside the fish tank size, we need to know what filter and heater are you using. How you have introduced your fish to the aquarium.
Acclimate the fish is a must, or they might die in shock to the sudden change of water conditions.If you are still around, please come to the forum to make a thread under the fish section. It is easier to sort things out there. I recently got a tropical fish tank, with 2 platies. I have tested the water chemistry for 7 days now, which all seems pretty normal. Although, today I came home to find one of my platies (panda platy) laying on the rocks with a patch of green on her right side.
The chemistry I found today are:pH: 7.6High range pH: 8.2ammonia: 0Nitrate: 20Nitrite: 0Everything I found was the same or similar to prior testings except the high range pH. The pH’s before today were 7.4-7.9A family member told me that she was acting strange this morning:– she was hanging near the top of the tank (like she was trying to get air)– last night she was really hyper and was swimming quickly all over the tank– the other platy (sunset) was also swimming a lot last night but she didn’t die). Set up a new tank nearly a week ago. Let the water cycle over night along with the filter and heater.
Bought 6 lemon tetra and 6 neon tetra and 1 bottlenose catfish. They were all good. Two days later bought two fancy guppies.
Each time we introduced fish to the tank they sat in their bags. We’ve had the guppies for two days and one died this morning. Pretty much took him out of the tank as soon as he died. Is there anything we can do to prevent the other fish from dying? We have a 50L tank with filter and heater. Also tested the water and the pH level yesterday was a little high. Hi Ferena,First, you do not need all the “drops”.
The only thing you need is the water conditioner if you use tap water.Second, you must acclimate the fish when you introduce them to the aquarium. Your fish are most likely die to the shock. For details, please read the article.Third, while it is definitely not the reason this time since your fish died within 15 minutes, you must do a before getting all the fish.If you have any more questions, please come to our forum. It is much easier to discussing back and forth with you on the forum. I’ve set up my 40 gallon tank, ensured the water is warm and around 76 degrees with a water heater, all levels are safe, tested with a kit. Eu4 most fun nations. I put the plastic bag in the water for about 30 minutes before putting the fishes into the water.
I have a filter that was recommended by the store. The water has the 5ml of water treatment added initially which made the water safe per the test. I added the new fish to the tank around 9pm, we went to sleep at 3am, they were doing great, I turned off the aquarium lights and we went to sleep, we woke up around 10am and 6 of the 8 fishes were dead, no idea what happened. I had 1 neon tetra, 1 platy, 1 angel fish, 5 glow light tetra, 2 golden snails, 2 black snails and 1 tiger snail.
The neon tetra and the 5 glow light tetra were all dead overnight. Everyone else is doing fine. What did we do wrong? Hello Nick,Although you have given time to the fish to get used to the water temperature, you have not let them to acclimate to anything else in the water. You needed to add some of the tank water into the plastic bag every 15 minutes or so, while getting rid of a little of the water from the plastic bag each time.
Until almost all water in the plastic bag is from the fish tank.Fish can get shock and even die from the sudden change in the water chemistry such as PH, hardness. You have to acclimate them when introduce them into a new fish tank.By the way, from the sound of it, you have not done any before you got the fish. It is highly recommended for starting an aquarium. Hi Will,We need more information to pin point the problem.If you please use the forum section, and provide all the details of your aquarium setup. Information such as what filter, heater, as well as other equipment and supplies you use for the fish tank.
Then we might be able to find the problem.By the way, have you done a fishless cycling before you get all the fish? It is highly recommended to get the fish tank cycled to add any fish or shrimp at all. Or the ammonia will build up over time and the toxic will kill all live fish.For more information on fishless cycling, please check the article of. I recently bought a few fish (a baby shark, 2 catfish, and an angelfish), both of the catfish died at the same time. One of them was just laying on one of the decor upside down, while the other one got caught in the filter.
Now my angelfish is constantly swimming up.They died after awhile, the tank had everything pre-set up, we let the fish stay in their bags and put them in the water so they can adapt to the temperature more easily. We feed them as required, the water was filtered, and since we just got them recenty we didn’t have to change the water. Hi admin, I’ve read your article, it may help me to know what will be the problem. I have 6 small koi fish in 20 galloon aquarium.
They all died. 2 days ago i general cleaned it, change the water. 50% new water and 50% old, put 8 bottle cups of antichlorine and setting it up in 4hours before putting back the fishes. Have I done something wrong? Did i put too much antichlorine that might killed them? Im planning to buy new fishes, what can you recommend me to do so that the new fishes will not die in the same water? Should I general cleaned it again and put new water?
Thank you so much!!!! Hi, Lou,Are you sure you used the right amount of water conditioner? Check the bottle for instruction. 8 bottle caps sounds a lot for just 10 gallon of water (50% of your 20 gallon).By the way, did you say you put the fish back? Did you mean you have removed the fish during the maintenance?
You should not remove the fish. They can get into shock from the sudden change in water conditions.
You also need to let the new water to have similar temperature first before using it.For more details, please use our forum. Hi Louise,You did not cycle your new aquarium. Ammonia builds up in new aquarium unless you have cycled it before adding the fish.There could also be a number of reasons why it happened. Including weak fish (some fish farm mass produce weak fish in antibotic filled water), or/and shock due to sudden change in environment (water temperature, PH, hardness, etc.).Some fish are naturally stronger than others even they are the same species from the same batch. So they do not die at the same time under the same conditions.If you have more questions, feel free to use our forum where it is easier to go back and forth with messages. Hi Fari,Fish have no body temperature to “adjust” to begin with.
Their body temperature comes from the temperature of the water around them. If the water is too cold, their body temperature will be too cold. Yes, they can adapt to the change to a certain degree slowly. If the water temperature suddenly dropped by 10 degree, it is more than most fish species can handle.Think of if you just took a hot shower in cold weather. As soon as you step out of the shower, do you feel cold?
Fortunately for you, your body temperature is regulated by yourself, and thus the impact of sudden change in environmental temperature does not affect you any more than on the surface.For the fish, any change to the environmental temperature will affect all of them including internal organs, immune system, etc. I recently got four goldfish. When i first got them, i temporarily put them in a pretty small container. I then purchased a small 2 gallon tank that was taller but not as wide as the container they were originally in. It came with a filter, water conditioner, and a light. I filled the tank according to the instructions and put the directed amount of conditioner. I also added gravel (that i washed) before i put the water in.
I also read that u should put the bag inside the tank water before they are directly put in the tank. So i did that and replaced some of the bag water with the tank water every 15 minutes. Then i opened the bag and let them swim in by themselves. They seemed fine the next day with the filter on and i was feeding them about twice a day (no more than they could finsih in 2 minutes), then the day after that they started turning brown and seemed to be struggling to swim away from the filter (so they were all huddled under the filter) and the water was pretty dirty. I assumed the filter was too strong for them and they couldn’t fight against it so i only kept it on a few hours a day and to clean it, i replaced about 20% of the water. Then a couple days later, one of them was dead and the rest were still brown. So i took them out of the tank and put them back in the container (the container didn’t have a filter) and now they last three are back to their original color and seem to be perfectly fine.
Why did the tank basically kill one of them? Thanks so much in advance, answering questions after two years is pretty amazing 🙂.
Hi Kim,The tank you got is too small for 4 goldfish. It is only 2-gallon, and yes it is too small for most filters out there. When a tank is too small, the water conditions can be unstable when there is any small change.The filter must be turned on 24/7 or it defeats the purpose of having a filter. It does the aquarium nitrogen cycle, and to keep ammonia at 0ppm.Turning it off most of the time, and clean it too often or not careful enough will damage its bacteria colony which are needed for the nitrogen cycle.However, even without a sustained nitrogen cycle, the ammonia concentration is unlikely be high enough to kill your fish so quickly. There could be other reasons for it. Too strong of a current could be one of them.One very important note, even if your fish look fine for now in your little container, they will not last long in there.
Ammonia will build up and kill them eventually without a minimal sized aquarium and a 24/7 running filter.Thank you for the compliment. If you are still unclear or having more questions, feel free to make a thread on the forum. It is on average. Fish do not live more than a few weeks after being brought home. Store bought fish just have a worse record since a lot of them are diseased weak fish to begin with.Without the details, we do not know certain what caused the death of the two fish you bought. If you had nothing in your fish tank and did not cycle the fish tank, then it is likely they died to ammonia poisoning. The fry lived could be due to the fact the aquarium is finally cycled or near cycled when they were born.
3 days ago, I moved 19 baby cichlid fish into a tank with an older cichlid. The older one was going after the smaller ones so I got a new tank and moved them in there today. I followed all of the directions carefully. I even used half of the old water from the other tank.
I checked the temperature, made sure I conditioned any new water. I noticed they started floating around, however their gills were still moving and occasionally they swam around. I kept checking on them and 15 minutes later they aren’t moving at all, and are all on their backs on the bottom of the tank. Their mouths are open and fins are extended. I don’t know what happened and I am very upset. If you could help me, thanks.