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It has certainly been worth it to me to reach out. Cory’s team has assisted me on another occasion. Invaluable help for fish nerds!

Fish Folk - I always quarantine. My goal was to feed unless I saw issues. The very first morning I had a dead guppy. I checked ammonia immediately - no spike but I did a water change of 30% out of caution. By day 4 I began treating with the Med.Trio. I continued water changes. I think I may need to let my water sit as suggested for 24 - 48 hours before adding. I add Prime as I add water. I also dosed the tank with Fritz Zyme 7 bacteria when I added the fish. First 3 days I added Stress Coat during water changes.

Wow, the help I’ve received is unbelievably generous. Each of you have made me feel better about this QT tank. I should have ghost fed that tank better than I was doing. Gupppys looked good in the store but they were hungry as guppy’s always are. Tap PH is 7.5, normal tank PH is also 7.5 (in all 6 tanks with fish), before today the PH was 7.5 but escalated to almost 9 in guppy tank. I will seed the 3 QT tanks with crushed coral in the future. Thank you for making me feel better about the fish losses. Thank you for walking me through this process. I have taken to heart all suggestions. Thanks again everyone - you’ve all been wonderful!

Thank you for all of the suggestions. Miller - I definately added too many fish at once. I’m running a HOB and a sponge filter so oxygenation is high. I was doing large water changes every other day ( 50 - 80%). PH skyrocketed off the charts this morning. Only did a test strip before freaking out. Did not do an API test at that point. the fish came from a local store but I have no idea if they had been there long. Place got busy as they attempted to catch my fish so I failed to get info necessary before leaving. I take full responsibility for purchasing too many for a quarantine. 10 gallon with 19 gupppies - most being tiny babies less that 1/2 inch long.

No tank has been set up with rams horn snails for about 2 months. A seasoned sponge filter was in tank from the start. Live plants and gravel bottom. Not concerned about losing plants.

Lennie, those parameters are identical. I’m beyond confused!

Please see parameters above. Thanks for the help.

Thank you for the help. Tap PH is now 6.8 from faucet. I have test strips and the API test kit. O Nitrites, 0 Nitrates, GH is not on charts, KH between 120 and 180, PH 6.8, 0 chlorine. I live in Phoenix, AZ and of course this is another change in water parameters from usual. I did not add any crushed coral to this tank but I’m sure that’s what I should have done. I feel terrible about the fish. Thanks again.

PH in quarantine tank has skyrocketed. All fish are dying and sick. Can I try moving fish to another quarantine tank without killing them due to the rapid change in parameters of new quarantine tank? Thanks in advance for any suggestions. Heartbroken over new fish deaths.