FishRKool28 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 If you read my other post about can stress from petco to car to tank kill fish… well all my neon tetras died 😢. How do I sanitize my tank and start over? 10 gallon tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mmiller2001 Posted July 9, 2023 Share Posted July 9, 2023 Potassium Permangenate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishRKool28 Posted July 9, 2023 Author Share Posted July 9, 2023 My first mistake was being impatient and not waiting til my water parameters were good before adding fish, my second mistake was adding fish when I knew I was going out of town… home just now and I have 2 fish left swimming around together, I’m going to get the dead fish out and do water change. I feel bad for the fish 😔, I feel like they died because of my impatience On 7/9/2023 at 5:49 PM, FishRKool28 said: My first mistake was being impatient and not waiting til my water parameters were good before adding fish, my second mistake was adding fish when I knew I was going out of town… home just now and I have 2 fish left swimming around together, I’m going to get the dead fish out and do water change. I feel bad for the fish 😔, I feel like they died because of my impatience Started with 18 neon tetras Thursday and now Sunday at 5:50pm I have 2 left 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllFishNoBrakes Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Patience is one of the hardest parts of the hobby. Don’t beat yourself up! We’ve all made mistakes, and all of us continue to do so. Simply see it as a learning opportunity to not make the same mistake in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuggets Beard Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 Just wait. Don't add anything. Sounds like it wasn't an ideal situation for them to start. As stated above, patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelplessNewbie Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I am sorry this happened to you. I am going through a similar situation but with green neon tetras. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishRKool28 Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 I did a 40% water change to dilute the ammonia, so far 2 neons left but I fear they’ll start nipping at each other because of stress of just being 2 fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndEEss Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 I have to ask: why do you think you need to sanitize your tank? If you did do this, what would you do with your remaining fish? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishRKool28 Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share Posted July 10, 2023 That’s why I posed the question because I wasn’t sure if I need to sanitize it or just change the water out which I what I ended up doing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 10, 2023 Share Posted July 10, 2023 What I would do is test daily if your test shows any ammonia or nitrite do a 50%water change and add a double dose of prime or Fritz complete to help detoxify any ammonia or nitrite till your ammonia and nitrite constantly stay at zero I think this was a water quality issue that killed most of your fish I would just monitor for now and keep up with water changes I wouldn't disinfect your tank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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