[UniQuaria] I don’t understand what’s going wrong here…
I wonder if all the studying as made you so focused on so many details that the truly important stuff is getting lost in the noise. It sounds like little errors are adding up to big problems. The gravel should have been rinsed. I don’t know what the tank clear stuff was, but I’m guessing it wasn’t necessary. Not cycling the tank, and adding so many fish at once, was not good at all.
Don’t add pet store water to your tank. Pour the fish out into a net, then transport the fish to the tank.
I think I’d remove *all* decorations from the tank (who knows what they have in them, and they may be behind your pH fluctuations) and do a partial water change. Then cycle the tank with the fish you have left. You will probably lose more fish. Feed minimally. Focus only on getting your biological filter established. Don’t add any fish or chemicals except for dechlorinator for water changes. Keep an eye on your ammonia, nitrates and nitrites. What kind of test kit do you have?
Some things I’m not sure about that I’d ask this group - should he lower the temp to 78? 80 sounds a little high to me. Also, should he add some aquarium salt?
I’m sorry you’re in this mess. I started out similarly and most everything I’ve learned has been the hard way, at least at first! Bren
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