> it sounds like it was an extremely "sterile" environment and that may have   
    > shocked them... but i've seen ones handled as i describe die and i've seen   
    > them infect an entire tank, too... i handle this by placing new fish in a   
    > nursery tank for a week or so before placing them in my main tank(s)...   
      
    RS> All the fish were placed in the tank at the same time , I had   
    RS> placed the bag in the water for about 40 minutes  before releasing   
    RS> them ,   
      
   ok, so you did do some form of acclimitizing...   
      
    RS>  the only survivor was the baby pleco who adapted to the tank   
    RS> rather well , Im gonna try buying a bit larger tropical fish and   
    RS> see what happens now , now that the tank has been up and running   
    RS> for a week the water should be pretty good now    
    RS> wishing myself luck in hopes these ones survive this timne    
      
   the water should be good in what way? there's still almost no biologic base...   
   it takes urine and poop to get that going... depending on the tank, this can   
   take weeks and the water will get pretty cloudy... leave it alone! it has to   
   transition... once the transition is complete, it will go clear by itself... i   
   generally use some feeder goldfish for this purpose... they are cheap and i   
   don't care if they survive or not... one can also get some fishing minnows...   
   they are even cheaper... i think $1US for a dozen... my last minnows lived 5   
   or 6 years before a long power outtage claimed them...   
      
   )\/(ark   
      
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