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I have a 20 gallon freshwater tank for over a year now. The problem is, every time i add new fish they die. Usually, the fish hangs out in the corners of the tank and at the bottom, they don’t swim around like they should. I have 1 male swordtail and 1 loach. They are the only fish that have survived for a descent amount of time. I believe that the amonia, nitrate, etc. levels are fine; however, I dont have a kit but I only have 2 fish and I keep up on partial water changes. The pH level is alkaline but it should be in range for the swordtails I do add and from what I understand, they are hardy fish. In addition, the plants that I have in my tank are surviving but their not really taking off like they should be. Is it possible that the pH is causing the problem? If it is how can I fix this? And other than pH, what else could be causing new fish to die in my tank and what can I do to keep these fish alive in the future? Any help would be much appreciated.
I do acclimate the fish before I put them in and I have an underground filter, sorry, I probably should have said that before. It is usually afer a few days that they die on me. Occasionally some of the new fish get ich but currently none of the new ones i added today or the old ones have it. I rescently treated the tank for it though.

I was just wondering because theres something in the bottom of the bowl thats not food and i wasnt sure what it was. It is sort of red-brown.

koi carp laying on the bottom of pond?

why is my goldfish staying at the bottom of the tank?

Does anyone else share this fear? What is it called? I love to swim, though not at night, and not when I cannot see the bottom of the pool, like no rivers or lakes. I love all animals, espcially water animals (turtles, tadpoles, etc.) so it is not that. I would literally cut off my arm (i think) before I could walk through one of those tunnels at Sea World. Maybe it is the fear of being surrounded by water? Don’t know..please help!