A dying question?

toxic111 · #1 11-11-2009, 09:06 PM

one thing I would do is get a pail or 2 set-up to mix your water the day before the water change, use a powerhead & heater... once a tank is set-up and stable, a 10% water change will be enough weekly.

Also it sounds like your tank was really new for that much stock...

Sorry for the losses it can be hard to lose that much that quickly.

Stevey87 · #2 11-11-2009, 09:12 PM

This happened to me one time when my tank was about your age. Everything is fine and one day I wake up and most are dead or breathing heavily on the bottom. The day before, I added a pump and a wavemaker but I think that's just a coincidence. They were one of the hardiest fishes you can get. That never happened to me since then.

shimmy · #3 11-11-2009, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevey87

This happened to me one time when my tank was about your age. Everything is fine and one day I wake up and most are dead or breathing heavily on the bottom. The day before, I added a pump and a wavemaker but I think that's just a coincidence. They were one of the hardiest fishes you can get. That never happened to me since then.

did you ever find out what coused them to do so for thats sounds a lot like what was happining to me.

shimmy · #4 11-11-2009, 09:12 PM

I can understand adding new stuff shocking the system but nothing has been added and even being a new system should something not spike or change for water quallity? I just dont understand on why everything was good all day everyone was happy then just to fall over.

I am not afraid of the cost or the time or the hurt feelings im afraid to add new fish for nothing desrvers to die that has not hurt me.

Stevey87 · #5 11-11-2009, 09:16 PM

I didn't add fish for another month at least I think. It's not because I was afraid or anything, I just didn't feel like it. I still don't know why it happened like that.

shimmy · #6 11-11-2009, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Stevey87

I didn't add fish for another month at least I think. It's not because I was afraid or anything, I just didn't feel like it. I still don't know why it happened like that.

did you ever test your water?

Stevey87 · #7 11-11-2009, 09:19 PM

My water was ok. No ammonia or nitrite. Nitrate didn't seem too high either and I doubt that all changed in one night. For me it wasn't the water.

shimmy · #8 11-11-2009, 09:22 PM

well things happen and I will move on and get more fish I just wish I had some answers on why it had to happen and why they could not be saved.

whatcaneyedo · #9 11-11-2009, 09:27 PM

The fact that you moved everything into the bathtub really stikes me as well. Unless it was brand new it will be covered in soap scum and other chemical residues that will certainly kill everything.

kien · #10 11-11-2009, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by shimmy

well things happen and I will move on and get more fish I just wish I had some answers on why it had to happen and why they could not be saved.

In the end, I think you may find that it was a series of unfortunate events.. which is the case most of the time. Something relatively small and benign happens to/in the tank, which leads to something else.. then another thing.. (think domino), next thing you know it is out of control and poof, tank has crashed

Then looking back it is hard to trace it down to any one thing because it was a whole slew of things.

For what it is worth, it happens to the best of us..