Last Friday, the apartment complex I live in had someone come in to spray for bugs (only in the kitchens and bathrooms). I covered my tanks and turned off all the air pumps as a precaution, just in case. Well, when I came home that day, everything in my tanks was fine. The snails in my saltwater set up weren't looking so hot, so I did a water change and cleaned the filter. Uncovered the tanks and turned everything back on. The snails did alright for a few days, but they died on Tuesday. I tested the water, but the levels looked fine, so I figured the snails crawled above the waterline and somehow got the bug spray in their systems.
Last night, I did my regular water change, everything looked great, except my usually greedy fishy wasn't hungry. Woke up at six this morning and went to feed the tank, and the damsel was laying on the sand, panting. I mixed up some fresh saltwater, heated to match the big tank at 78 degrees, mixed in some of his tank water. I had to go to work, so I tried to acclimate a little and moved him there with a filter on low power. Came home and he was dead.
The damsel was my only fish. I have three tiny hermits, and they're all fine. Water in both tanks tested at:
ph 8
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 15
*oh, salinity is at 1.020*
Anything I'm missing? It's a week after they sprayed, so I figured if he was going to die from the spray, he would have done it sooner. How can I tell if he was poisoned?
Last night, I did my regular water change, everything looked great, except my usually greedy fishy wasn't hungry. Woke up at six this morning and went to feed the tank, and the damsel was laying on the sand, panting. I mixed up some fresh saltwater, heated to match the big tank at 78 degrees, mixed in some of his tank water. I had to go to work, so I tried to acclimate a little and moved him there with a filter on low power. Came home and he was dead.
The damsel was my only fish. I have three tiny hermits, and they're all fine. Water in both tanks tested at:
ph 8
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 15
*oh, salinity is at 1.020*
Anything I'm missing? It's a week after they sprayed, so I figured if he was going to die from the spray, he would have done it sooner. How can I tell if he was poisoned?