Random fish death

[fishhead0103666]

I believe that was because of the sudden fish additions of the sun catfish, bichir, and peacock eel.

 

[celebrist]

Dude...

 

[Deadliestviper7]

But I had done the water change before I added them. Could the sudden change have done it? This is the first time I've ever had something like this happen to me.
I actually was planning to change the stock. Take out the angels, take out the leaf fish, and take out the bristlenose pleco. I have a few 55 gallon tanks I'm setting up so they were gonna go in those.

Sounds like you didn't quarantine at all, so you may hacve introduced something.

 

[deeda]

Just to prove it Right before my water changes the nitrites,nitrates, and ammonia always read perfectly. 0's across the tests.

You have zero nitrate reading?

 

[fishhead0103666]

oddly enough yes. It's been running long enough then it's most certainly cycled but the nitrates remain at 0.
And yes I didn't quarantine the fish because I had never gotten a bad fish from petco before. I had relaxed with quarantining fish but now I'm gonna quarantine them all and never buy another fish from petco.

 

[celebrist]

Nothing wrong with buying fish from Petco you just need to pick carefully and quarantine I got these guys from Petco for 8 bucks each

 

[fishhead0103666]

Ahh, torpedo barbs. A beautiful fish. I've also seen them at petco but for $9.99. Considering the fact that I've calmed down now and those fish are much more anywhere else I might just give them a second chance even though they've stolen so much from me now.

 

[celebrist]

I generally quarantine for 6 months to a year and also doubles as a grow out

 

[fishhead0103666]

That's quite a bit excessive for quarantine wouldn't you agree? I'd think any disease would have shown itself by the end of the 2nd month.

 

[celebrist]

As I said, also a grow out
( and an excuse to have another tank set up