2 deaths, 1 days. OMG!!!

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isa.alhadad

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Earlier in the morning I checked on my brand new African Chiclids to find out the one which barely made the journey back from the LFS died.

Later in the evening, I checked my other tank to find my RTC's eyes were totally white. I examined it and found out that it was badly cut and bleeding from it's right gill. I separated it and a while later, it died

The quarantine tank I had placed it was filled with blood.

Gosh. The RTC was my favourite. I'm am extremely sad.

Any ideas what cause my RTC's death?

Could it have been the feeder prawns in the tank?

My RTC was only 5".
 
2 deaths, 1 day*

Typo error
 
Have no idea what could have caused its death from your description. Need a ton more info.

How long was your tank established before introducing the RTC?
Tankmates?
Filtration?
Temp?
Meds introduced?
Water test results?
Maintenance schedule?
Pics?
etc., etc., etc...
 
Oddball;2318276; said:
Have no idea what could have caused its death from your description. Need a ton more info.

How long was your tank established before introducing the RTC?
Tankmates?
Filtration?
Temp?
Meds introduced?
Water test results?
Maintenance schedule?
Pics?
etc., etc., etc...
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The tank had been established for probably 2 months or so.

Tank mates include a 5" Silver Aro, a 5" Spotted Gar, a 4" Poly, a few feeder guppies and feeder prawns.

Temp was at 84 degrees.

I used Rid All Arowana special 2 weeks ago to treat my arowana's fin tear caused by it jumping (product can be seen here http://www.hongtai.com.sg/ridall.htm)

I used black water 2 days back.

ph was 6.8

20% water change every week.

I don't have pics. :(
 
What's in 'blackwater'? It's not some chemical to soften the water is it? It honestly sounds like a severe water quality problem for him to have cloudy eyes and what was probably fin rot.
You forgot to post your ammonia, nitrites, nitrates. That's very important.
 
I'm not sure if it was cloudy eyes, it's eyes were totally white. It definitely wasn't fin rot, It's right gill was bleeding from the bottom. It seemed torn as well.
 
Bad water quality probably caused the white eyes, and the bleeding was probably do to an attack from something in the tank or possibly it injured itself.
 
My RTC was indeed attacked by the 1" feeder prawns. The prawns are now attacking my pleco and everything that lays still. Anything I can use to kill prawns? Like a solution or something?
 
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