Dead Goldfish

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ScubaChick0121

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Hiya, i came home after a coldish day and when i went to check on my pond 12 of my 24 goldfish were dead. I have a 400 gallon pond that i just instaled like two weeks ago, and when i checked the water the ph was 6! Everything else was normal, so did the ph or the cold water kill my fish? And was i overcrowding the new pond?
Sorry for all the questions but how many fish should i put in my pond for now? And what can i do to save my other fish?
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What test kit were you using? What exactly were the ammonia, nitrite and nitrate? What is the temperature and what variety of goldfish do you have?
 
Today there was a cold front so idk what the temperature was i put my hand in it and it feels pretty cold probally 60, i live in florida. The nitrate and nitrite were 0. The fish are/were commons, and two common koi, all 5 inches or less. I just went out with a flashlight and the fish looked like they might have ich. Idk how they cold have gotten it because all of the fish i added were given a salt bath before i put them in.
 
Hi,

Unfortunately, the details are very vague and it is difficult for me to see where exactly the issue is. Could you please obtain a thermometer to accurately measure the temperature? Our body temperature does not accurately measure the exact climate temperature. I'd get the thermometer instead of relying on touch alone.

In a pond especially with 24 goldfish, nitrate is impossible unless you did a 100% water change beforehand or that your pond is loaded with too many plants. What test kit did you use? Your ammonia needs to be checked as well. You did not include the ammonia in your post and that one is extremely important as it allows us to know whether your nitrogen cycle has already begun or not.

As for ich and salt baths, salt baths will absolutely not work. Ich are very well protected from salt and other treatments when they embed themselves under gill and skin tissues. The only time you can eradicate ich completely is when they start swimming on the water column. You will need a heater to be able to increase their life cycle rate thus enabling you to destroy the free-swimming ich with salt treatment.
 
The water is 63 degrees, today we are getting the water checked by a fish company. Last night all my fish died except for one. When i removed them, none looked like they had ich, so i think it might be from ammonia. I will post the results later when i get them, the testing kit i was am is pond care 5 in 1 pond test strips.
 
i think you stocked it too much too quick. 2 weeks isnt enough time for a FW system to cycle properly. and there whas probably just too big a bioload for the Beneficial Bacteria to cope with straight away.

if your gonna start over, add stock more slowly... so the BB have a chance to multiply. it saves things like this happening... it sucks losing fish.

ive come home today (was fishing for 4 days) and my torch coral has fell to the back of the tank, and has disintergrated, probably through loss of light. i bet the urchin knoched it over... stupid urchin :irked:
 
that was probally it, the pond wasnt able to sustain that many fish yet. Thxs sooo much! So how many fish do you recomend me to put in the pond now?
Oh btw sorry about your coral, thats another sad loss!
 
bromie88;3500392; said:
i think you stocked it too much too quick. 2 weeks isnt enough time for a FW system to cycle properly. and there whas probably just too big a bioload for the Beneficial Bacteria to cope with straight away.

if your gonna start over, add stock more slowly... so the BB have a chance to multiply. it saves things like this happening... it sucks losing fish.

ive come home today (was fishing for 4 days) and my torch coral has fell to the back of the tank, and has disintergrated, probably through loss of light. i bet the urchin knoched it over... stupid urchin :irked:
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+1 to all of the comments above. You might also try seeding the pond with beneficial bacteria as well. There are several brands available that use a yeast like carrier for the bacteria, and it might help to deal with the new bioload.
 
thanks soooo much everyone!!! i never knew soo many helpful people could respond to my posts!! Im sooo glad i signed up!
Btw- the water quality is fine, you were right it was overstocking and probally an ammonia spike. The one goldfish is doing well swimming in a 10 gallon bucket with an areator, he seems to be doing well, darting around and eating!
Thanks Again!
 
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