Fish dying need help!!!!!

[Lupin]

Get a carbon and put it in your filter. You might have left residues of detergents.

 

[Pyramid_Party]

Water change, add carbon, more air, shut lights off. I think thats all you can do for them. Since we cant get any water parameter readings, I will assume there is a problem with them. So water change, add carbon, more air and shut off tank lights and pray.

 

[Pyramid_Party]

Oh, and dont screw with the temp it may shock them more.

 

[uncwnells]

Water change, add carbon, more air, shut lights off. I think thats all you can do for them. Since we cant get any water parameter readings, I will assume there is a problem with them. So water change, add carbon, more air and shut off tank lights and pray.

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[Lupin]

I have them out, 100% water change, rinse the sand and used the water from my catfdish tank to hold them. I set the temp to 82 degrees.
One has died and the othere arent looking good. SomeONE help me!!!

I'm a little rusty to think today but I just reread this bit. I discussed this with a few AC members in the chatroom as I am a bit disoriented to point out what I'm still missing from my previous posts.

Why did you rinse the sand? Did you also rinse your filter? How did you rinse both? You don't have to rinse the sand. This is very drastic.

Water from catfish tank will do nothing. It does not harbor beneficial bacteria either as bacteria does not colonize the water column but the filter and substrate. It's possible your fish are suffering from osmotic shock. The TDS (total dissolved solids) may vary between different water sources. Fish don't adapt easily to the large changes.

Get an API liquid test kit and test your water parameters between the cichlid tank and catfish tank. TDS meter is needed to determine your TDS.

 

[FavCatfish]

i added the extra carbon, and the temp is the same as it was before. I rinsed the sand assuming that something got into the water. I used the catfish tank to rinse the sand. I used the catfish water because my water contain chorine and the catfish water has been cycled. I only put the cichlids in that water becuase i was sure that the cichlid water was tainted.

Only one right now is in terrible shape. I have him in the tank in a circle bowl with a rock holding him up. The bowl is feed by the filter so he is getting tons of fresh water and air. He wasnt able to stay staight up.

 

[FavCatfish]

I'm a little rusty to think today but I just reread this bit. I discussed this with a few AC members in the chatroom as I am a bit disoriented to point out what I'm still missing from my previous posts.

Why did you rinse the sand? Did you also rinse your filter? How did you rinse both? You don't have to rinse the sand. This is very drastic.

Water from catfish tank will do nothing. It does not harbor beneficial bacteria either as bacteria does not colonize the water column but the filter and substrate. It's possible your fish are suffering from osmotic shock. The TDS (total dissolved solids) may vary between different water sources. Fish don't adapt easily to the large changes.

Get an API liquid test kit and test your water parameters between the cichlid tank and catfish tank. TDS meter is needed to determine your TDS.

You got me lost on this part. Its 9 right now and im a hour away from any chain store that might be open. Im stuck with household items to fix this.

 

[FavCatfish]

it dont matter anymore...