My Fish Are DYING!?!?
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Yeah same here; I'm only 21. But then again, there are very young writers out there, and there can always be a young Directer!
Bumping the topic up again, so anybody else have advice also?
I have about 100 Electric Blue Cichlid fry, about 6-7 months old, was very healthy, and starting to show colors... I woke up this morning, turned the lights on, and found a few dead on the bottom of the tank... I removed them and then watched the others swim. Some were moving in strange, whirling motions, as if twirling in the water. Clearly they were dying. No visible signs of ich, or any other disease. They all stayed grouped up on the bottom of the tank, and this is unusual, because they are always swimming all around the tank. I tried feeding them, thinking that they were hungry, but this time, they had no appetite; this too was abnormal, seeing as they eat a LOT! I added a PH increaser the other day, and I think it could either have been that, or the fact that I added 3 Crappie minnows to the tank about 5 days ago...? they too were found dead this morning, with white cloudy fungus around their severely decomposed body. What do I do??? I have been given offers for all of these poor fish, and I already lost about 15-20% of the fry. Please help! I need advice, and fast! I appreciate it.
I have about 100 Electric Blue Cichlid fry, about 6-7 months old, was very healthy, and starting to show colors... I woke up this morning, turned the lights on, and found a few dead on the bottom of the tank... I removed them and then watched the others swim. Some were moving in strange, whirling motions, as if twirling in the water. Clearly they were dying. No visible signs of ich, or any other disease. They all stayed grouped up on the bottom of the tank, and this is unusual, because they are always swimming all around the tank. I tried feeding them, thinking that they were hungry, but this time, they had no appetite; this too was abnormal, seeing as they eat a LOT! I added a PH increaser the other day, and I think it could either have been that, or the fact that I added 3 Crappie minnows to the tank about 5 days ago...? they too were found dead this morning, with white cloudy fungus around their severely decomposed body. What do I do??? I have been given offers for all of these poor fish, and I already lost about 15-20% of the fry. Please help! I need advice, and fast! I appreciate it.
nauticalnut01;4112409; said:
"Within a healthy range"...what are the readings on the tank? If they are anything except 0 ammonia, 0 nitrite, and under 25ish nitrate, that would be my first guess. If there is anything showing for ammonia and nitrite, I would quickly go get some amquel+ or prime and do daily water changes with it. Were the crappie minnows wild caught? Any wild caught fish can have (and are likely to have) parasites...intestinal worms...etc and young EBJDs are especially prone to getting them. The ph stuff can also cause problems..fish can usually adjust to whatever ph, but when it suddenly swings they can't tolerate it and go into shock. Also it's sort of a waste of money, it only adjusts it for a day or so, and then it goes right back to where it was because of the minerals in the water. Ahh...good site here before I go off on a tangent: http://www.firsttankguide.net/ph.php
