Greetings to all. Well, I'm 2+ months into my return to the hobby and I've taken my first broadside torpedo. Two Sundays ago I picked up two great fish at the GCCA fish swap - - a nice little New Guinea datnoid and a beautiful big gold plecostomus. I took 'em home and dropped 'em into my 200g and everything was cool. I was pleased with how everybody was happy and getting along as the week progressed.
After a weekend trip I returned home this past Sunday and found a couple fish acting a little strange. The datnoid was very dark and seemed distressed, and my gold severum was swimming around verticle with his mouth near the surface. Ammonia and nitrite levels were ok, nitrates a tad elevated. I did my weekly 25% water change and hoped they'd come around.
Well, by Tuesday night every fish in the tank was dead. Some (clown knife, polypterus) showed no physical signs, while others (clown loach, blue dempsey, leporinus) looked ravaged - - colors bleached out, flesh almost flaking as we fished them out. I'm just stunned by the speed that whatever it was wiped out my tank. Since the pleco was amongst the first to go (the datnoid was the last), I'm thinking he was carrying something, but what? Has anyone ever heard of such a disease? 20/20 hindsight screams "Quarantine!!!", but it didn't come to mind since I bought the fish from knowledgable hobbyists. I blew it.
If anybody has any idea what might have happened I'd love the hear - - it will help me bring closure. In the meantime the tank's drained and I'm preparing to start over.
Thanks.
krn
After a weekend trip I returned home this past Sunday and found a couple fish acting a little strange. The datnoid was very dark and seemed distressed, and my gold severum was swimming around verticle with his mouth near the surface. Ammonia and nitrite levels were ok, nitrates a tad elevated. I did my weekly 25% water change and hoped they'd come around.
Well, by Tuesday night every fish in the tank was dead. Some (clown knife, polypterus) showed no physical signs, while others (clown loach, blue dempsey, leporinus) looked ravaged - - colors bleached out, flesh almost flaking as we fished them out. I'm just stunned by the speed that whatever it was wiped out my tank. Since the pleco was amongst the first to go (the datnoid was the last), I'm thinking he was carrying something, but what? Has anyone ever heard of such a disease? 20/20 hindsight screams "Quarantine!!!", but it didn't come to mind since I bought the fish from knowledgable hobbyists. I blew it.
If anybody has any idea what might have happened I'd love the hear - - it will help me bring closure. In the meantime the tank's drained and I'm preparing to start over.
Thanks.
krn
