I did a water change in my 110g last night. When I came back into the room (approx 15 min later) my emperor cichlid was upside down at the bottom of the tank, dead. He has been in this tank for about 4 months now. He was 7'' compared to 3'' when I put him in. I did a 20% change the same way I have always done it. The temp of the water was fine (80` outside). All of the other fish in the tank are perfectly fine. Does anyone know what happened to him so I can try to prevent this from re-occuring? Thanks for the help.
wth happened?? (sudden death)
- Thread starter janson1919@yahoo.com
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ok ill test it....it most likely came from the water. what are my options to avoid this from happening? I use the same water for my 30g 55g and 90g also. thanks for the help again.
Uhm, the best way is to test your tap water at every water change, but that isn't always an option, those little test strips get expensive! If it was chlorine in your water, they make plenty of chemicals to detox it, also you can just fill jugs of water up and let them sit atleast 24 hours..not sure of anything else to do.
thanks man.....im gonna do the jug idea......i know the 24hrs works for chlorine but what about ammonia??