Hi All,
I wasn't sure where else to turn to and I am out of ideas - I'm hoping for some advice - All my fish I've had for 6+ years are dying.
I recently moved house and had to purchase a new fish tank to fit the space of a wall in the new house. The new tank is not as long but taller - same water volume 300 litres.
Yesterday 6pm I moved the fish from the old house to the new house in a few buckets filled with the old fish tanks water. I also filled a couple of barrels of water equating to 60+ litres of the old tank water (as this tank water was perfect). I have a canister filter which I left full of the water and did not clean or change the media inside.
I transported them to the new tank 15 minutes away. I then filled the new tank and got it ready - which took longer than expected. Probably about an hour. I noticed the fish were starting to gasp for air in the buckets.
Once the tank was ready for fish I placed them in.
They were all floating or swimming upside down. After 15 minutes they appeared all fine. Nothing wrong with them. I put a little food in and they didn't eat which I was not worried about because last time I moved they took a day or two to settle down.
I tested the water for PH, ammonia, nitrate and nitrite.
All appeared well - the PH was a little low so I added some PH up (not a lot, but just a little so I can get it just right).
Then went to bed.
Woke up this morning to dead fish.
I've lost 7 out of 12 of fish in the tank which were all mature fish. 2 silver dollar, 2 clown loaches, ghost knife, silver shark, catfish shark.
The only ones alive were the 3 severums, electric yellow and 1 silver dollar (who looks like will die any moment).
I immediately checked the water for all the usual. The PH was THREW the roof - sitting over 8.8+ (as the test does not go any higher)
There was no nitrate, ammonia or nitrite.
I did not have any PH down so I made a trip to the pet shop and took some of the tank water with me.
They tested it - Said the PH is fine, but there is some ammonia and nitrate. I was confused.
I bought a brand new set of testing equipment for the PH etc and PH down.
Got home - tested the water again - PH still high, which contradicted the shops test...
I did a 25% water change then I added the PH down - retested about an hour later and the PH was back to a good level.
But the fish remaining have not changed at all.
The electric yellow is still at the bottom of the tank upside down.
Silver Dollar laying on its side.
One smaller severum appears fine...swimming around - but slow and bumping in to things in the tank.
The other smaller severum is laying on its side from time to time.
The large (and oldest) severum is trying to keep its self upright but keeps lying down. At the moment it has wedged itself between 2 pieces of wood to keep itself upright.
I added aquarium salt to the tank to possibly help them breath. I added tap water conditioner, stresscoat to the tank...
There seems to be no difference.
It is now 7.16pm the next day - and they have shown no sign of improvement.
I am out of ideas!!! All the tests for PH etc are all fine....
I'm just sitting here watching my fish die
I wasn't sure where else to turn to and I am out of ideas - I'm hoping for some advice - All my fish I've had for 6+ years are dying.
I recently moved house and had to purchase a new fish tank to fit the space of a wall in the new house. The new tank is not as long but taller - same water volume 300 litres.
Yesterday 6pm I moved the fish from the old house to the new house in a few buckets filled with the old fish tanks water. I also filled a couple of barrels of water equating to 60+ litres of the old tank water (as this tank water was perfect). I have a canister filter which I left full of the water and did not clean or change the media inside.
I transported them to the new tank 15 minutes away. I then filled the new tank and got it ready - which took longer than expected. Probably about an hour. I noticed the fish were starting to gasp for air in the buckets.
Once the tank was ready for fish I placed them in.
They were all floating or swimming upside down. After 15 minutes they appeared all fine. Nothing wrong with them. I put a little food in and they didn't eat which I was not worried about because last time I moved they took a day or two to settle down.
I tested the water for PH, ammonia, nitrate and nitrite.
All appeared well - the PH was a little low so I added some PH up (not a lot, but just a little so I can get it just right).
Then went to bed.
Woke up this morning to dead fish.
I've lost 7 out of 12 of fish in the tank which were all mature fish. 2 silver dollar, 2 clown loaches, ghost knife, silver shark, catfish shark.
The only ones alive were the 3 severums, electric yellow and 1 silver dollar (who looks like will die any moment).
I immediately checked the water for all the usual. The PH was THREW the roof - sitting over 8.8+ (as the test does not go any higher)
There was no nitrate, ammonia or nitrite.
I did not have any PH down so I made a trip to the pet shop and took some of the tank water with me.
They tested it - Said the PH is fine, but there is some ammonia and nitrate. I was confused.
I bought a brand new set of testing equipment for the PH etc and PH down.
Got home - tested the water again - PH still high, which contradicted the shops test...
I did a 25% water change then I added the PH down - retested about an hour later and the PH was back to a good level.
But the fish remaining have not changed at all.
The electric yellow is still at the bottom of the tank upside down.
Silver Dollar laying on its side.
One smaller severum appears fine...swimming around - but slow and bumping in to things in the tank.
The other smaller severum is laying on its side from time to time.
The large (and oldest) severum is trying to keep its self upright but keeps lying down. At the moment it has wedged itself between 2 pieces of wood to keep itself upright.
I added aquarium salt to the tank to possibly help them breath. I added tap water conditioner, stresscoat to the tank...
There seems to be no difference.
It is now 7.16pm the next day - and they have shown no sign of improvement.
I am out of ideas!!! All the tests for PH etc are all fine....
I'm just sitting here watching my fish die