Fish Started Dying Off

[dazza2123]

I got a new guppy the other day and it stopped swimming the second day in my tank & wasnt eating. Now i have isolated it in a breeding net to see if it will eat if not pressured with other fish. All it does is lays on the bottom & wont eat.

2 of my other guppies died overnight of unsuspected cause.

Now i have a got a black platy i think it is,the only male in there and one side of his tail has goine like a whitish coulor

could this be fatel to my tank

Thanksss

 

[JenCliBee]

maybe a fungal infections would get some ani-fungus teatment and see if that works , im no expert of fishy illnesses so some 1 else mite give some better advice


jen

 

[Athena]

Hi Dazza - can I just ask what kind of test you used to check the water stats? Was it the paper strip type or liquid?

Also, with the fish who's tail is looking a bit white - does it look like tiny white grains of salt or more like a white film?

Athena

 

[dazza2123]

I bought myself a liquid test kit, Only the best for my fishies.

It look more like a white film. Its in quite a big oval shape across one side of its tail and a little up it body, He dont look too health in general though etc his other fins, just that fish look like this though.

Any Ideas??

 

[Athena]

Are you able to post a photo by any chance? There are some on here who are quite expert at diagnosing from a photo. At a guess, I would say it does sound like a fungal infection of some sort or maybe velvet, which is parasitic (although descriptions for velvet say it is more of a yellowish or rusty colour).

You could use a broad spectrum treatment, like Protozin - and I think you would need to act fast in order not to lose the rest of your fish.

All the best -

Athena

 

[WILDER]

Size of tank in gallons or litres.
How many fish and which type.
Water stats in ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and ph.

Once guppys lay on there sides for long periods bad news.
Laying to onside can be bacterial.
The white patches does it look like bleaching bemeath the skin if so it columnaris.
Any signs of flicking and rubbing.

http/www.flippersandfins.net/flexibacter.htm

 

[Rainbowneil]

Sounds just like what i have just been through with my tank. I lost about 8 fish in a matter of days

Im pretty sure it was PH shock as my local fish supplier had the same thing and fish all doing the same. Sitting on the bottom hardly moving. White fluff round fins and body, breathing strange and not able to keep their balance.

 

[WILDER]

Sorry didn't see that abit about them being new fish.
How long did you climatise them for.

pH Shock

As its name suggests this condition occurs when a fish is introduced to quickly into a new environment which has a very different pH from the one it came from, when the pH is adjusted to quickly and the fish have little or no time to adjust themselves, or when the pH is to far outside the fishes normal range.

It is very important that any change in water chemistry is made slowly and fish should never be exposed to changes of pH greater than 0.5 of one unit on the pH scale in either direction.

Avoidance is by far the best solution because in most cases the symptoms don't appear until the second or third day by which time the damage has been done and the fish will probably die.

A fish suffering from this condition will show all the typical signs of shock -

Lying on the bottom and paying little or no attention to its surroundings and ignoring potential threats.
It may even lay on its side or go upside down completely.
There could be other signs to, related to Acidosis and Alkalosis
Excessive mucus production.
Rapid breathing.
Swollen abdomen. (Alkalosis only).
If the condition is allowed to go on for one or two days then the chances of a successful remedy are greatly reduced because a lot of damage will have taken place. If the symptoms are spotted early enough there are a couple of things that will help.

Begin to return the pH to the original pH in steps of 0.4 of one unit on the pH scale and allow 3 hrs in between the adjustments. Make these adjustments until the pH is returned to a safe and satisfactory level.
Treat the tank with a broad spectrum anti-Bacteria/Fungus compound to prevent secondary infections of the Skin and Gills.
Prevention is easy. A successful treatment isn't!