So a few months ago, my fathers tank downstairs had some epidemic, all his fish got wiped out except for one...so he decided to put it in my tank, which as a result wiped out all my fish minus the sucking loach!
After that, I lost interest in the tank and let it deteriorate, and it became dirty (but the 2 fish survived).
Last week I decided it was time to clean the whole thing out and get new fish.
I got 6 neons, 1 bala shark, 2 angel fish and 3 guppies to get the tank up and running.
The angel fish got picked on, one died (got mauled by the sucking loach ), and the other died after it got moved downstairs.
Now, i'm used to fish becomming ill, losing their colour over the course of a day or two and then eventually dying, but I have a really odd problem now...the fish just suddenly seem to die, without looking ill or anything, i've lost 3 guppies, and the bala shark - i've noticed it has a slight bloody/red area on it's underside (he still has all his colour too).
The guppies are doing fine.
I wish i'd gotten 1 -2 more bala sharks, because I read on the internet they swim in groups, and even though this one was about 5 times bigger than all the other fish in the tank, he was always hiding away from them!
Could it be some parasite thats killing them off? I put in all the solutions to kill of bacteria, so it doesn't make sense...
Thanks in advance
Digital photo (include if possible):
dead fish
the tank
sorry about quality - camera phone
After that, I lost interest in the tank and let it deteriorate, and it became dirty (but the 2 fish survived).
Last week I decided it was time to clean the whole thing out and get new fish.
I got 6 neons, 1 bala shark, 2 angel fish and 3 guppies to get the tank up and running.
The angel fish got picked on, one died (got mauled by the sucking loach ), and the other died after it got moved downstairs.
Now, i'm used to fish becomming ill, losing their colour over the course of a day or two and then eventually dying, but I have a really odd problem now...the fish just suddenly seem to die, without looking ill or anything, i've lost 3 guppies, and the bala shark - i've noticed it has a slight bloody/red area on it's underside (he still has all his colour too).
The guppies are doing fine.
I wish i'd gotten 1 -2 more bala sharks, because I read on the internet they swim in groups, and even though this one was about 5 times bigger than all the other fish in the tank, he was always hiding away from them!
Could it be some parasite thats killing them off? I put in all the solutions to kill of bacteria, so it doesn't make sense...
Thanks in advance
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Tank size: Around 9-10 Gallon I think...
pH: unknown
ammonia: I had a water sample tested 2-3 days after it was changed at a pet store - they said the water condition was perfect.
nitrite: unknown
nitrate: unknown
kH: "
gH: "
tank temp: 78
Fish Symptoms: no symptoms before death, just suddenly dying! bala shark has bloody underbelly (internal)
Volume and Frequency of water changes: water was changed around 7 days ago, around 15% of old water added back to tank.
Chemical Additives or Media in your tank: stress solution, anti-chlorine, anti-bacteria
Tank inhabitants: guppies, neons, bala shark (rip), sucking loach
Recent additions to your tank (living or decoration): 2 living plants
Exposure to chemicals:
Digital photo (include if possible):
dead fish
the tank
sorry about quality - camera phone