Help Needed Please

[The-Lion]

I have never had any major problems since I started keeping fish, but since last week in my 91 litre tank I lost a neon tetra no symptoms, two spotted hill stream loaches no symptoms & now two neon tetras have Popeye. I tested the water when the first tetra died water was fine I done a 50% water change any way, that’s when I lost the first hill stream loach the other went shortly after so I done another water change & have just completed a course of myxacin to treat the Popeye but to no avail.
The water stats for the first test where ph 7.2, nitrite 0, nitrate 20, ammonia 0 the most recent stats are all the same accept nitrate which was 10 tested with the aquarium pharmaceuticals master kit. There has been no change to food or routine the only thing has been higher water temps this tank has been the hardest to regulate the temperature.
1. To treat pop eye shall I try a second course of myxacin or try melafix?
2. My stats seem fine could the high water temps be cause of my problems?

I'm realy gutted i like all my fish but my hillstreams where amongst my favourites

 

[The-Lion]

 

[SPLiSH]

Sorry to hear about your losses. fish.

Your readings sound normal, has there been an introduction of a new fish/plant? Have you added anything new?

Or maybe you have had a bacterial colony die-off, caused by over cleaning places where nitrifying bacteria live. Rinsing filter media in chlorinated water etc. can contribute to this. With the ammonia level rising due to the lack of biological filtration, the fish may have fallen prey to illness.

I would try another round of myxacin, from my experience Melafix is really only useful for helping heal fin tears, cuts etc.

 

[chishnfips]

pop eye is generally caused by poor water conditions or internal bacteria infections.

How old are those stats? have you checked to see if they have changed any in last while. From what I know high temps shouldn't cause pop eye, but it does contribute speeding up the fishies metabolism and there fore may contribute to weakening their immune system. Not sure though mate dont quote me on that.

what is myaxcin? is it anti bacterial?

melafix is a good all round tonic to use, it reduces stress and is a good natural anti bacterial tonic, its basically tea tree oil in a bottle.

I had pop eye on one of my fish once, and it cleared up just by keeping the conditions extra clean, doesn't mean to say though that there isn't some other underlying problem.

 

[millym]

hi
from what i know of hillstream loaches they can be very difficult to keep/acclimatise, i read somewhere that they do not travel well ( loads die intransit to from lfs)& often die after being brought home for no apparent reason. they need cooler water & fast flowing currents with a plentiful supply of algae to be healthy & happy. we had 2 hillstreams ages ago one died days after we introduced it for no obvious reason & the other died a few weeks later. as you said theyre lovely fish but with our experience i wouldnt try them again.

 

[The-Lion]

Cheers all,

SPLISH I have put in a moss ball & some trumpet snails but I added the same to my other tanks from the same supply as well. I have two filters in each tank, I only touch them if the flow starts to slow down & will never clean both together so the bacteria shouldn’t of died off.

Chishnfips the first stats where taken when the first fish died with no symptoms, the second lot stats where taken on the day I posted this thread. Your right about the causes that’s why I’m baffled as you can see the stats both are quite good.
Myxazin says it’s a broad-spectrum bactericide.

Millym the hill streams were well established they had been in the tank for about five months & were just getting up to full size which is why I’m so gutted they have good water flow being supplied by a wet/dry trickle hood filter, a aqua ball internal filter & a air block all aim at & around a fake rock cave which was there favourite spot.

I’ve been racking my brains the only thing I can think of is either something got in the tank while the hood was open to help try regulate the temperature or the fact the symptoms started when the water cooled as the weather cooled so the temp could have had something to do with what’s going on.

 

[chishnfips]

Hmm tis a bit baffling, I really dont think its the temperature that has caused all this. temperature would take its toll over a long period and wouldn't have such sudden effects. unless the temp change was an extreme one.

I would keep treating with the bacteride stuff, for a bit. Run its course and take it from there. the only thing is you dont want to be pumping in loads of medicine all the time casue it could have an adverse effect.

Whats the filter like, is it clear or is it getting choked, any dead fish in it?