Gold Ram Acting Weird?

One other thing: they did turn the water off in the neighborhood a couple of times recently, but I've changed the water in 6 other tanks w the same water- 2 twice and the others once. All are 50% changes
 
What is the temperature of the aquarium and what was the temperature of the water used for the change ?
 
I still have an amano shrimp 😃😃. Wasn't sure any survived. Silver lining...
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A few degree change in temperature won't kill fish.

If the water company did work on the pipes a few days before you did the water changes, there might have been extra chlorine/ chloramine in the water that has affected some fish. When the water company does work on pipes they add extra chlorine/ chloramine to make sure nothing is alive in the water. They don't tell you this and the extra chlorine/ chloramine can take a few days before that heavily chlorinated water is used by people. However, if it was that I would expect problems to occur in all tanks that got water changed.

The only time I have had issues deworming fish was if the tanks got overdosed and small fish suffered first. They became nervous and skittish but none died. When I did a water change they started acting normally again.

Does the tank have any big rocks or driftwood in that could displace a lot of water?
If yes, you might have slightly overdosed and they were fine the first time but the second treatment might have been too much for them, especially if they had been exposed to some chlorine/ chloramine around the same time.
 
A few degree change in temperature won't kill fish.

If the water company did work on the pipes a few days before you did the water changes, there might have been extra chlorine/ chloramine in the water that has affected some fish. When the water company does work on pipes they add extra chlorine/ chloramine to make sure nothing is alive in the water. They don't tell you this and the extra chlorine/ chloramine can take a few days before that heavily chlorinated water is used by people. However, if it was that I would expect problems to occur in all tanks that got water changed.

The only time I have had issues deworming fish was if the tanks got overdosed and small fish suffered first. They became nervous and skittish but none died. When I did a water change they started acting normally again.

Does the tank have any big rocks or driftwood in that could displace a lot of water?
If yes, you might have slightly overdosed and they were fine the first time but the second treatment might have been too much for them, especially if they had been exposed to some chlorine/ chloramine around the same time.
Yes, I have a bunch of rocks and a bit of wood. I wondered if that caused an overdose.

Sadly, my ram died. I checked water parameters again and they are fine. Maybe it was a few things combined that did the poor guy in. Disappointed with the results and I just feel like I failed. I mean, I did, but it wasn't for lack of trying.

Colin, I appreciate your help and that of all the members here. This is one place on the web where I feel like I can depend on the info I get.
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Unfortunately when fish are heavily infested with intestinal worms, they can suck most of the blood out of the fish and it dies from lack of blood or low blood pressure (usually both). The worms also damage the intestinal wall and this can lead to infections and a reduction in the fish's ability to digest food properly. My guess is you just didn't spot and treat the problem until it was too late.

The only way to prevent this is to deworm all fish as soon as you get them. That way you know they are free of intestinal worms before they get added to the main display tanks.

Just finish the treatment to make sure the remaining fish are free of worms and try to deworm anything new while they are in quarantine.
 

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