2 Dead Fish ?

[tom130691]

1 tetra
1 praecox rainbow
4 possibilitys as water stats are ok

bad fish as they are new
2 much meds in tank i added 3 spoons of pima and mela fix instead of two
chocked on a bloodworm
choked on betta pellet

 

[onebto]

So I am confused did you need help on working out what's wrong?

 

[iFishKeeper]

Did you Acclimatise the new fish before adding them?

 

[tom130691]

So I am confused did you need help on working out what's wrong?

just wondering witch is most likely

Did you Acclimatise the new fish before adding them?

yes

 

[onebto]

So I am confused did you need help on working out what's wrong?

just wondering witch is most likely

Did you Acclimatise the new fish before adding them?

yes

Be honest for those that are good at diagnosing these sorts of things and I will say at this point I am not! But for those who are you need to give them a bit more information to help you. The specifics are essential in these matters.

I have never read about fish chocking but that does not mean it is the case.
Why did you put meds in your tank.
Tank details are essential not just the size of the tank but what sort of filtration you have how long has the tank been running. what's the temperature, water stats and what you test them with (name of the kit) as well as the stats of your water before you put it in the tank, it really does help if you post the actual stats you have.

Another thing that helps is if you notice any marks odd colourations or abnormalities.

Supplying a schedule of your maintenance also helps

I would recommend you take a look and read some of the pinned and topics in the fish emergencys section of the forum it will give you a better idea of the details you need to supply for a better response

Regards onebto

 

[tom130691]

So I am confused did you need help on working out what's wrong?

just wondering witch is most likely

Did you Acclimatise the new fish before adding them?

yes

Be honest for those that are good at diagnosing these sorts of things and I will say at this point I am not! But for those who are you need to give them a bit more information to help you. The specifics are essential in these matters.

I have never read about fish chocking but that does not mean it is the case.
Why did you put meds in your tank.
Tank details are essential not just the size of the tank but what sort of filtration you have how long has the tank been running. what's the temperature, water stats and what you test them with (name of the kit) as well as the stats of your water before you put it in the tank, it really does help if you post the actual stats you have.

Another thing that helps is if you notice any marks odd colourations or abnormalities.

Supplying a schedule of your maintenance also helps

I would recommend you take a look and read some of the pinned and topics in the fish emergencys section of the forum it will give you a better idea of the details you need to supply for a better response

Regards onebto

meds just becuase i added the new fish to the tanks the meds were melafix and pimafix

when i say chocking i mean the food being stuck in the throats and them not being able to pass water through the gills there for drowning essentially

tank size and stock are in my sig with a intercept pf 2 filter (bn pleco is tiny atm)

temp is 25C stats were ammonia 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 5-10 (api master kit)

i change 60% per week

 

[onebto]

Hopefully someone better at this will pick this thread up.

But I think the chocking theory is very unlikely.

Personally when adding fish to my tank I do not add meds and would go as far as to say in my humble opinion you do not need to do so.

I would make the supposition that as the fish were new, they were either ill already or they died from stress from being moved that's as far as my knowledge would take me, especially if all the other fish are fine.

Regards onebto.

 

[tom130691]

Hopefully someone better at this will pick this thread up.

But I think the chocking theory is very unlikely.

Personally when adding fish to my tank I do not add meds and would go as far as to say in my humble opinion you do not need to do so.

I would make the supposition that as the fish were new, they were either ill already or they died from stress from being moved that's as far as my knowledge would take me, especially if all the other fish are fine.

Regards onebto.

well its says on the bottles its good to does for 3 days when adding new fish
also ive read about fish chocking on here before and these are very small fish
ye the rest apper to be fine so far and they were replaced by the store

 

[mattlee]

its not advised to feed small plecos blood worm as they can choke but not sure about praecox or tetras........

praecox rainbows can be very sensitive in my experience with them and need very clean, stable water also low pH for a rainbow. the tetras ive kept wont try and eat anything too big they may have a go but give up and look for smaller stuff to eat.

what tetra was it?
whats the pH?
were they quarentined before adding to the tank?

also i wouldnt add meds when adding new fish as it can stress them out even more especially if overdosed

just noticed you have a betta in with them too........

and i would say the tank at 15G has a high stocking

 

[drobbyb]

Rainbows have very narrow throats. They can easily choke on bloodworms. Also, you need at least 6 rainbows, not 1.