I Need Some Help With Results....my Fish Are Dying

[mark.w.jones]

Have read about all your troubles with great interest and huge amount of sympathy also. It's horrble when you're all keen about your new tank and have put massive amounts of time and effort into getting everything right only for it to go wrong at the final hurdle. I am also new to tropical fishkeeping and currently fishless cycling my tank. Only 45l (10gal UK) mind, not like your gigantic bohemouth . I am doing the add daily method (still waiting for nitrite to drop) and was worried about fully stocking my tank when finished like it recommends. However, after reading about your plight I think I will pretty much fully stock my tank within 24hours of adding my last lot of ammonia to reduce the risk of bacteria levels dropping. Hope all goes well

 

[dgwebster]

IMO the fish were freaked out by the sudden change. as suggested before, aquarium salt would have been good, but with the plecs added, its a no go area now.

After doing my fishless cycle, one of my zebra danios died of mouth fungus infection that sadly took ages to diagnose. after checking around alot, it appears that the fish concerned will have just had its immune system hit rock bottom due to the changes and succumbed to bacteria that is always in the water no matter what.

i then suffered a broken prop in the filter, which in 2 hours turned my tank into pea soup fog.

luckily my supply water is great and i conducted a 100% water change with little effect on the fish.

do not use water from your hot water tank. deposits f lime and metals from the tank will be not good. if you must, boil water in a clean kettle and mix in a bucket, but preferably heat through sitting in a room or with a small heater (my choice)

 

[Wanda hornsey]

and today

ITS BLUE

the nitirites are down YIPEE

 

[Fella]

Congrats!

I can imagine being very downheartened at your experience! Going though fishless cycling only for the cycle to break near the end seems like such a waste doesn't it?


Either way, in a months time you'll have forgotten all about this and you'll be considering how many more fish need to go in the tank

Enjoy it

 

[Wanda hornsey]

Thanks Fella.....I really need to get another female molly and fast ....with one male and one female she is getting harrassed like mad and somtimes he wont even let her eat!! I will keep testing and wait till the weekend but adding one 2" fish in a 130Gall should be ok I hope!!

The relief of being able to sit at work not worrying my self stupid that they are all in pain and dying is amazing...I wont ever forget the poor ones that died.

I did learn a valuable leson tho and I hope others that read this will learn from it too, when I set up my next tank I will be so so carefull you wont believe it

Thanks again to everyone for there help and support

 

[mandy82]

That's great!

 

[Wanda hornsey]

thanks guys ...still blue so so so HAPPY

And so are my surviving fish )

 

[Fella]

Photos!

Please )

 

[Littlelady]

Thanks Fella.....I really need to get another female molly and fast ....with one male and one female she is getting harrassed like mad and somtimes he wont even let her eat!! I will keep testing and wait till the weekend but adding one 2" fish in a 130Gall should be ok I hope!!

The relief of being able to sit at work not worrying my self stupid that they are all in pain and dying is amazing...I wont ever forget the poor ones that died.

I did learn a valuable leson tho and I hope others that read this will learn from it too, when I set up my next tank I will be so so carefull you wont believe it

Thanks again to everyone for there help and support

Congratulations on getting it all sorted out - I can just imagine how happy you must be feeling
And there you are already talking about your next tank - so it obviously hasn't put you off either - excellent

 

[Wanda hornsey]

will try and take photos tonight...my new plec's are very shy ) ) ) and its hard taking pics of only 10 other tiny fish in such a big tank so many places to hide

will try at "dinner time"