Help, My fish are dying.
Has anybody had any problems with Nisha-Aquaria multi sticks fish food. I tried this food in my tank and within 1 hour my fish started to keel over and lay gasping on the floor of the tank. I have stripped the filters and replaced approx 50% of the water but I lost several fish although they appear to be OK now.
The tank is 240ltrs with approx 25 lake Malawi Chiclids which I have kept for over 4 years with no problems. The tank is served by an internal Jewel filter and an additional Fluval3 external filter to handle the stocking level. Both filters are filled with a mixture of foams filter floss, ceramic media and activated carbon. The filters are changed on a regular basis independantly of each other. I carry out a weekly 6 gallon water change using water run through a Nitrate removing cartridge. I use a de-chlorinator and ensure temperature is OK before using.
All nitrate and ammonia levels were OK. My concerns are that when I stripped the external filter I found that the carbon media mesh bag had been dyed red
by the food.
One other factor that makes me suspicious of the food is that my Syno that shares the tank was not affected and showed no signs of distress. He is a bottom feeder and the food is floating sticks!
Has anybody had any problems with Nisha-Aquaria multi sticks fish food. I tried this food in my tank and within 1 hour my fish started to keel over and lay gasping on the floor of the tank. I have stripped the filters and replaced approx 50% of the water but I lost several fish although they appear to be OK now.
The tank is 240ltrs with approx 25 lake Malawi Chiclids which I have kept for over 4 years with no problems. The tank is served by an internal Jewel filter and an additional Fluval3 external filter to handle the stocking level. Both filters are filled with a mixture of foams filter floss, ceramic media and activated carbon. The filters are changed on a regular basis independantly of each other. I carry out a weekly 6 gallon water change using water run through a Nitrate removing cartridge. I use a de-chlorinator and ensure temperature is OK before using.
All nitrate and ammonia levels were OK. My concerns are that when I stripped the external filter I found that the carbon media mesh bag had been dyed red
by the food.
One other factor that makes me suspicious of the food is that my Syno that shares the tank was not affected and showed no signs of distress. He is a bottom feeder and the food is floating sticks!
