Rivertank Devistation
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Rivertank Devistation
Everything in my rivertank has died!!!!! I have 1 vannie that hid and stayed in the q tank that is still alive and 2 of the danios i decided to put in the q tank, No ammonia spike, no nitrite spike, nothing i can tell at all. Any ideas? Should i tear the tank down and wait? HELP!!! HELP!!! HELP!!!
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This tank was used, it leaked when i got it so anything is possible, I washed it with bleach water and rinsed it for like 4 hours, maybe it was the PVC pipe? Any other thoughts? I don't want to get anymore hillies till i figure this out.
Think if i ran carbon on it for a week that it might help or should i tear down rinse everything well and start over?
Think if i ran carbon on it for a week that it might help or should i tear down rinse everything well and start over?
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FWIW Tom:
Sorry about what happened.
Hillstreams often carry deadly diseases. My score so far is 7: this is seven wipeout-level diseases encountered in new fish. 6 came with hillstreams. Some of them can be beaten, some really cannot be even when knowning what you are dealing with.
Some of these diseases, usually bacterial in nature, can create pathogen explosion, this would result in quick death of everyone in the tank. Try to examine the bodies for symptoms, maybe you can spot something, but more often than not there are no signs.
This type of (usually) overnight dieout makes one think of a spilled chemical, but often it is a bug. More than one type of pathogen can cause this effect.
With some of the things out there, simply washing the tank will not be enough......so it is actually a good idea to try to figure out what it was, and at the very least bleach the tank, hoping that this will do the job.
Sorry about what happened.
Hillstreams often carry deadly diseases. My score so far is 7: this is seven wipeout-level diseases encountered in new fish. 6 came with hillstreams. Some of them can be beaten, some really cannot be even when knowning what you are dealing with.
Some of these diseases, usually bacterial in nature, can create pathogen explosion, this would result in quick death of everyone in the tank. Try to examine the bodies for symptoms, maybe you can spot something, but more often than not there are no signs.
This type of (usually) overnight dieout makes one think of a spilled chemical, but often it is a bug. More than one type of pathogen can cause this effect.
With some of the things out there, simply washing the tank will not be enough......so it is actually a good idea to try to figure out what it was, and at the very least bleach the tank, hoping that this will do the job.
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No only thing electrical in the tank is the Powerheads. I have a current remover thing I'll put that in the tank and see.worldrallynut wrote:did u have a heater break or something that could cause a current?
This is possible, everything died within 3 days, no chemicals have been spilled, i will run carbon for a week, then bleach the tank, then run carbon and add some de-chlorinator. Also thank you all for trying to help me on this.mikev wrote:This type of (usually) overnight dieout makes one think of a spilled chemical, but often it is a bug. More than one type of pathogen can cause this effect.
With some of the things out there, simply washing the tank will not be enough......so it is actually a good idea to try to figure out what it was, and at the very least bleach the tank, hoping that this will do the job.
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