had a tragedy.......
Posted: Sat Nov 24, 2012 2:13 am
I haven't been on for a long time, but thought that I would try to get answers here since I have been trying to find out why one of my clown loaches died. Here is the story on that:
I was doing a deep clean on my 55 gallon tank on Monday the 12th of November 2012. I put the clown loaches and plecos in a 5 gallon bucket which I rinsed pretty well before using as I had jsut bought two of them. After I put the fish in the 5 gallon bucket I proceeded to tank the water out of the tank all the way to the rocks. Water was still covering the rocks but the gravel vac wasn't able to suck anymore water out. I kept an eye on the fish in the 5 gallon bucket because it has been forever since they had to be in a 5 gallon bucket and I didn't want them to get too stressed. Well maybe a half hour or so after being in the 5 gallon bucket, Flash, my medium clown loach started laying on his side. I didn't think anything about it, but then he kept doing it and acting like he wasn't well. So I put like 10 gallons in the 55 gallon, just enough he could swim around, and heat and an air stone, plus I put him in the tank also. He didn't get any better. When I would pour water into the tank he would swim upright, but it wouldn't last long because he was on his side again. He stayed on his side while I filled up the tank. Yes I put dechlor in the tank when he was in the tank with the new water. Sadly, Flash passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012. When I took him out of the tank, which was right away, I noticed some yellow/gold stuff like dust behind his eye. I was thinking that he had velvet and I never knew about it because he didn't show any signs of it. I am wondering what he died from. Anyone have any ideas? I know that it could have been stress from the water change, but my other two clown loaches are in good health, they never showed any sign of stress from the water change at all and they are doing great.
I put some aquari-sol in the tank as a preventative for any diseases, that I got from a member on a different forum that I am on, and I plan on doing weekly water changes and testing my water every week.
Right now my levels are as follows: pH 7.6, ammonia .25ppm, nitrite 0ppm, and nitrate 80ppm
My nitrates were a little higher than 80ppm before I did the deep clean. I did change my filter cartridges because when I rinsed them in the bucket with the tank water, they split open. So right now, my tank is going through a mini cycle, which is okay because my fish are used to going through a mini cycle. Plus I am keeping an eye on them.
Any ideas as to what caused Flash to pass away? I am just devastated with his loss. I am hoping to know what happened.
I was doing a deep clean on my 55 gallon tank on Monday the 12th of November 2012. I put the clown loaches and plecos in a 5 gallon bucket which I rinsed pretty well before using as I had jsut bought two of them. After I put the fish in the 5 gallon bucket I proceeded to tank the water out of the tank all the way to the rocks. Water was still covering the rocks but the gravel vac wasn't able to suck anymore water out. I kept an eye on the fish in the 5 gallon bucket because it has been forever since they had to be in a 5 gallon bucket and I didn't want them to get too stressed. Well maybe a half hour or so after being in the 5 gallon bucket, Flash, my medium clown loach started laying on his side. I didn't think anything about it, but then he kept doing it and acting like he wasn't well. So I put like 10 gallons in the 55 gallon, just enough he could swim around, and heat and an air stone, plus I put him in the tank also. He didn't get any better. When I would pour water into the tank he would swim upright, but it wouldn't last long because he was on his side again. He stayed on his side while I filled up the tank. Yes I put dechlor in the tank when he was in the tank with the new water. Sadly, Flash passed away on Monday, November 12, 2012. When I took him out of the tank, which was right away, I noticed some yellow/gold stuff like dust behind his eye. I was thinking that he had velvet and I never knew about it because he didn't show any signs of it. I am wondering what he died from. Anyone have any ideas? I know that it could have been stress from the water change, but my other two clown loaches are in good health, they never showed any sign of stress from the water change at all and they are doing great.
I put some aquari-sol in the tank as a preventative for any diseases, that I got from a member on a different forum that I am on, and I plan on doing weekly water changes and testing my water every week.
Right now my levels are as follows: pH 7.6, ammonia .25ppm, nitrite 0ppm, and nitrate 80ppm
My nitrates were a little higher than 80ppm before I did the deep clean. I did change my filter cartridges because when I rinsed them in the bucket with the tank water, they split open. So right now, my tank is going through a mini cycle, which is okay because my fish are used to going through a mini cycle. Plus I am keeping an eye on them.
Any ideas as to what caused Flash to pass away? I am just devastated with his loss. I am hoping to know what happened.