Hello all:
This past day, my 40-gallon tank underwent a massive fish kill. I lost just about everything, except those I managed to put into a bucket before they were spent. I've had this tank up for about 1 year, and have had very few mortalities. It was a major bummer since the community was a result of collecting in 6 states.
When trying to diagnose the problem, I'm really-in-a loss. The water chemistry was fine. The tank has heated up slightly due to the changing weather and heat kicked out by my dehumidifier in the basement, however, it never did reach over 72 degrees. I had added a 2nd outside power filter about three days ago, so the thought was stray voltage might have been an issue...however, I shut everything down and didn't see any recovery...Perhaps they were too far gone-in-the point. I had also added three, what appeared to be healthy fish on Sunday.
Could this be some type of bacterial issue? I didn't see any outward signs, and the coordinated death makes me think no. I lost probably 20 fish last night alone. In addition, the 10 or so fish that I salvaged and transferred to a bucket look OK today. I should mention that the bucket was filled with slightly aged tap water, not tank water. All these things again make me think possibly stray voltage...or some type of poisoning.
The fishes symptoms were very heavy breathing and loss of equilibrium. .
Any ideas or input?
Bummed out in Michigan,
Jeff
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<DIV>This past day, my 40-gallon tank underwent a massive fish kill. I lost just about everything, except those I managed to put into a bucket before they were spent. I've had this tank up for about 1 year, and have had very few mortalities. It was a major bummer since the community was a result of collecting in 6 states.</DIV>
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<DIV>When trying to diagnose the problem, I'm really-in-a loss. The water chemistry was fine. The tank has heated up slightly due to the changing weather and heat kicked out by my dehumidifier in the basement, however, it never did reach over 72 degrees. I had added a 2nd outside power filter about three days ago, so the thought was stray voltage might have been an issue...however, I shut everything down and didn't see any recovery...Perhaps they were too far gone-in-the point. I had also added three, what appeared to be healthy fish on Sunday.</DIV>
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<DIV>Could this be some type of bacterial issue? I didn't see any outward signs, and the coordinated death makes me think no. I lost probably 20 fish last night alone. In addition, the 10 or so fish that I salvaged and transferred to a bucket look OK today. I should mention that the bucket was filled with slightly aged tap water, not tank water. All these things again make me think possibly stray voltage...or some type of poisoning. </DIV>
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<DIV>The fishes symptoms were very heavy breathing and loss of equilibrium. .</DIV>
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<DIV>Any ideas or input?</DIV>
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<DIV>Bummed out in Michigan,</DIV>
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<DIV>Jeff</DIV><p>
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