Fish Problem..

[Mr.Malawi]

as most of you know i didnt have power for a day and most my fish died.. a little less than half are alive still but its been so crazy for me here the past few days..bills and all...

this is whats happening.. I did a 10 gallon water change after i removed the dead fish and put the fish in a bin while i did it because i was also removing my large piece of driftwood.. the yellow water was bothering me.. so then after a few hours i put them back in the tank.. they are fine for a hour.. then start gasping for air trying to get air from the surface of the water.. i do have air pumps inside just so you know.. so i realized that when i removed 5 gallons of water and threw in another 5 they started to be ok again for 1 more hour.... so after doing that fopr 3 hours i quit doing it and put them in a 30 gallon bin since this morning after 2 more fish died.. not 1 fish has died all day in this bin and they dont gasp for air in it either.. wtf is going on?

[sap]

do a big water change, like 40-50 %

[Mr.Malawi]

you think that will stop them from going for air? i have already removed and put back in about 30 gals of water..

[tsunderl]

What are you using for substrate? Driftwood lowers pH and removing it may have spiked the pH level. I don't know if it would make that dramatic of an effect on the fish, but it's a thought.

Don't tell me you lost the dolphins... :(

tsunderl added 1 Minutes and 24 Seconds later...

What are you using to de-chlorinate the water?

[Mr.Malawi]

im using Start Right conditioner/de-chlorinator
oh yeah and i use prime too..

and my ph went from 8.0 to 7.6 after removing the driftwood and 10 gal water change but it was back to normal when i put them back in.. and i use sand mixed with a bit if crushed coral as a substrate.

[jgauna]

I am taking it that it is the 100 gallon right. And you are running an air pump, i would do the 40-50% water change and get a power head or two in there to get a lot of air bubbles and water movement at the top of your tank for aeration. I had the same problem and XTC gave me this advise and it worked, happened to me after i did a water change as well.
What are you using to dechlorinate your water?

[Mr.Malawi]

I am taking it that it is the 100 gallon right. And you are running an air pump, i would do the 40-50% water change and get a power head or two in there to get a lot of air bubbles and water movement at the top of your tank for aeration. I had the same problem and XTC gave me this advise and it worked, happened to me after i did a water change as well.
What are you using to dechlorinate your water?


Start Right and or Prime.

[sap]

just use the prime and double dose it, get lots of circulation put your poweheads at water level and get it going

[Mr.Malawi]

just use the prime and double dose it, get lots of circulation put your poweheads at water level and get it going


i dont have any powerheads the one i have doesnt work...i tried so hard last night to get the damn tank back in order and they just kept dieing.. i mean nothing in the tank has changed really just the drifwood was removed the water is not bad its very clean and i have 3 filters running for the past 3 days.. ever since the power outage.. its like they are messed up on the inside that no matter what they will die.. like how humans die eventually with internal bleeding i feel that somthing is wrong and they are slowly dieng off i am trying everything.. and i dont have any power heads yet couoldnt afford to buy any..

does anyone have any powerheads i can borrow for a few days that lives close by or any extras they can donate?

[tsunderl]

If you can't get a powerhead at this time, let the water level drop until the return from the filter is not in the water, kinda like a waterfall. This too will provide water movement.

[Mr.Malawi]

If you can't get a powerhead at this time, let the water level drop until the return from the filter is not in the water, kinda like a waterfall. This too will provide water movement.

yeah i know that much. i have had it that way for 3 days.. still no help..

[jgauna]

I have a power head you can have/borrow till you get done with it. But i am no where close to you. sorry

[Mr.Malawi]

I have a power head you can have/borrow till you get done with it. But i am no where close to you. sorry

yeah.. man would you consider shipping it to me and by the time im done i should be ok with the amount you pay for shipping and i can send it to you when i send it back? if not thats ok..

[rolloffhill]

you think that will stop them from going for air? i have already removed and put back in about 30 gals of water..

How often and how big of regular water changes are you doing?

For ex. I do a 50% WC weekly. Rarely do I go 2 weeks if I can help it.

[jgauna]

Me ship nah, that would be to hard. I am at work right now do not get out till 8 going home to watch the game. Off tomorrow and might head that way. Let me see might can meet you or something.

[Mr.Malawi]

Me ship nah, that would be to hard. I am at work right now do not get out till 8 going home to watch the game. Off tomorrow and might head that way. Let me see might can meet you or something.


that would be great.... i will pm you my number and see what you can do i will really appreciate it..

[Mr.Malawi]

wow get this.. i added my fish back in the tank and noticed my large Blue Johanni was missing... well while i was gone he flipped out of the bin.. and flopped into my bedroom UNDER MY BED??? wow not only am i mad that yet another fish comitted suicide... but i am in aw. how the hell... that is very far from were the bin is.. also yesterday my small pleco flipped out of the 30 gal tank i put em in with top and all some how he got out.. but he was out for hours prob like 7 hours.. when i found him he was still alive and gasping when i put him back in the water.. ofcourse he died to.. why....why me....damn TXU can su** my D***!

[sap]

lame....

[jgauna]

What happened?
oh gone, i see now

[masroberts9]

when it rains..it pours....look on the bright side. you can spend less on food!

[Haiven]

Mr. M, what fish do you have that are still alive? I have a couple of 30g tanks that I could set up. Would you like me to try to nurse them for you?

[Mr.Malawi]

Haiven all the fish in my sig are alive.. i have been removing the fish from my sig that died.. finally i got the water right and oxygen flow going good.. so they are doing much better now.. im not going to buy fish for a while since im in a money crisis right now.. but if i notice somthing go wrong again with these fish (12) i will let you know i could really use that help if i needed it so lets see how they do.. thanks again.

[masroberts9]

looks like the ones you got from me are good still. i made them tough bastards.

[Mr.Malawi]

looks like the ones you got from me are good still. i made them tough bastards.


yeah all the fish that you gave me lived but 1***died and thats because he flipped out of the bin.. and was too late by the time i got a ride back home..and yeah they sare pretty damn tough huh? even the little babies made it..

[masroberts9]

you just said that they all died....did you mean that they are all alive except one?

[mrsadler]

That what i was thinking you just said that they all died....did you mean that they are all alive except one?

[Mr.Malawi]

you just said that they all died....did you mean that they are all alive except one?


oh nonono they all survived but one...(the fish you gave me) he flipped out of the bin. sorry didnt realize how i said it..