Ive had my 40 gallon tank set up for about 2 months, and ive been using my pre established 50 aquaclear filter on, that was prevousily on my 50 gallon tank.
But Ive now lost 3 out of the 5 fish that have been in there.
I started off with a black moor and a orange fantail and about a week later I added a small white fantial, but after the first night I woke up to my white fantails tail being nipped off. He didnt end up getting better and about 4 days later passed away. After that I just kept my remianing goldfish in the 40 and didnt add any new fish. But all of the sudden a week or so later im pretty sure my black moor had a seizure, and they next day when I came to check on them, he seemed to be obsesed with the filter. The next time I went to look at him his tail was stuck in the filter intake tube, after I freed him, he floated up to the top on his side and stayed like that. I thought it might just be shock but about 20 minuts later he passed away. When I looked at him I noticed a grayish white mucus covering on him.
Now we come to recently, about 4 to 5 days ago I purchesed 2 new black moors and made sure they were the general same size of my remianing orange goldfish. When I got back from a friends for halloween I discoverd my black moor coverd in ich spots, my orange and black moors tail coverd in ich spots, and my orange goldfish with a grayish white muscus covering. I did research and new for certian that it is ich. So I got 2 things of ich treatment, one of them was suppose to also help with protozeon parasites. On the back it had a symptom guide matced what I had for a problum in my tank. So I used the recomended dosage the day I got it, then the same the next day (following instructions exactly). Anways I went to check on my fish tonight and found my orange fantial on his side, when I fliped him right side up he swam alittle but when ever he stoped he turned on his side agian. About 10 minutes later he passed away.
Whats going on, any ideas?
Could it be to much light?
should I do a 90% water change and do a big cleaning?
Thanks for any help, Im starting to get despret, and I dont want to loose the two fish that I have left.
But Ive now lost 3 out of the 5 fish that have been in there.
I started off with a black moor and a orange fantail and about a week later I added a small white fantial, but after the first night I woke up to my white fantails tail being nipped off. He didnt end up getting better and about 4 days later passed away. After that I just kept my remianing goldfish in the 40 and didnt add any new fish. But all of the sudden a week or so later im pretty sure my black moor had a seizure, and they next day when I came to check on them, he seemed to be obsesed with the filter. The next time I went to look at him his tail was stuck in the filter intake tube, after I freed him, he floated up to the top on his side and stayed like that. I thought it might just be shock but about 20 minuts later he passed away. When I looked at him I noticed a grayish white mucus covering on him.
Now we come to recently, about 4 to 5 days ago I purchesed 2 new black moors and made sure they were the general same size of my remianing orange goldfish. When I got back from a friends for halloween I discoverd my black moor coverd in ich spots, my orange and black moors tail coverd in ich spots, and my orange goldfish with a grayish white muscus covering. I did research and new for certian that it is ich. So I got 2 things of ich treatment, one of them was suppose to also help with protozeon parasites. On the back it had a symptom guide matced what I had for a problum in my tank. So I used the recomended dosage the day I got it, then the same the next day (following instructions exactly). Anways I went to check on my fish tonight and found my orange fantial on his side, when I fliped him right side up he swam alittle but when ever he stoped he turned on his side agian. About 10 minutes later he passed away.
Whats going on, any ideas?
Could it be to much light?
should I do a 90% water change and do a big cleaning?
Thanks for any help, Im starting to get despret, and I dont want to loose the two fish that I have left.
