So, here is how my day looked this morning:
Bright, sunny, warm. Expecting some new fish (pencilfish for my 20l) and wanting to do some observations on my 75 and 20l to see how they are holdin up now that I can't check them every day. Basically, a good, happy day. Yea, I got banned from a different site (mostly because I was hated by the admin there... they are all unforgiving), but that's fine by me. I was planning to set up a 30tall at my dads, all was well. I even found the AC Chat room again after a long time not remembering it existed.
However... I arrive home, there is my box of delayed fish from LiveAquaria, right where they should be! All looks well! I go downstairs with my box to where my 75, 40, and 20l are. And guess what I find... yep, not only are the pencilfish DOA, but some disease or disaster in my tank has wiped out most of my tetras, rainbowfish, and even a cory. So I went from a tank with 12 blue neons and 6 black neons to a tank with 3 blue neons and 3 black neons. I also lost 2 of my 5 serpea tetras. I know I lost 3 of the 6 rainbowfish, and one of my 6 cories. I can see other diseased fish in the tank as well, and even the cories (though they seem to be acting the same) have fins with little bits missing. Now the kicker: I can't do any tank maintenance because my dad can't give me the time needed for a 50% WC. So, all said and told, I lost... 6 blue neon, 3 black neon, 2 serpea tetras, 3 neon rainbowfish, 1 cory, and 3 pencilfish. Earlier, I lost my male betta (he'd been doing so well!) and several neon tetras (I didn't have time to pay attention to the tank then either). With all the other fish in the 75 possibly infected with this disease, and only the glass catfish appearing untouched/affected by it. The pencilfish were going to be placed in my 20gal as the final stocking, but that tank has it's own issues (I can only find the cories, all the other fish have vanished) but I don't even care (the tank is mature, the fish are probs just hiding). I'm officially depressed, and I bet that by Friday (which is when I can get to my moms next) I'll have lost at least 6 more fish.
So... if this keeps up and I end up with just my catfish and maybe a few cories I'll probably set them up in what was going to be my angelfish tank and just shut down the 75... meanwhile my 40gal will my pest fish and my other male betta is thriving. I don't know if I want to just poison them all and stop fishkeeping or keep trying.... it's just depressing.
Sorry you guys had to hear me rant, but I needed to vent after this unpleasant discovery. If anyone has ideas on why/how the fish died, I can explain the symptoms of the one fish that wasn't yet dead when I arrived.
It's an adult serpea tetra, about 1.5-2in long, with heavy bloating of the body. The fins all looked fine, the body held all it's coloration, and, to be honest, it looked fine except for utter listlessness and the bloating. The other fish were already dead when I got there, and most were starting to decay.
Please help,
~Travis
Bright, sunny, warm. Expecting some new fish (pencilfish for my 20l) and wanting to do some observations on my 75 and 20l to see how they are holdin up now that I can't check them every day. Basically, a good, happy day. Yea, I got banned from a different site (mostly because I was hated by the admin there... they are all unforgiving), but that's fine by me. I was planning to set up a 30tall at my dads, all was well. I even found the AC Chat room again after a long time not remembering it existed.
However... I arrive home, there is my box of delayed fish from LiveAquaria, right where they should be! All looks well! I go downstairs with my box to where my 75, 40, and 20l are. And guess what I find... yep, not only are the pencilfish DOA, but some disease or disaster in my tank has wiped out most of my tetras, rainbowfish, and even a cory. So I went from a tank with 12 blue neons and 6 black neons to a tank with 3 blue neons and 3 black neons. I also lost 2 of my 5 serpea tetras. I know I lost 3 of the 6 rainbowfish, and one of my 6 cories. I can see other diseased fish in the tank as well, and even the cories (though they seem to be acting the same) have fins with little bits missing. Now the kicker: I can't do any tank maintenance because my dad can't give me the time needed for a 50% WC. So, all said and told, I lost... 6 blue neon, 3 black neon, 2 serpea tetras, 3 neon rainbowfish, 1 cory, and 3 pencilfish. Earlier, I lost my male betta (he'd been doing so well!) and several neon tetras (I didn't have time to pay attention to the tank then either). With all the other fish in the 75 possibly infected with this disease, and only the glass catfish appearing untouched/affected by it. The pencilfish were going to be placed in my 20gal as the final stocking, but that tank has it's own issues (I can only find the cories, all the other fish have vanished) but I don't even care (the tank is mature, the fish are probs just hiding). I'm officially depressed, and I bet that by Friday (which is when I can get to my moms next) I'll have lost at least 6 more fish.
So... if this keeps up and I end up with just my catfish and maybe a few cories I'll probably set them up in what was going to be my angelfish tank and just shut down the 75... meanwhile my 40gal will my pest fish and my other male betta is thriving. I don't know if I want to just poison them all and stop fishkeeping or keep trying.... it's just depressing.
Sorry you guys had to hear me rant, but I needed to vent after this unpleasant discovery. If anyone has ideas on why/how the fish died, I can explain the symptoms of the one fish that wasn't yet dead when I arrived.
It's an adult serpea tetra, about 1.5-2in long, with heavy bloating of the body. The fins all looked fine, the body held all it's coloration, and, to be honest, it looked fine except for utter listlessness and the bloating. The other fish were already dead when I got there, and most were starting to decay.
Please help,
~Travis
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