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Old 23-12-2011, 11:32 AM
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Re: Devastated!! All fish are dying, I feel so sad
^ I thought you had to use dechlorinator to get rid of the chloramine in tap water??
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^ I thought you had to use dechlorinator to get rid of the chloramine in tap water??
You're right, I didn't realise all the water companies had switched to chloromine. I use an ro unit
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Old 23-12-2011, 11:47 AM
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Re: Devastated!! All fish are dying, I feel so sad
I don't know if all of them have, but if yours has kelassa I think you'll need to keep using dechlorinator

I do my water changes the same way that you do, using a mix of hot and cold water from the tap, but I have a combi boiler. I have heard that if you have an older style boiler then you shouldn't use the hot water from the tap, and will have to warm the water up with a heater before adding it to your tank.
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Old 23-12-2011, 04:43 PM
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Re: Devastated!! All fish are dying, I feel so sad
I've bought the water test kit and it has come out as: (ive uploaded a photo)

pH - 7.6
Amonia - somewhere between 0 and 0.25
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - around 80ppm i think

I also bought some treatment for white spot, which I haven't put in yet just in case it isn't the right thing to do.

Sorry that the photo of the fish isn't very good - it was hard to get a good pic with them swimming about.

You can see the white spots on the Neon Tetras, and the catfish has what looks like a big hole in its side! it started off like a white bump. Around its fins / gills are red and puffy and looks really sore.

This morning I did a 25% water change and didn't put any of the chemicals in. I also cleaned out the stones using a net.
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Old 23-12-2011, 05:55 PM
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I've bought the water test kit and it has come out as: (ive uploaded a photo)

pH - 7.6
Amonia - somewhere between 0 and 0.25
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - around 80ppm i think

I also bought some treatment for white spot, which I haven't put in yet just in case it isn't the right thing to do.

Sorry that the photo of the fish isn't very good - it was hard to get a good pic with them swimming about.

You can see the white spots on the Neon Tetras, and the catfish has what
looks like a big hole in its side! it started off like a white bump. Around its fins
/ gills are red and puffy and looks really sore.

This morning I did a 25% water change and didn't put any of the chemicals in.
I also cleaned out the stones using a net.
The White spots to me look a bit too big to b White spot (ich) pronounced ick. Are they cotton wool like the spots. I can see them but can't tell if they are cotton wool like.
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They don't look like cotton wool. Not fluffy at all. Any ideas what else it might be?
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They don't look like cotton wool. Not fluffy at all. Any ideas what else it might be?
Hmmm might just be me how big are these spots on the smaller fish.
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Well I wished I'd known that at the time. The fish shop gave me the medication and didnt mention anything about depleating the water of oxygen, no wonder all my fish died

ETA thanks for the info.
I have never successful treat it with shop bought products but like many I did try the first time because i didn't know any other so I wouldn't beat yourself up about it. Catching it in early stages and removing the fish with the problem then doing a part tank change is the only way I have done it since that first time and it's been successful. Don't like taking the fish out but getting rid of one to save the rest is the best way imo
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Re: Devastated!! All fish are dying, I feel so sad
I think I'm going to do daily water changes for a week. I put the medicine in today but I'm not holding out much hope. I just want to make life as painless as possible for them now. Would welcome any thoughts on my water test readings.
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