Something Fishy?

Question

O.k. I had 13 fish to start with for around a year, year and a half. I have 4 now! Thye just started to die one by one! I'm serious it's scary! This started 2 months ago and we've bene doing all we can including calling local pet stores, buying medicines, tank cleaners and that stuff! I'm very, very, very worried! Please help me and be as detailed as you can! I also noticed 2 months ago we got a new filter and we told the pet stores this who didn't mention it further in our conversations.. I'm begging you guys to help me!

Answer 1

Fish don't live for very long. Plus, all of the chemicals and changes that you've been doing have probably HURT the situation more than helping it.

Answer 2

Fish don't live for very long they will live for maybe four years at the most (cheep fish). but what you are doing with the chemicals could be hurting the fish that are still alive. And also if you change the water to much than that will kill the bacteria that eat the wast products in the tank and this could cause your ammonia levels to go up which will kill your fish. And finally if your new filter is not big enough for your tank (the filter that is the next size up should be the right one for any tank) than this will cause it to clog up a lot and it also wont be able to keep up with the Bio load which is uneaten food and fish wast.

Answer 3

well if the only thing that was changed when the fish started dying was the filter then i would suspect that somehow a pollutant was added with it- but if a tank cleaning or water change was done at the same time then it is really hard to pinpoint which action caused the damage-also-small water changes should be regularly done in a tank-not more than 25% at one time-monthly-to keep toxins that are not removed by filtration from accumulating-water quality and stability is the # 1 requirement of captive fish. Also- Never medicate tank- this causes more problems then it solves- remove sick fish and medicate in seperate bowl if you must try-but be warned-by the time the symptoms are obvious it is usually too late.

Answer 4

STOP PUTTING ALL THE CHEMICALS IN THE WATER! It's probably doing more harm than good... anyway, another thing is that you might be feeding the fish too much, or the wrong type of food. Seriously, though, change the water, but a drop or two of water conditioner in, and then leave the fish alone for the day. The next day, feed each fish about four to eight pellets of food. If they don't get better... then I got nothing.

Answer 5

Stop medicating your fish…your killing them, most stores will tell you to buy this and that, for money sake. Stop doing the water changes, your doing them to often causing your tanks biological system to die out and thus making your tank recycle over and over again. Be careful never go in a pet store such as Wal-Mart and Pet smart uneducated…
Add bacteria…get an entire bottle of CYCLE and pour the entire contents over your filter wheels and in the water, it will not hurt your fish, turn off the lights for a while, as it will help keep their stress level down, also, do not feed for about two days as it also causes some stress, especially if there is something is going on with their water. Stop changing your filters, it’s a monthly to change them so often, the bacteria built up on the wheels and the filter itself is very beneficial. The coal in these babies can stay activated up to 8 months, and the bacteria growth from them can take over and help break down the waste. Stir your gravel every two days. Make sure the water is flowing well, more aeration means better biological set up and system.
Meanwhile get some aquarium salt and add about a teaspoon per ten gallons. This will be the only time you will need to add it as salt does not evaporate with the water. If you do a water change however add more, to the new water before you add it to your tank. To keep it leveled. It will give the fish added electrolytes needed to help breathe and produce a nice slime coat.
Get your water tested and get me the results of the test, I can help you fix your tank. I can almost guarantee someone missed something there.
If anything shows up on them such as ick or other parasite, add garlic. Go right to your spice section and get the minced raw garlic, pour in either the juice of a little bit, for them to eat. For the Fungus of bacteria, use Melifix
All of these things we use in the industry to help keep larger commercial tanks up to par.
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Answer 6

Hmmm similar happening here. I began with 10 last Dec. and now have 2. The first 7 ended up getting stuck against the filter and would die that way as they couldn't get themselves free and when we'd notice them missing, it was too late. THe last to die was actually "abused" by the 2 remaining. They would constantly chase this one around the aquarium (20 gals.) Then they bit his upper fin off (they have one on each side they use to swim with, therefore he couldn't swim very well and would float on one side). He then got a fungus growing there and just died. The 2 remaining are tolerating each other. They were all comet Goldfish. Now about 3-4" long. It is very strange to say the least. Good luck with your fish. Also check the PH level in your aquarium, as this seems to upset their well being.

Answer 7

Sheesh............is this such a traumatic experience in your life? Buy more fish. Even if you bought plants they die eventually.

Ok, ok, try this. Let all the remaining fish die. Then spray the entire inside of the tank with bleech, pebbles, everything. Rinse, let it sit in sunlight for 2 days (sunlight breaks down bleech). Rinse again, make sure no residue of chlorine. You've just steralized everything that could harm a fish. Go buy new fish from ANOTHER STORE. Try that. But remember fish do die.

Answer 8

The more chemicas you add(aka medicine, tank cleaner) the more you are killing the fist. Fish come from rivers and ocean where it is dirty to clean a water can kill them, plus all the chemicas is making it worse.
What kind of fish are they? if they are common fish like goldfish, clownfish ect they arnt ment to live long maybe a year. If it is fish like oschars or the more expensinve one then they genrally live longer.

Answer 9

Everyone covered most possible problems for you but if you are interested in how long different fich might live then check the following.

Answer 10

you need a big tank... you can't squeeze 13 fish in a 5 gallon tank.