my fish were all fine untill today, last night i put a long bubble maker thing in and today my angel fish has died and he was the biggest one and now my fighter fish isn't looking very healthy.
2007-03-08 00:47:59 · 9 answers · asked by stella p 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
well my tank is 3ft long and i have a variety of fish but the only thing thats changed is the bubble maker being put in, could it be stress?
2007-03-08 01:11:37 · update #1
could you tell me what more you'd like to know and i'll try and answer? its been set up for about a month and i did wash the bubble maker before i put it in.
2007-03-08 02:49:46 · update #2
It doesn't look like anyone much as gotten back to you on this.
One possibility is that the problem comes from not the bubble wand, but the air pump or tubing. One problem (i think this was last month) was traced to an air pump which was putting off a "burning rubber" smell. I'd take the entire bubble wand apparatus out for now and do a large water change - start with about 1/3 -1/2 of the water in the tank and see if this helps. If so, try another change in a few hours or tomorrow to reduce more of whatever might be in your tank.
Another possibility is that you had a "dead" spot under your gravel where hydrogen sulfide gas was building up and the bubbler vented it - did you notice anything of a "rotten egg" smell around the tank?
The other possibility I think earlier answers were going for was a possible ammonia, nitrite, or nitrate buildup - these are good to be able to test for if you've got a relatively new tank, but if this is your problem, doing the water change will improve this as well.
Had you noticed any abnormal behavior in your fish before you put the bubble maker in? If there was a problem with the three compounds I mentioned, your fish would have been hanging out near the top of the tank, swimming rapidly, or laying at the bottom and very inactive.
I'll check back in a while and see if you post any additional info.
2007-03-08 08:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A bubble maker can only take the tank to about 98% oxygen saturation which is basically what it is in clear high water movment natural bodies of water.
A planted aquarium with co2 injection can take it to super-saturated levels of o2 up to around 105% of normal capacity under ideal conditions.
There is probably no way that a bubble maker caused your problems. In an o2 defficient tank, the ph will drop, and when you add a bubble maker, it can raise the ph a little bit towards neutral, but never past eqilibrium.
For a bubble maker to kill your fish, you would have to have no surface water movement for days, no buffering capacity, low lighting, a tank full of waste, and an initial ph of around 5.5. In that rare case, it could cause the dispersion of co2 fast enough to cause a quick ph spike up to high 6 or 7.0. That quick shift in ph could theoretically do it.
Its much more likeley that you have some other deadly element in the water that's disturbing your fish's health. Look into tank cycling. I bet you have elevated ammonia or nitrite levels. Check your temperature... both those fish like it around 76 degrees. Change some water, add a little salt.
2007-03-08 03:45:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Seriously, maybe the bubbles freaked out the angelfish.
Angelfish can get frightened at night. Some experts say to leave a non-direct nightlight on for them so they don't get spooked by loud noises at night (and panic, dashing head-on into the side of the tank).
Maybe, just maybe, the bubbling freaked them (stress).
No, you can't really get too much O2 in the water. Super fine bubbles everywhere may irritate the fish, but they are not dissolved in the water. Like Danielle said, you can't get enough dissolved O2 in the water.
2007-03-08 02:44:56 · answer #3 · answered by Stealthy Ninja 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
First of all, Fish need dissolved oxygen (DO2). Your bubble maker is decorative only and does little to nothing to add dissolved oxygen to your tank. And no, Even totally saturated, water cannot hold enough oxygen (or dissolved oxygen) to harm fish.
How long has your tank been up and Running? Have you tested your water?
Also, prior to installing your bubble maker, did you wash it properly?
As MM said without more info, it will be difficult to say. You can email me and I will tryto help farther.
SOrry to hear about your fish.
2007-03-08 01:47:14 · answer #4 · answered by danielle Z 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
danielle… Had made a great comment. I agree with what was written. I also want to share with you that Oxygen in an aquarium exchanges in to the water at the surface of the aquarium. Agitation of the surface is all you need like a Hang on the Back Filtration or Outside canister trickling in from the top to brake the surface tension.
2007-03-08 02:30:21 · answer #5 · answered by zak w 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In theory yes, you can gat too much air or oxygen in water fos fish to live, but that's not what's happening in your tank. To get that much would require some very special arrangements and a lot of work.
Maybe you could post a question with additional details about your tank and fish and we could help much more.
MM
2007-03-08 00:53:54 · answer #6 · answered by magicman116 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
take bubble maker out
2007-03-08 01:38:08 · answer #7 · answered by Amanda D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There probably is another reason, it is just coincidental. Angels are very susceptible to poor water conditions. With more info, I could probably help.
2007-03-08 01:21:27 · answer #8 · answered by something_fishy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-08 00:52:12 · answer #9 · answered by booge 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋