Mysterious

[pamelahaley]

What can cause a new fish with a healthy appetite and swim to just drop dead after 3 weeks?

It didn't disappear. It looked like it starved to death. Even while I watched it eat every day for a week. I increased feeding from 3 times a week to daily just to fatten one specific little fish that just got skinnier even though it ate like a pig and fought the current like a tiny yellow champ.

Bought and acclimated 2 fish at the same time from the same place. Both ate and swim like healthy fish. One pajama cardinal drops dead in 2 days, the clown goby waits 3 weeks to kick it. I hope the cardinal and watchman goby I bought a week later from the same store don't meet the same fate.

Oh well.

 

[ralph atl]

disease, stress, type of food, tank inhabitants.....

need a lot more info.

 

[mvm]

Internal parasite?

 

[pamelahaley]

There really doesn't seem to be much to it. One day my tank hit 84 was the day the cardinal died (and what the LFS blamed)... I used to run it that high daily. Now it's 82 because I just leave the AC on when I'm not home. The yellow goby survived that.

The yellow goby was getting some harassment the first week but, nothing seeming detrimental. For the last 2 weeks, the other fish ignored him. He hid. He swam. He ate until he ate and spit the last piece repeatedly. He just kept getting skinnier and I found his body when I got home yesterday.

My water's been doing pretty well. I upped water changes since when I initially added them, I had just previously added sand to the tank. Then the death and the increased feeding. The other 3 fish in there right now look reasonably healthy. The 2 week old cardinal came from the same tank as the 1st one that died. They all eat and swim like normal fish.

 

[pamelahaley]

OH... I think the mystery has been solved. Unmentioned LFS sold me for the 2ND time: GROSSLY UNDERSALINATED WATER. 1.016!!! I trusted the salinity since they were currently water changing on a couple of their merchandise tanks. Maybe they die because they have been living in low grav water on top of being sold too soon after receiving. ::Stupid can't mention sponsor rules.:: :rocketwhore:

What's worse is I had a life or death water change emergency and I get home to find myself placing 1.016 in that tank! Have to rush all the way back to get good water and the owner left right after I called.


So... I need a new water source. Any OTHER stores around the Duluth area? Anyone make their own water want to cut a deal? I need around 20 gal a month.

Edit: Tired of excuses from the LFS.

 

[ralph atl]

Buy RO water from publix machine, mix it yourself.

 

[pamelahaley]

How much does that stuff run by the gallon?

 

[ralph atl]

Don't remember, but inexpensive...I did it for a couple years....until I got an RO/DI unit.

 

[hud3339]

I have IO salt if u need it

Edit: I have IO salt if u need it

 

[cr500_af]

Pamela, until you find a regular source, feel free to PM me if you need some in a pinch. I usually have 30g made at all times.

 

[myvwrock]

Also take into consideration about how that fish was caught from the wild( assuming it was). If it was caught with cyanide and not net caught or captive bred then that could also be a contributing factor.
chris c

 

[pamelahaley]

I read clown gobies are commonly caught with cyanide. I don't know. It's possible. Shame there arent any stores that taut having bought fish from people who use humane methods... are there humane methods out side of tank breeding?:fish:

myVWrock;659902 wrote: Also take into consideration about how that fish was caught from the wild( assuming it was). If it was caught with cyanide and not net caught or captive bred then that could also be a contributing factor.
chris c

Edit: Thank you!

Edit: Thank you! granted I'd rather head up to Buford or Roswell before trecking all the way out to Dallas or Ackworth. Yes, it says I live in Marietta. Who do I PM for that again?

 

[jaydm93teg]

Chris at fish scales up in buford is a really reliable source for info. water. fish. etc... He did just close his shop but is still going to be in the business, it would be worth check in with him to see if he has stuff available.

Tyler

 

[pamelahaley]

Actually met Chris a couple weeks ago when he was moving the shop. He'd understand my issue and probably knows exactly what LFS I'm talking about. I'm almost concerned the original conversation with him set me off in the "last straw" about this LFS... at the same time I had been working with this "LFS" for about a year and half expected things to go south eventually.

Bite off more than you can chew and it'll catch up.

Something about Karma.