lOST 4K IN FISH

Subject: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 6:57 pm

i WENT TO BED THURSDAY NIGHT TANK GREAT I MEAN GREAT BEEN DOING THIS FOR 15 YEARS MOORISH IDOLS KENYAN ANGELS DELVICCIUS BUTTERFLY YELLOW MASK GOLDEN FLAKE TANGS ETC ETC. WAKEING UP FRIDAY TODAY AND MY WHOLE TANK IS DEAD BUT ANERNOMES DAMSEL AND ONE ALGAE BLENNT SNAILS AND CRABS FINE EVERYTHING ELSE DEAD NO CLEANERS WERE USED THAT DAY IN MY HOUSE. i HAD A COW FISH TRHAT PASSED AS WELL. aNY SUGGESTIONS

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 7:09 pm

holy cr@p sorry to hear this.

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 7:09 pm

08can-am wrote:: holy cr@p sorry to hear this.

Me too. My ears are ringing.

Admin Posts : 1433 Location : Watauga

what did u do the night before this happened?

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 7:25 pm

wow that is horrible..... mad crazy

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 7:34 pm

Words cannot begin to convey my ......shock?.. sympathies?.. I haven't a clue what to say... Bill

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 8:20 pm

That is a fish keepers ultimate nightmare. So sorry to hear about your loose.

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 8:21 pm

Sorry for your loss.

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 8:48 pm

No ideas on what happened unless something spiked in the chemical balance, sure you already checked that. However spikes can dissipate quickly. Sorry about this. Mooreish Idol, wow, good luck from here on. cursing

First Lieutenant Posts : 635 Location : Cancun Mexico

Like everyone else sorry about your loss.

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 10:14 pm

If the cow fish died first, he coulda released a toxin that wiped everything else out... we had that happen to us several years ago... we tore down the salt water tank after that...

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 10:24 pm

Sorry for you loss affraid

I agree with jb. If the only odd thing to happen was one fish death I would look towards that but I suppose it would depend on how long he sat in the tank dead. Outside of that some kind of spike caused by...? that at this point has vanished or is too distorted by the other deaths to be clear. Unless you find some kind of red flag I don't think the cause will ever be known for sure. Again sorry for your loss I always hate to hear these stories...

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 10:31 pm

jb1edlover wrote:: If the cow fish died first, he coulda released a toxin that wiped everything else out... we had that happen to us several years ago... we tore down the salt water tank after that...

wow. i learned something today. great info.

really sorry for your loss. i know the feeling is just below having a love one die.

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/8/2011, 11:21 pm

jb1edlover wrote:: If the cow fish died first, he coulda released a toxin that wiped everything else out... we had that happen to us several years ago... we tore down the salt water tank after that...

The key is that anenomes are still alive

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/9/2011, 12:15 am

ouch! sorry about your loss! cry

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/9/2011, 6:01 am

I knew a guy that had a similar thing happen he couldn't figure out what happened
then he found out that someone sprayed air sanitizer around the house a product like Lysol needless to say it settled on the tank and killed everything within hrs
not saying this is what happened to you but did anyone spray anything around the house? what are your params? temp? etc.

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/9/2011, 7:00 am

everything in water fine. Noc leaners im single and no one was here. My anenomes are fine no loses there my cowfish died with the group he didnt release a toxin HE DID NOT RELEASE. I dont have a deep sand bed at all i have great skimmers a lot of liverock bio chem charcoal reactors . I am just so shocked my fish were just frozen in my tank looking at me no swollen eyes no inflamed gills. My clownfish dead, but damsel 3 stripe and algae blenny lived and anenomes. My Shrimps were the only inverts to die. Hard tube coco worm and feather dusters alive as well

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/9/2011, 7:06 am

did you check for stray voltage? I know some stock are more sensitive to it than others that could account for some dying and some not.

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/9/2011, 7:11 am

its been set up for 4 yrs and tank is grounded with titanium rods and no frayed wires or cords

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/9/2011, 7:25 am

if your params check out and theres
no stray voltage.
no accidental chemicals sprayed near the tank.
nothing new added recently?
no additives added recently?
anything on your hands the last time you worked on the tank?
I don't know it could be anything, do you own any other pets?

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/12/2011, 2:33 am

wow....ive had a massive crash similar to that but it was chemical...caused a massive amonia spike...hmm.....and 15 yrs.. you know what your doing to keep idols...what has me is the fact that the anemones are all good...do u have a sea apple?...the only thing i didnt see you mention was the temp of the tank...do u run a heater..i had a buddy who's heater went out over night...killed 99% of her tank overnight. hows the water break on the surface and circulation? maybe there wasnt enough oxygen in the tank and slowly suffocated a few fish, that would trigger a fairly quick chain reaction..m just throwing out random ideas here though..

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/13/2011, 6:36 am

thank you the anenomes safe is what i dont get and good circulation tank 77 deg

Subject: Re: lOST 4K IN FISH 4/13/2011, 12:33 pm

Wow sorry for the loss, that is very bazaar...

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