fish are dying

[benjidick]

Had ich in tank,all fish dyed. Waited 7 weeks,changed 50% of water. Purchased sailfin blenny,firefish,6line wassie. Waited two weeks purchased yellow angel,who would not eat and dyed one week later. Then purchased Coral Beauty . All fish dyed except 6line wassie. Help!! All water perameters checked out fine.

 

[JamesJR]

what did you test and what were the parameters?
What were the fish looking like before they died? was it gradual?

 

[echo29]

We'll need more info. Water params, etc.
Did your fish die of ich again?

 

[benjidick]

Nitrate 5p/m; Ph 8.2; sol 1.26;phosphate 3p/m. water temp 78.

 

[benjidick]

N0 Id of ich. Swimming up and down,eratic.

 

[YE||0W TA|\|G]

did you QT your new fish before adding them to your system?

Not sure if your tank is a reef but, did you raise your temp for the 7 weeks it was empty to speed the life cycle up of the ich? It should have been gone for sure. I had a ich outbreak and in 4 weeks it was gone.. Did you possibly introduce a sick fish when you got more stock?
A fish could have been stressed out if you didnt acclimate long enough.. Not saying this is the issue but could be possibilities.

 

[echo29]

It's possible that you stocked your tank with too many fish too quickly. How frequently do you test your water params?
If you put all of those fish in your 30 gal in a short period of time, your water params most likely went out of control. Even in a cycled tank.

 

[BlastoEric1589]

too may fish at one time.

dont buy fish if they keep dying, and dont test the tank out with 3 or 4 fish...

eradic swimming indicates water problems.

sump? surface movement? sounds like your fish dont have oxygen if they arent dying from water params.

you didnt test for nitrites??? or ammonia???

does the water smell?

dont add anymore fish

 

[Aquarist007]

did you purchase all the fish from the same LFS??

 

[benjidick]

What affect do crabs(red legs,mex) have on sickness to fish?

 

[Aquarist007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14874577#post14874577 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by benjidick
What affect do crabs(red legs,mex) have on sickness to fish?

I would think none on the sickness but a sick fish can be come easy prey to crabs which would not hesitate to invite them to dinner