AJsTank
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Okay guys, I need some help here.
I'm currently building a 400 gallon Leemar tank. I listed all my livestock out of my 120 and I had people come to my home last night to buy fish.
My 120 has been up and running for 8 years and nearly every fish in there has been in my tank the entire time. I feed my tank 3-5 times per day, so my fish are nice and fat and very well colored.
About an hour before people were coming over, I pulled out about 100lbs of live rock and put them in a container with water and air. LOTS of detritus was stirred up.
I pulled the fish out and into a 5 gallon bucket (6 anthias, 2 bangai, potters). The bucket was about half full. The fish were swimming around fine in the bucket. As people showed up, I put the fish and water into bags. Most people traveled less than 20 minutes away. 1 gentleman got home and all his fish were dead. I was just contacted by someone else today and his fish died as well.
These fish have been in my tank forever. I feel so incredibly guilty today. My first thought was that the detritus caused a spike and killed those fish. I wouldn't think a spike would effect fish that quickly. But the fiish in the aquarium are still alive. My other thought was that the fish were breathing hard and consumed a lot of oxygen in the water and suffocated by the time they got to their new homes.
Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated. I consider myself an advanced hobbyist and have been doing this for 12 years, but this one stumped me.
I'm currently building a 400 gallon Leemar tank. I listed all my livestock out of my 120 and I had people come to my home last night to buy fish.
My 120 has been up and running for 8 years and nearly every fish in there has been in my tank the entire time. I feed my tank 3-5 times per day, so my fish are nice and fat and very well colored.
About an hour before people were coming over, I pulled out about 100lbs of live rock and put them in a container with water and air. LOTS of detritus was stirred up.
I pulled the fish out and into a 5 gallon bucket (6 anthias, 2 bangai, potters). The bucket was about half full. The fish were swimming around fine in the bucket. As people showed up, I put the fish and water into bags. Most people traveled less than 20 minutes away. 1 gentleman got home and all his fish were dead. I was just contacted by someone else today and his fish died as well.
These fish have been in my tank forever. I feel so incredibly guilty today. My first thought was that the detritus caused a spike and killed those fish. I wouldn't think a spike would effect fish that quickly. But the fiish in the aquarium are still alive. My other thought was that the fish were breathing hard and consumed a lot of oxygen in the water and suffocated by the time they got to their new homes.
Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated. I consider myself an advanced hobbyist and have been doing this for 12 years, but this one stumped me.
