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why did it happen?
Posted: 19 Oct 2007, 19:56
by eurospage
hey guys i know this is nothing to do with catfish but i had 6 clown loaches for a few weeks now and they all seemed to be fine untill i cam home today and all six were dead. water conditions ph 7, ammonia 0, nitrite 0 and nitrate around 20/30. does anybody know what could have caused this. many thanks
Posted: 19 Oct 2007, 20:09
by eurospage
sorry the ph 6.4 and nitrate is ten. cheers
Posted: 19 Oct 2007, 20:46
by Marc van Arc
Sudden temperature drop?
Posted: 19 Oct 2007, 22:39
by rahendricks
Posted: 20 Oct 2007, 07:58
by Barbie
If the tank was set up within the last 6 weeks, the odds are good the nitrites might have spiked and just dropped off. If not, a sudden death like that is usually the fault of a contaminant of some kind. Was there anything else in the tank? Cleaners used in the room today or anything?
Barbie
Posted: 20 Oct 2007, 18:56
by eurospage
i was at work all day. temp was around 24 when i left and come home. The tank is a few months old now and ive got a plec, clown plec 2 x upside down catfish, 2 humbug catfish and spotted catfish, panda and peperred cories. All the other fish seem fine. Any clues
Posted: 20 Oct 2007, 20:08
by apistomaster
I lean toward Barbie's thoughts; did you use any malachite green based Ich meds?
Posted: 21 Oct 2007, 19:38
by eurospage
No i didnt use any treatments in the tank at all. Could they just die?? Or another fish stress them out too much.?