Bucio Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Help!!! I just did a water change after feeding my fish. It was about a 60% waterchange. And now two of my six amazon puffers are looking rough. I dont think i hurt them when cleaning out the rocks. Can they die cuz of the stress of it? Or cuz they just ate? The temperature is the same. Its the same water source. Not sure what happened. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Cory Posted May 9, 2021 Administrators Share Posted May 9, 2021 I would look at the water parameters. Check for chlorine/chloramine. Water temp and pH issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nini Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 I was just going to ask for HELP on similar situation! Last March I sent in message how I lost all my neons within minutes. Couldn’t figure out what happened - I’m very new at fish keeping. Today I lost 4 minnows I’ve had in a small pond it’s actually a wine barrel with a liner. Got fish free months and months ago it’s a county program to keep mosquitoe population down. They have grown and have been doing well. Had lots of green water so decided to replace some of the water about 25%. Added api quick start one two pumps - all 4 fish died. This is exactly what happened to my aquarium with tetras as I described last March. I am now very hesitant to use declorinators ever again! Just don’t know exactly what happened but it has happened twice now. They were only little minnows but I really enjoyed them and feel awful. Thinking of getting some snails to help with algae - please any suggestions helpful. Sad day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 23 minutes ago, Nini said: Added api quick start one two pumps - all 4 fish died. This is exactly what happened to my aquarium with tetras as I described last March. I am now very hesitant to use declorinators ever again! I don't think Quick Start is a dechlorinator it's supposed to be a beneficial bacteria starter. You shouldn't need it in an established tank. You do however need a dechlorinator each water change. https://apifishcare.com/product/quick-start https://www.aquariumcoop.com/collections/water-care/products/fritz-complete-water-conditioner-8oz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Brown Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 What are your water parameters? Did you use a dechlorinater when conducting the water change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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