KentFishFanUK Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 I found my lovely little hillstream loach who I was discussing on the forum just yesterday dead today and I don't know why. There are no obvious signs of injury or infection externally and didn't look like it had a sunken belly or anything. I can see what looks like internal bleeding inside him but doesn't that happen after death? If not what could have caused it? He has also lost a lot of colour and looked washed out but again that happens when a fish dies anyway right? I can post pics if anyone thinks it might help. He seemed fine just yesterday, munching on algae and repashy soilent green and quite active etc. Unfortunately I won't be able to check parameters until tomorrow morning but all other fishes seem fine. Temperature has been about 76-78F since he went in 10 days ago which is a little warm but I didn't think overly so. I know they like lots of oxygen but I have two air stones plus an internal power filter with its outflow above the water line so thought that would be enough? I did do some maintenance with around 20% water change recently but that must have been a good 48 hours before time of death. He/she was the only hillstream loach in the tank so I have no idea if I should get a new one, obviously I want to but not if it's just likely to die as well. I've had a couple fish deaths before but they were one out of a group of the same fish and as the others were fine I decided it was ok to replace them but as it was the only one I'm not so sure. What would you guys do? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 If it had signs of internal bleeding it could have injuryed it's self it's difficult to no for sure 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Well I think that's what it is but I'm a newbie so not really sure. Is it ok/helpful to post pics or is it too sad/morbid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 You could post a pic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 Third pic is what looks like internal bleeding I think. 🙁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 The dark blob wasn't there yesterday anyway 😢 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 1:13 PM, KentFishFanUK said: The dark blob wasn't there yesterday anyway 😢 The dark patch could be food in the stomach nothing jumping out at me some times fish die for no apparent reason it's just one of life mystery 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 So could I risk getting another? It was my favourite fish. Obviously will check parameters first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colu Posted July 26, 2021 Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) What I would do is wait a couple of weeks just in case it was a disease that killed him and monitor your other fish after two weeks if no one else showing signs of illness then I would add more fish Edited July 26, 2021 by Colu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KentFishFanUK Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 On 7/26/2021 at 3:07 PM, Colu said: What I would do is a couple of weeks just in case it was a disease that killed him and monitor your other fish after two weeks if no one else showing signs of illness then I would add more fish Yeah I won't rush out get one straight away or anything, just not sure whether I should try again full stop, don't want to kill another one but would like to keep one, so sort of conflicted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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