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I decided to do the usual water change one day earler because of the recent deaths.

I decided to have a good look as the tank still had the funny death smell.

On a very close look burried beneath a lot of small Anubias attached to DW I saw a white mess. OH no not another death!!!!. No nothing like it it was a piece of pear core they had broken off about 2 weeks ago. I can tell you the smell was not actually pleasant. Naturally it broke up, by using a very small fine net I managed to get most of it as I moved my fingers through the Anubias.

After the water change I poured 50Lt all over the place where the pear was to dislodge any that I had missed.

I then treated the tank with Melafix and Pimafix as a precaution. Within five hrs some of the large hiding fish are out again.

Keith

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..thats good you found it out...later it could maybe be a disaster....
I will do the same to take out everything out of the tank,because my water smells bad too.
Robby

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Keith,

Finding out why fish die is very satisfying. I hate it when all I have are speculations on what might have happened.

Glad to hear that your bad episode is coming to an end.

Ingo

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Good find. Sorry about your loss

Well done Keith & hope that you solved your problem.


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Nice job Keith. Sorry you did not find it earlier. At least the 3 lived long lives.