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My fish are dying
I just came home and found the tank with out lights on..i forgot to turn on the lights but i think that is no problem.As soon as i turned on the lights i found all the fish at the bottom of my tank and all my black phantoms has lost their colors..you can almost see through them..and my discus are at the bottom too and breathing slowly.My loaches are still looking good though.
What is wrong..help me please.
Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

You just came home from where? how long were you away?
when was the last time you saw them ?
what is the temperature of your tank?
How big is the tank?
what type of filtration are you using?
is the filter working?
did you do any type of water change? how much water was changed?
do you have a water test kit?
check your ammonia level
then your pH
I am not an expert but this information will be essential for anyone who might be able to help
Time seems to be of the essence get this info as soon as possible.
is the heater working or is it broken somehow?

I wrote the above in a hurry..so sorry for not saying any info about the tank.
They seem to be better now...the discus are back to normal but 3 of my tetras died
Tank=75g
My PH=7
Amonnia=0
Temp=29C
The water parameters are ok.
I only was away from the tank from morning til now...so it was strange that this happend in some hours time.
I just been thinking if one of my children has putt something in my tank?..but i might think they havent since they have never feed the fish because they know iam doing it.
I will do some water changes now.
Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

Filters..hmmm..i havent checked those.
I might think they have some problems since i have lots of small particles in the water and i have done some waterchanges but still have the dust/particle problem still.
Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

what is the condition of your heater is it an in the tank type?

I had one crack on me and let out debris into the tank.
years ago

Darn..you are right..my heater has a small crack and it's leaking.
Wonder how that happend...
Thanks,
Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

sorry abut your fish.....

just curious what type of heater did you have?

yo dude unplug it ........NOW

My heater is Scuba 300.
Ohh..i did some aqua scaping yesterday,moving some stones around..maybe i touched the heater then.

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

It might have occured during a water change if the water level dropped to the level that left the heater exposed to air.....just a thought.

ok the tank scraping could have been the cause do you have a spare?

also if you are going to do a water change make the conditions such that you stop circulation of water and let the particles (I'm concluding that they came from the heater) settle then using your siphon remove as much as possible.

good luck!!

You might be correct on that.
When i do water changes i dont move the heater, i just turn it of...maybe thats what happend
Robby

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I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully.

just out of curiosity, if a heater cracked, what exactly does it do? does it electricute you?

*Chelle*
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I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...

Hopefully the fuse in it will go and cut the power, but yes people have had shocks off heaters before. No advice to give there, except dont go cheap on the product, and when one does go, make sure you turn the electric off at the fusebox, then off at the wall and unplug it. Wear marigolds if paranoid.

Be aware that fish and turtles dont necessarily get electrocuted under the same circumstances that you would, they have different percentages of water in their body, different conductivity, and they might not have the earth contact that you do. People have been electrocuted from the same water fish are happily swimming around in. Well, happily swimming around until you complete the circuit with your body. BZZZZZZZZZT.

i only ask this because i had an alligator snapping turtle for a pet. i raised him from baby until he was about 10 lbs. anyways... i could never keep anything in the tank with him, including heaters... he often bit at them, and he broke one.... glass shards and all in the tank.. i totally flipped and switched all the power off. needless to say, i didnt get shocked, but i wondered what the effect on the turtle might have been.. he lived... in fact hes still alive... but... anyways... i didnt know if a cracked heater effects fish or not.

http://villagephotos.com/members/viewimage.asp?id_=13855920 yes.. his name was Fluffy.. dont laugh.

*Chelle*
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I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...

LOL FLUFFY?

I had one of those too, years ago, I adopted one that someone had thought was a good idea to keep in the garden in the uk, (waaay too cold) , it was wild caught and in the course of helping it, it gave me the worst dose of salmonella ive ever had in my life. 19 days of sitting on the loo, bleeding , and drinking salts and taking antibiotics. I lost nearly 2 stone. Not fun.Consequently the turtle inherited a name that had to do with excrement and a large container.

Er, you do know how big they get dont you...?

http://www.sequenza21.com/Alligator%20Snapper%20S21.jpg

Thats not incidentally , a really big one....

i hear they grow a pound a year... mine grew two pounds a year, until it got too big for my 55 gallon, then i gave it to the aquarium in my hometown.

*Chelle*
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I love the fishes cuz they're SOOO delicious...