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Hey Caper - yeah always gave things a really good wash (no soap) before going in the tank jolliolli - thanks for suggestions, i actually went out to that Organisms place but i guess i felt like a twat :oops: going in so much over goldfish - i mean i know small children that seem to do so much better job and have the fish for years! As for results the test kit gave me GH 180 KH 40 ph 8 NO2 - 0 NO3 - 20, i dont have amonia test kit or tempreture gage Anyway its all a bit late Ron died on Friday morning so i think im going to give up for a while i'm a bit wrecked from trying to save all my fish! It's physically and emotionally draining (im realy girly about these things) As for before um Molly (the oranda that i got just before ron went down hill) floated head down. As for Nemo he kinda just went side ways. I dont know but i think I killed Ron, after Molly died i tried taken out anything and everything I could think had made them sick. I always gave my hands a good scrub under the cold water but I was incredibly sick around that time and i wonder If i may have passed it on to them? Anyway you guys have all been awesome i am only sorry i didn't try comming here first - but again thanks for time and effort to everyone who put a post

Smell - well not nothing I cant really explain it very slight musty smell I guess??? :-? (I have strong sence of smell so not sure as never had fish before if thats what its meant to smell like) as for tempreture mild normally a tad colder but is a really hot day here today.

So today I spoke to a really good place down here (which since i had bother elsewhere everyone tells me is the only place to go) Redwood Aquatics. He told me the pants also could be dying (as it stopped growing) so to take them out. He said if i bring Ron in on Saturday he have a good look and see if there’s anything he can suggest. So now my tank is empty! A few big pebbles, one car ornament and gravel - do you think its worth taken him on Saturday if he is still alive and should i try get a new oxyweed plant tonight? HE just looks miserable and now hanging out at the top of tank but alive - should i put the light on or not? Also the test kit I have is only for GH, KH, pH, NO2 & NO3 what else could I be testing for? IS there a general pick me up i could buy while i work out whats wrong with him?

First of thank you everyone for getting back to me so quickly! Well Ron’s not died yet - he is just as lifeless as last night but he does move (moves him self to different areas of tank before resting) I left the bubbles off as i read somewhere last night that if your fish is sick the swimming exhausts them and too much current in the water will wear them down When i do water changes I take probably just a little less than a 3rd and i try to get the tap water the same temp as the tank. Every time I do a main water change I put about 1ml off api stress coat and stress zyme. I do a change every 7 days roughly. As I said up to now Ron was funny how healthy and happy he was but now ... well I just don’t know! This morning I took I did about 5-10% of water change. Ron’s still just hanging about all fins down flat. And to be honest yeah it is all very overwhelming - problem is i get too attached!

I’m really new to fish and was told to get the tank as i get too attached to the furry pet kinds!!! I am really hoping someone can help I have had such contrasting information over the last 5 months! Sorry it’s long winded but i need help! I set up a new tank In December, its 31.5L and it has a filtration system. After 2-3 weeks we got a really small fantail and a small Black Moore. After 3 days the black Moore looked 'raggy' I explained this to animates (where I got the fish) what the fish looked like and was told it would be fin rot so they sold me this dark blue tonic? So we did a 30% water change and then by the 3rd day of treatment my poor little fish was horrid looking and a friend who keeps fish said that since he had stopped swimming and looked so bad it would be best to freeze him! Apparently humane! So we did that and then after we were sure he passed we flushed him. Then we got told that it was bacteria he had so to clean it good, we did about a 50% water change, i took out all the larger pebbles, took out plastic plants, bought a gravel vacuum, cleaned gravel. I was told to throw out the carbon filter filer and just use Dacron type stuff. We stuck to our one fantail for a long time maybe 3 weeks (kept up water changes. got a plant and an ornament for him to hide in) and he was happy. We when wanted to get him a friend so i got a comet and he was so fun and energetic. We had Ron (the comet) for about 9 days the Nemo (the fantail) started to not swim. At that stage we had been feeding them every other day - a pinch at the most. So I then got told i needed oxy weed, so I got that and only cut feeds to every 3rd day. Things were fine for about 7 days then Nemo started floating on his side. With in 3 days Nemo died. NO white spots, no split fins, no bulging body parts - Just a need to stay low and hide by the plants away from the current. That was 4 weeks ago. We came the conclusion it was bad fish from animates. Then on 6th March as a gift I was given the best looking little Oranda??? She was lovely and came from a tank at work. She was bigger than Ron but still small in size. After 5 days she started hanging out at the top of the tank looking like she was drinking from the top. I got told that meant there was not enough oxygen and was told an oxygen shell would do. After 2 days still no change and by this stage Ron had stared hanging out the top too so i bought new oxyweed, air pump and air stone. After 2 days there was no change and by that night she had gone down hill a lot - she had begun floating upside down, gasping motions, then on her side being pushed about by the current. I had planned to get a remedy as I was told she had dropsy?? But alas by morning she had died. So then I was told my water must be all wrong and was told to buy a test kits after doing it 5 times (the results would run together) I got accurate reading I googled the levels and everything matched up. I assumed it must have been some shock for her going from my work tank to my small tank. Ron was happy and energetic as normal but did continue to lurk at top of tank briefly. However this morning he looked dead I moved the tank to get a better look and then he started zapping around as normal I left the bubbles on and went to work - when I came home again he looked dead but I put on the lights and moved the tank back and he swam around for a good 1hour at least. But alas again he looks like he we will die - he is staying low by the gravel away from current, no spots, splits, bulging, my fish keeping friend text and told me to put 2 teaspoons of tonic salt and I have done this. He didn't move much when I put it in. I am sure he will have passed by the time I go down in the morning. Ok so there it is its massive and long winded - but all you help will be greatly appreciated as I think I will have to give up soon! They may be fish but I am quite attached to them all and I am not sure how many more I can lose. What am I doing wrong?!?!