Kathy

recently I bought a new tank, but the fish had been in it for a month maybe 6 weeks before they got sick. And the rest of the fish are fine. I try and clean out tank once a week but more often fortnightly. I remove about 1/4 of the water and replace it with rain water if i have collected enough. The only thing I can think I have done differently is that two weeks ago I went to the Animal Shack in Pukekohe and bought some fishy toys. I also purchased a package of tank stuff. It included, stress zyme, stress coat, ph test kit, and two packets of Electrolytes. I added a packet of the Electrolytes to my water. That is the only thing i have done differen't in the last 7 months. Regards Kathy

Im quite new to having fish and up untill last weekend I had had no problems. But, last weekend my Angel fish stopped eating, the next day he wouldn't eat either so I moved him to another tank. He was in that tank for two days, he was swimming round and quite active. I could see no sign of injury or disease. He looked like a normal healthy fish. On the 3rd day I came home from work and he was dead. I had a good look at him before he was sent to the fishy graveyard and could see absolutely nothing wrong. I assumed it was " just one of those things". Untill 4 days ago my rainbow shark stopped eating. he is normally a very aggresive fish and follows you around the room. He took to hiding behind rocks and in the fish toys around the tank. I noticed the night before last his tummy looked a little bloated, I moved him to a tank on hid own. By last night his tummy was very bloated and he had lost his colour. He had gone from a very dark brown nearly black to a very pale cramy tan colour. His tummy was very distended. He was obviously suffering and looked life he was gasping so i put him out of his misery. The only thing the two fish had in common was that they both stopped eating. The angel fish showed absolutely no sign of stress and apart from not eating looked free of any disease or any sign of illness. The rest of the fish in my tank are active and all are eating happily. I checked my water and the ph is 7. The water temp is 28 degrees. Do you think its a possibilty the two fish had a fight and hurt each other? But i could see no sign of injury. Or could it be a tank and water problem? I have been told that fish can get bloat, im not sure if that is correct though. Im new to having fish and it is upsetting when you cant see a problem. Both fish were around 7 months old. Any input would be appreciated. I took a short video of my rainbow shark . If it would help anyone to recognise what has gone wrong with him i dont mind sending it to anyone that might be able to help. Kind regards Kathy