Fluffypants Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Today i was shocked when my danio died with out any signs, normally the other danios die with signs. It all of a sudden was swimming slower then the rest and on its side. There were no tattered fins, bloating or discolouring. Can any one help as to what may have caused its random death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 old age? sorry really can't help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffypants Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 could be, but i'm not to sure as they are only a few months old, how long do they live? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Several years but you have no idea what age a fish is when you buy it, unless it is obviously a very young one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 it could just be a random death, they are fish after all :-? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 He wasn't found by the masseuse surrounded by tranquilisers was he? We are having a bit of a danio apocalypse at the moment (OK ... 3 ... not quite an apoccalypse .... ) so I send my sympathies. Ours are being munched though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
me love fishy Posted January 24, 2008 Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 hard to tell with fish sometimes, I had a bolivian butterfly ram die the other day, just got darker colourwise, sat on the bottom, then flitted around really fast and lay on its side and that was it, sometimes its just random. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluffypants Posted January 24, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2008 He wasn't found by the masseuse surrounded by tranquilisers was he? We are having a bit of a danio apocalypse at the moment (OK ... 3 ... not quite an apoccalypse .... ) so I send my sympathies. Ours are being munched though. It's quite upsetting isn't it we have also lost 3 danios in the space of about 3-4 months Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidersWeb Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Just dying without symptoms I normally put down to nitrite poisoning. Whenever its happened to me I do the test and find nitrite. I find the bacteria that converts nitrite to nitrate to be the most sensitive out of the cycling process. Did you clean your filter recently, or was it switched off for a long period of time? or had it stalled from being clogged or anything like this? Recommend getting a freshwater test kit ($50ish). They last forever and are a real lifesaver, because you actually know what your fish are swimming in. I do ammonia and nitrite tests whenever my fish aren't looking 100%. Provided danios have enough space and aren't being bullied or sucked in to filter inlets they should live a very long time. They're one of the more hardier fish available and I used to use them for tank cycling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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