harrisn Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 Hi there. I live in Auckland. I'm new to fishkeeping. Set up a 125 litre tank about 9 weeks ago. Did everything by the book and with advice from Jansens. Everything going very well. Aquarium cycling as it should, introduced fish slowly. Living happily were 2 dwarf cobalt gourami, 2 bristle nosed cats, 6 clown loaches and 14 neon tetras. Noted white spot on clown loach late last Saturday afternoon (within a few days of purchaseof 3 of them). Don't have a hospital tank so couldn't do anything until the following morning when 3 other clowns had spots. Was sold White Spot Cure, told to increase temperature, measure drops carefully, allow for displacement of stuff in aquarium, halve food supply. Was assured it would not damage the beneficial bacteria in filter that is just getting established. I DIDN"T KNOW ABOUT THIS WEBSITE AT THIS STAGE! :oops: To cut a long sad story short, all the fish have died except for the gouramis who are looking sad and sick. The filter also has no nitrates. I rang Jansens who think the White Spot Cure was toxic as they lost a big display tank filled with discus etc using the same batch number. They are negotiating with the supplier and said they will replace my fish. I didn't feel so useless given this information - was ready to give up the whole idea. The problem now is I have just noticed, on one of the gouramis, what the book I have says is gill flukes - help! :-? Can this be cured - what with? Is it contagious? Should I dismantle the tank and start again? The water today is good , have been doing frequent small water changes and put charcoal in the filter a few days ago. No ammonia, pH 7.2, no nitrites, no nitrates, temp now 24. Not adding anything to the water at the moment due to charcoal Any advice would be VERY welcome My plan - buy small second tank and treat the sick gourami continue to monitor the water in the main tank wait a week before I get any more fish - grieving time! never put fish in tank without a quarantine period Feel embarrassed as everyone on this site seems so well informed about all these things but I'm desperate and ready to throw it all away. Except that I was enjoying it soooo much Plus you all sound like a friendly bunch. I await your pearls of wisdom..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted June 24, 2005 Report Share Posted June 24, 2005 The main reason we seem to know what we are doing is because we found this site, before that it was a case of i thought i knew what i was doing (turned out i didn't) . [edit=cees]snip[/edit]definetly recommend having a spare tank for hospital/quarantine, only prob with that in my case is missus brings home some platties and no where for them to go so now i don't have a hospital tank anymore LOL. Perservere with it and any advice you get from LFS double check with people on here (they are an awesome and knowledgable bunch in here) until you are more confident. Good to hear they are going to replace the fish. Be prepared to make room for more tanks as this hobby is rather addictive LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted June 25, 2005 Report Share Posted June 25, 2005 Welcome Harrisn! Sorry to hear about your fishies. But you have come to the best place, lots of information and kind people who are always eager to help. I'm a newbie and I'd be lost without the people here. No need to be embarassed this is a learning experience that never stops I doubt that there is any person in this hobby that hasn't lost fish. I love my aquariums and fish but also realize that they die sometimes no matter what we do. Take care! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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