kiwibird Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 i set up a tank at new home and added my new goldfish that i have had for 4 weeks now,after about 3 hrs with fillter on and them in a bag floating in tank, they have all since died. Looked as if they add no air as they all where at the top of the tank, this has never happened before. The water is just of the roof from a watertank. any idea's as have more fish to move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 9, 2005 Report Share Posted October 9, 2005 them in a bag floating in tank Did you? -float the bag for at least 15 minutes -at intervals add water from the tank -net them and add them to the tank The water in the bag...was it water from the tank you removed them from? When I bought fish from a fish store on the mainland, approx. 2 to 3 hour drive: wrapped in bubble wrap (the bag with the fish in it that is :roll: ), placed in insulated bag, and put bag in a place where it wouldn't get direct sun or get bounced around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debs01 Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 If several fish have died without no apparent reason, it is more than likely a water condition that needs looked into. Overcrowding, temperature changes, and aeration needs attention as well. When people start out with their first aquarium they tend to overfeed their fish. This uneaten food rots in the gravel below and causes the bacteria to buildup and throws the ammonia into toxic levels as well as changes the pH, nitrites. This rapid buildup can deplete oxygen and eventually suffocate the fish. If you have a small tank and the fish were fine and now are dead, you may need to see what the water conditions are as well as ask yourself if you are overfeeding the fish. Copied from http://www.goldfishinfo.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwibird Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Debs, these fish where from the tanks before i moved house, put them in there tank water , then added water from new set up a/weebit at a time and floated bag for 1/2 hr at least, never happend any other time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 Unless I'm misunderstanding, you placed them in a "new" tank? If so, how long had this tank been running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwibird Posted October 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 same tank as they where in but shifted house sorry for confusion before. Washed tank,stones etc on running water before refilling. Only used water. Same water filled outside containers that have adult fish in they are all ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jude Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 If the water contains chlorine then washing the tank and stones might have killed off the good bacteria. I can't remember whether you said what filtration you are using but that could have become toxic during the move. Hope you get the problem sorted out ok Cheers Jude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caper Posted October 10, 2005 Report Share Posted October 10, 2005 When people start out with their first aquarium they tend to overfeed their fish. This uneaten food rots in the gravel below and causes the bacteria to buildup and throws the ammonia into toxic levels as well as changes the pH, nitrites. So then, if overfeeding causes "the above"...if all your levels are ok, does that mean you are "not" overfeeding? Do you know what I mean :-? , if ammonia is 0, nitrites 0, pH in "normal" limits...does that mean you are not overfeeding? Same water filled outside containers that have adult fish in they are all ok. Sorry Kiwibird, still a tad confused...the tank that you placed your goldfish in...other than the cleaning that you mentioned...was the water in the tank "cycled"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northland chic Posted October 13, 2005 Report Share Posted October 13, 2005 I have also had this before. I killed a few fish before I figured out what was wrong. We have a plastic water tank, do you? That was our problem it seemed to take all the oxygen out of the water. Our neighbours have a concrete water tank and their water is perfect for fish never had any problems with it. If you want to put your fish in striaght away find a different water source or do half n half. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klaymann Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 whoa!!!!!! .. think everyone missed the possible crucial point " WATER OFF THE ROOF INTO WATERTANK" ... must be a country house? .. and what cladding has the roof .. if an old villa/bungalow style , what paint is on there?.... if a new house , what resins on the tiles ?...this is a area that can host heaps of possible toxins ... would pay to get the water from the watertank tested ,... because you must also be using this for human consumption too !? ................... 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwibird Posted October 20, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Silly question i know but how or who do you get to test the water? just using it for cold water fish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted October 20, 2005 Report Share Posted October 20, 2005 Local council. Is it possible something has died in the water tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwibird Posted October 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2005 dont think anything gone into tank other than bird chit (lol) and h20 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damiana Posted October 25, 2005 Report Share Posted October 25, 2005 I did something similar with the little bowl I've been keeping, only I killed a siamese fighter and then a goldfish before I figured out that it was my water. I had the water tested and discovered that it had more than a disease therapeutic level of copper...so basically I had given my poor fish heavy metal poisoning one after the other. (I'm a newbie to NZ water and was using a rural setup at the time.) I switched to RO water and havent' had a bit of trouble. There are several outfits that test water, just check in the yellow pages. If you're consuming this water as well, would definately be worth looking into, in my opinion. They spray lots of scary stuff on rooves, like lichen repellant (which gave me facial twitches when I walked near the house while they were spraying, so it can't be good), and the paint might be giving off stuff. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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