Cyanide evidence

[mdog30001]

A few weeks back i bought an African Flameback Angle. My lfs specifacly said that it had not been cyanided. He has always been a really active social fish. The last few days though he started to hide a bunch and wouldnt come out of his little crevice area, not even to eat. Now he is DEAD. is this a sign that he was cyanided, or could it have been something else. Everything else in the tank is perfectly fine.

 

[tim_12]

Without any other info its pretty much impossible to tell.
Amm / trite / trate / PH / Alk / temp / SG / tank size / LR / LS / what are you feeding it / what else is in the tank.

 

[sleeper]

Most likely if cyanide was use your gu would have been bad at the outset.
But Eric Borneman of U Texas might have some idea about the symptom of cyanide capture. (He's the author of "Aquarium Corals") Check him out on Google or something; his reputation is that he'll always answer emails about the hobby.

 

[speg]

From what you described.... it could almost be anything. Cyanided fish I believe begin to lay on their side breathing rapidly upon their death. They may eat a LOT... but eating doesnt help at all and it just ends up going right through them.
What you described would most likely be (in my opinion) a stress related cause of death.

 

[scubadoo]

Outward signs of cyanide exposure are disoriented behavior and unusally bright colors. Most will die within days or two weeks of exposure.
Based on the few words you posted I would say it was not cyanide exposure. Seems like he was acting "normal".

 

[lion_crazz]

Yeah, it doesn't sound like cyanide to me either. Also, a cyanided fish doesn't usually eat very well or at all.