I have lost a couple of fish - any help

jr8budcar

Member
I have lost a couple of my fish in the last day. The ones I have seem stressed. Breathing a little fast. My levels are:
Nitrate 20
nitrite: 0
alk: 180
ph: 8.4
salinity:1.023 - 1.024
ammonia: 0
I dont know what else to test. I have done a 10% water change checked everything twice. I lost 2 clowns , my beauty angel and my convict tang is hiding breathing heavy.
Any suggestions
 

elfdoctors

Active Member
If this came on fairly suddenly and there are no new fish, and your levels are okay (as they appear to be), the most likely cause would be a poisoning of some kind. Has anything been put into the tank recently. I would suspect soaps, or other chemicals which might have been on your hands.
I would do a larger water change and also dose some carbon to absorb any organic toxins.
 

jr8budcar

Member
It looks like I have been hit by ich, I didnt catch it even though I have had fish forever, I didnt catch it. I now have the meds so i can only hope for the best
 
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