I need help STAT!!!!

[Kelly247]

2 of my Tiger Barbs just died within 45mins of each other. I'm noticing an oily residue on the surface of the water, but it doesn't seem to be affecting my danios or dwarf frog. Can't do water change tonight because I have to go to bed, work early in the morning nAny idea what could be causing the deaths? The fish looked fine when I pulled them from the tank, apart from the whole being dead thing. Please help

 

[Mattyfelts]

Parameters, how long have you had the tank running, how long have you had the fish?

 

[Kelly247]

4mths and the fish 6-8mths

 

[Mattyfelts]

4mths and the fish 6-8mths

have you checked the parameters, oily film could be to much food. Did they looked diseased at all (white spots, rotting fins, and signs of bullying maybe?)

 

[Kelly247]

Checked the ph is fine. No problems with the water quality

 

[Kelly247]

Fish looked normal

 

[Mattyfelts]

hmmm? where did you purchase these from, also how was the ammonia? and have they been acting weird at all?

 

[Kelly247]

I'll see how many survive the night and figure something out tomorrow after work

 

[Kelly247]

Petsmart. Everything about the water says good

 

[Kelly247]

Hanging around near the bottom more. The Barbs anyway

 

[Kelly247]

The water seemed a little warm so I turned down the heater as well

 

[Mattyfelts]

Just a shot in the dark, but how has the heater been, did it break? check it! just throwing out every possibility

 

[Bichir Bro]

Hm never heard of a tiger barb do that like you described. You may have just gotten "bad" fish, that can happen sometimes. Sometimes the stores just get bad fish and they're weak, some fish just can't take the stress of moving back and forth like that. This is also no one pet stores fault, any store can get bad shipments like that, just some have better reputations for not having this happen. I suggest waiting through the night and seeing what's happening in the morning.

 

[Kelly247]

Lost another throughout the night. One of my oto's has no colour as well

 

[Kelly247]

My African Dwarf frog just died in front of me. Wtf is going on

 

[Mattyfelts]

check your water again, do an immediate water change! your heater might be on the fritz or you could have a parasite! im very sorry for your loss!

 

[Kelly247]

The tank as been running almost yrs. I did a rescape 4mths or so ago and used all the same water. I had a golden algae eater that was getting very agressive so i got rid of him(gave away not killed). About a month ago I started getting a bit of algae so I picked up 2 otocinclus, which made short work of it. Now its back and growing out of control. Im going to see whats still alive when I get home, remove them from the tank and start from scratch. FML!!!!!

 

[Kelly247]

If theres more fish dead when I get home from work, I'll post a picture and maybe you guys will have a better idea

 

[Mattyfelts]

Just because its established doesnt mean something can't go wrong (ie. parasite) but it is weird, is the tank near a window, or area where dust/other airborne particles could get in?

 

[Kelly247]

Got home from work and no other fish had died