Fish all dead in the space of 2days?

[naomijaywebb]

My mums fish have all died in the space of 2 day and it looks like they have been wrapped up in cotton wool what does this mean , never seen this before and they were all fine right up till they started dying ?


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[Glene20]

What fish were they? What size tank are they in and what are your water readings ?

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[Mebbid]

Sounds like columnaris to me. It's an opportunistic infection with the ability to wipe out a tank full of fish quite quickly.

 

[naomijaywebb]

She had coloured skirt tetras and one guppie don't no the readings as it's not my tank and she's cleaned it out now and her tank is a 56litres


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[naomijaywebb]

The fish that died she had for a good few months and we're completely fine regular water changes I know she done everything by the books ( if ya get what I mean ) so now she's cleaned it out and just gonna change over to cold water


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[naomijaywebb]

Sounds like columnaris to me. It's an opportunistic infection with the ability to wipe out a tank full of fish quite quickly.

I think you may be right I've just had a look on google at some pics and it looks the same , thanks for your help


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[jlk]

The fish that died she had for a good few months and we're completely fine regular water changes I know she done everything by the books ( if ya get what I mean ) so now she's cleaned it out and just gonna change over to cold water

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Unfortunately, there are very few coldwater fish that can live and thrive in a 56litre tank. Make sure she takes some time to research what limited options are available.

 

[PB_Smith]

I'm assuming the OP means goldfish.
But let mum know, goldfish have their own set of issues and concerns and are not as easy to keep as people assume.