Zinthos26
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So yesterday morning my fish seemed fine and then last night when I got home from work they were all dead/ dying. It was definitely some kind of fungal infection or bacteria because they were covered in whitish/clearish stuff that seemed to eat away at their fins the most but also the rest of the body. I'm curious to know what this was so if anyone can identify it for me that would be great. I don't recall hearing that ick can kill your whole tank in like half a day so I don't think that was it?
Some info about my tank is its a 20 gallon long with zebra danios that I've had since they were eggs a snail and two ottos. I have not added anything new to my tank in months but I did just move to Worcester MA two weeks ago. My test kit is in a box somewhere so I can't test the water. Could this have just been in the water or something?
My last few questions is how to go about cleaning my tank? How should I go about disposing all the dead fish and what else should I get rid of? Can I keep my gravel and filter/bio balls and rinse them off or would I be safer getting rid of them? Will my plants be ok?
Thank you for any help! I'll be starting the cleaning process as soon as I get home from work.
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Some info about my tank is its a 20 gallon long with zebra danios that I've had since they were eggs a snail and two ottos. I have not added anything new to my tank in months but I did just move to Worcester MA two weeks ago. My test kit is in a box somewhere so I can't test the water. Could this have just been in the water or something?
My last few questions is how to go about cleaning my tank? How should I go about disposing all the dead fish and what else should I get rid of? Can I keep my gravel and filter/bio balls and rinse them off or would I be safer getting rid of them? Will my plants be ok?
Thank you for any help! I'll be starting the cleaning process as soon as I get home from work.
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