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Thank you! You've been very helpful.

Thank you Colin T for the wonderful advice and checklist for a thorough cleaning. I also have one piece of driftwood... it's been there for 7 years and thus wouldn't have been the problem, but I want to make sure I decontaminated it well. I took it out and used a new toothbrush over it...

Thank you Colin T for your feedback. I did not take photos of the dead fish. You bring up a really good point on the fertilizer because I fertilized the day before and I wonder if that was an issue... I will definitely take your advice regarding the large water change/fertilizers in case...

Thank you so much for taking the time to read and give feedback, Aiken Drum. I use Seachem Prime as my water conditioner and dose at 2X recommended dosage. Thank you for the advice regarding pimafix and melafix. If I decide to get fish again at some point, I will refrain from using it. Thanks...

Stocking at time of catastrophe: 7 ember tetra, about 12 amano shrimp, 10 rummynose tetra. Stocking prior to catastrophe: 5 ember tetra, about 12 amano shrimp, 3 rummynose tetra. I purchased 7 rummynose tetra and 2 ember tetras to add to existing schools. (I realize that’s a lot of bioload...