Help fish going white and sinking!
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SpaceFish42
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Could you please give more information? Pictures? How recently was the tank cycled? What size is it? What species do you have? And etc. Also, you should probably QT the remaining fish.
I'm new to this site
They are cold water fish with a regular pump, I did a 50% water change last week and my four fish are fine but the four I purchased yesterday are 3 black moores and 1 loach I think it's called, I floated the bag for 20mins and put them in with my other four small fish and notice this morning the loach went completely white and sank to the bottom and died, earlier I notice one of the others went half white and sank to the bottom, this has now died, the other two have small white patches similar to the ones on the fish that died but the patches aren't as big and they are now swimming a little weird but the four fish I had in the first place are fine - 45litre tank & I am unsure on how to attach a picture sorry
They are cold water fish with a regular pump, I did a 50% water change last week and my four fish are fine but the four I purchased yesterday are 3 black moores and 1 loach I think it's called, I floated the bag for 20mins and put them in with my other four small fish and notice this morning the loach went completely white and sank to the bottom and died, earlier I notice one of the others went half white and sank to the bottom, this has now died, the other two have small white patches similar to the ones on the fish that died but the patches aren't as big and they are now swimming a little weird but the four fish I had in the first place are fine - 45litre tank & I am unsure on how to attach a picture sorry
MissGurnus
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Sounds like a fungus to me. Are they all loaches? Treating the tank depends on what you have
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neeenster
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How awful for you, is your tank large enough for these new-comers? Although for you in this instance, that's not going to help you.
When you say they go white, are they losing their colour? Or are they covered in a film or fluff that is making it harder to see the colour? When you put them into your tank after floating them, did you remove them from the bag and place them in or pour the bag in with the fish and foreign water?
If you want to post a picture, when you respond, click on the go advanced button and not post quick reply, you then get a slightly different reply field. You can click on the paperclip and then follow the onscreen instructions to upload a photo from your computer. It would be really handy to see what the fish look like.
When you say they go white, are they losing their colour? Or are they covered in a film or fluff that is making it harder to see the colour? When you put them into your tank after floating them, did you remove them from the bag and place them in or pour the bag in with the fish and foreign water?
If you want to post a picture, when you respond, click on the go advanced button and not post quick reply, you then get a slightly different reply field. You can click on the paperclip and then follow the onscreen instructions to upload a photo from your computer. It would be really handy to see what the fish look like.
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