My Goldfish died after a 50% change ?

[Joeybsmooth]

Has this happen to anyone else, a fish dying after a water change . I know that it can happen when people redo the whole thing. But not after a smaller change.

 

[Mebbid]

What was the temperature of the water you put in? How long did you have the goldfish? What are the parameters before and after the water change?

 

[bkiggy]

Yes. It is a spike in PH and Chlorine. Unavoidable. Local water source can suck in winter. In the summer my tank gets a 50% water change every 7 days, in the winter I break it up 25% water change every 4days... I cut back on cleaning in winter just because of this reason..... Adding Extra Seachem Prime will not hurt anything! I put in tank before AND after water change. I use a Python.

 

[jlk]

Your parameters before and after the wc, temp and your normal wc schedule would be helpful in diagnosing the issue here. I routinely do much larger wcs (very frequently) and my goldfish are happy and healthy. I suspect there is more to this than a wc as the cause. Some more info will help!

 

[enrgizerbunny]

I'm doing 90% or greater changes daily without issue fish dying after a water change is because of a change in water chemistry (temperature, PH, etc)

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[Joeybsmooth]

I am out if test strips. I will get the information a b out ph and stuff this weekend. But I don't see how it could me anything else. Everyone else seems to be doing ok. A catfish and a turtle.


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[Joeybsmooth]

Just checked the H2O and the ammonia was really high for some reasons. Should I just keep changing.


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[enrgizerbunny]

Yes keep changing. At least 50% each time.

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