Pretty much the aquatic day.
Something toxic was in the water today. Can not nail down yet what it is.
Water supplier flushing lines with poison, some odd thing on my hand or the container/water change cup, Prime not shaken enough???
Two tanks were involved. Angel QT and they seem to be recovering.
The PRL shrimp tank was near completely wiped out. My heart has been crushed to 165 pieces of which I think only 10 are trying to hold it together.
There really aren't words to describe it adequately. Watching in horror as handfuls of shrimp were dying - trying to fix the problem. Water changing only causing it to happen more quickly.
They would have all died including all the Chili Rasboras if I hadn't started removing everything in the tank and grabbed a 5G bottled drinking water poured into a fresh bucket and scooping all I could, poured through a net discarding the tank water and moving the shrimp and fish to the fresh bucket.
I have counted 6 Chilis alive and maybe 6-10 shrimp. There are tons of plants and I can't really see.
Got a bunch of new supplies and Polyfilter, different water conditioner and lots of carbon.
A test on a feeder shrimp indicated one bottle of Prime was not a killer.
I have bought more bottled water and a spare tub. Have to move the living shrimp as there are too many dead in the bucket and will cause ammonia poisoning if I don't.
Running the 2 tanks with the Carbon and Poly Filter. Unfortunately I can not get out of work and will have to just see how it all goes by tomorrow night.
It is a horrible, horrible nightmare. I sort of know what I will do, but don't know what to do at all, if you even half understand the life sucking mind numbing tragedy.
Looked for a different tank at the 2 lfs, 2 big box stores and Walmart. Didn't want any of them. Numb.
Will be watching the Poly Filter to see if it indicates copper or other identifiable toxin. Honestly feel like it was the water, but can't pin anything down.
Earlier had done water change on the pond (maybe an hour or more), no deaths, no apparent issues.