It all got to the point where i had to isolate and salt dip my fish to knock
off any parasites and get them to purge, and treated them with an anti
parasite and antibacterial..(i forgot what its called) med......I then took
everything out of the tank and soaked in a mid bleach solution then washed
and washedx10000, soaked them in dechlor. I added heaps of salt to the tank
(enough so that no more salt can be dissolved) and let that sit for 2
days......I washed the tank out like mad and set it up, filled it up and am
doing the fishless cycle all over again....

I was so sick of bacteria and parisites and using med to combat them....so i
got a pondmaster UV steriliser....i have researched them for many months...i
didnt know that they can eliminate water-bourne parisites and bacteria
aswell as eliminating algae blooms....My brother has been using UV
sterilisers for a few years and the fish look so happy...
"Ozdude" wrote in message
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"Squeek" wrote in message
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ITs good to hear that no more fish have passed on......
losing fish is a part of tha aquarists nightmare....but you pick yourself
up, dust yourself off, and keep going....

I was devistated when i lost my prize pair of breeding ranchus.....they
were only 4....after an autopsy and many tests later....found out that
they were deeply stressed....but by what? i dont know....

lifes a mystery


Thanks for the words.

I went and saw my Lama tonight and had a realisation (insight) while he
was talking about death (of all subjects) that what happened is perfectly
natural and isn't necessarily anyone's "fault". I am quite relaxed and
comfortable about what has happened. If anything it's a lesson or two for
me about the many aspects of the aquarium hobby. A learning experience in
general about tank health.

The main things I've realised are that the advice on the Internet and in
books on fish selection, quarantine, equipment selection, water quality
and parameters, biotoping and maintenance are all accurate and are good
sound advice.

It doesn't either bother me about the monetary cost of the loss actually
because ultimately I have gained a mountain of experiential learning from
this whole thing. I still am not too sure whether it was bacterial or
parasitic but at least given the meds the remaining inhabitants of my tank
have had, I know if something kills any more of them in the near future
it'll either be me or a parasite

Oz

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