On Sat, 08 Apr 2006 01:53:20 +0100, Altum
wrote:

Black Shuck wrote:

During this whole 2 week episode, I have been doing Nitrite and Amonia
tests, Initially there was a smalling nitrite build up, nothing major,
but nothing else. I have done water changes as a precaution, and both
nitrite and amonia tests were then fine.
As I see it, either my 5 remaining fish die, and a i start again, or
they don't and I start with 5 fish. I have a suspicion that these
problems were introduced into my very stable tank, by some fish I
bought from my local store abotu 8 weeks ago. Perhaps they had
desiese, and it's spread, gathering pace??

That's likely what happened. What an awful experience. I hope your
remaining fish make it.



down to 1 single fish now. The others died in the night. Have moved him
back to the new tank, but I don't fancy his chances... :-(

Have a knowledgeable collegue at work, who is a ex- fish scientist (MAFF
in the UK), he said take a couple fo dead fish into work, and will look
uner a microscope, see if it's a parasite infection.

The only thing I can hope to get from all this, is an answer...