Help: Cichlids

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  1. P.A.T.

    P.A.T.

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    Hi All,

    I need some help and advise. Yesterday as i got to my tank, i noticed most of fish where dead :( . What caused his and why? There are about 10 still alive and looking good. What should i do, in terms of treatment?
    All help will be appreciated.

    Thank you.
    Viv.
     
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  3. azurekoi

    azurekoi Loaches & Gobies

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    Hi Viv - you not giving us much to go on here....

    Please tell us all you did in the last couple of weeks to the tank....new fish? waterchanges? whats the water parameters like? What symptoms are the survivors showing? how do their fins look ? Any power outages in last while and how long?
    before we have this,we cant realy say whats going on...try to be as detailed as possible...
     
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    In addition to Azurekoi's questions, any specific reason for the thread title?
     
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    also any clues to rule out poisoning of any sort
     
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    Hello all,

    We have not add any power failure recently. I do regular water changes +-20% every two weeks. I did add any fish in the tank in the last four months. The surviving fish looks good. Will check when i get home and let you know.
    Thank you.
     
    P.A.T., Jun 13, 2011
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