I have 50% less finned friends this AM :(

[Blue_SV650S]

Its a shame, as I had been really vigilant with water changes etc ... and they are 2 weeks old now ... so plenty of time for the friendly bacteria to have established in the gravel/filter ..

I am actually wondering if I have done too much water changing and cleaning?

Anyway, guess which one of my finned friends passed away ... (this is an old photo when both were alive obviously, so don't say they both look alive to me!! ).

https://www.bikechatforums.com/files/fishclose_1.jpg
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[ms51ves3]

I'll go for B.

I never got along with fish. Out of the 3 I had, 1 died within 2 weeks, 1 died within 1 week and 1 jumped down the plug hole on the day I got it

[Itchy]

Change the water? , I found years ago that when I kept gold fish , which were not really mine anyway but rather my dad's who'd left them for me to look after, I found that NOT changing the water regularly kept them alive longer than did when changing the water...

I'd change it when there were quite a few turds, and sometimes the water would go all green and murky BUT I was advised that this is healthy as long as you use a bubbler thing.

But then again I was lazy and kept plenty of those cleaner fish and snails too.
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[TheDonUK]

A good clue is if they are moving or not, are they?

I used to have a goldfish, i won him at a funfair, his name was Neo , I changed the water once in about 3 years, there was algae on the side of the tank, but he seemed to like it, he would feed off it, was quite sad when he died.
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[Itchy]

[TheDonUK]

Neo dident, He was a fantastic orange/gold, i think your right as long as there is oxygen getting into the water it seems best to leave it alone... It probably stresses them out being netted and moved while you ransack their home...
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[Blue_SV650S]

[TheDonUK]

That seems quite excessive SV650, every day?

I think there are additives to stop nitrate build up anyway?

EDIT: Oh and of the two times i did change the water, when returning them to the tank, i would first drop them in the tank, but still inside the plastic bag/bowel, so the water temperatures would have a chance to equalize, i think they can go into shock if the temp is different...

EDIT again: Neo lived by himself for 3 years, i think it helps them develope a hardy personality
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[Blue_SV650S]

[The Original Muzza]

Hope you haven't flushed him yet. Sometimes fish float upside down when they have eaten too much. Google how many times people have thrown away live fish just because they are upside down in the water.
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[ms51ves3]

[The Original Muzza]

I couldn't remember where I had heard it, but like all my knowledge it was sponsored by Stephen Fry.
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[instigator]

Maybe he's hibernating.

[The Shaggy D.A.]

[pyx_e]

Chip shop tonight then?
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[Blue_SV650S]

[ms51ves3]

What do I win for saying it was fish B?

[Blue_SV650S]

[JodieWodie]

Ahh... sad
Maybe you were being over protective
The water changes seem a bit excessive, and the poo sucking
My daughter had a new tank set up a few months ago
It had it's first water change after a week and that was about a third or less

New fish are finicky anyway
Of every ten lil ones you buy you have to expect about 4 to die in the first couple of weeks
They get shipped form japan and all over at a very young age
Not suprising really

Just buy a couple more each weekend until you have enough left after the deaths

J x
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[NinaMarie]

aww your always gutted when your fish die, even though there only fish, me and my other half bought 6 fish in summer last year, we bought 2 angel fish, 2 shark things, a puffer fish and a female fighter fish
The puffer fish died within hours of putting him in the tank, he had an eye infection or something?
And the fighter fish ate the rest she is the only one left now
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[MinhDinh]

have you got a test kit for your water?

what temperature is your tank?

what filter are you running?

size of tank again? i forgot.

what food and how often do you feed them?

are all sv650 owners quite soppy then? that's where the girl stereotype comes from. :p joke lol i'm a rs 125 chav doh!
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[Blue_SV650S]

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[Louise]

Everyday Once a week I did and that was just 10% of the water.