Cichlids Died

adpgibso · 11-15-2005, 11:07 AM

Last night, I changed the water in my cichlid tank...and when I put them back into the water they all died...any ideas?

They weren't dead, but acting like they had no balance...by this morning most of them are completely dead

Alin10123 · 11-15-2005, 11:24 AM

Did you dechlorinate the water?
Also, did you acclimate the chiclids back into the tank? They were probably shocked since the water probably had a different PH, temp, etc,..

**Osiris** · 11-15-2005, 12:03 PM

also, does ur water contain chloramaines that ur dechlor didnt take care of?

adpgibso · 11-15-2005, 01:03 PM

yeah i guess i didn't realize that cichlids were so sensitive to water changes...how long should i acclimate them to the new water conditions?

Scuba Kid · 11-15-2005, 01:37 PM

you should try to keep the water conditions the same. what kind of cichlids are these?

**Osiris** · 11-15-2005, 01:40 PM

I'm with the kid on this one. After i kept losing albino's of my fish, i began leaving a temp gauge by the sink, so that i can get the water to exactly 82 degrees before i push it throught he python hose to the tanks, makes a huge difference.

fishfreaks · 11-15-2005, 01:40 PM

How much water did you take out? Did you do anything with the filter?

Georgia Peach · 11-15-2005, 01:52 PM

why did you take the fish out of the tank?? there is no reason to remove the fish - you can vaccum around them.. You should always make sure your new water is as close to the old water as possible - i.e, temp, PH, and it should always have water conditioner added PRIOR to adding it to your tank.

**Osiris** · 11-15-2005, 03:16 PM

Georgia, lmao, get this, my g/f's dad does that as well, he kept killing fish, he'd clean everything completely and 50% water change once a month, for xmas he is so getting a python so can do more often small water changes.

wildtiger · 11-15-2005, 08:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Georgia Peach

why did you take the fish out of the tank??

This is what I was gonna ask!

Ethos · 11-15-2005, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildtiger

This is what I was gonna ask!

Yeah, me too.
I've never taken out a fish during a water change

Lydia · 11-16-2005, 09:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wildtiger

This is what I was gonna ask!

Ditto here...

11-15-2005, 11:07 AM	#1
adpgibso Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 15	Cichlids Died Last night, I changed the water in my cichlid tank...and when I put them back into the water they all died...any ideas? They weren't dead, but acting like they had no balance...by this morning most of them are completely dead

11-15-2005, 11:24 AM	#2
Alin10123 Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Atlanta Posts: 523	Did you dechlorinate the water? Also, did you acclimate the chiclids back into the tank? They were probably shocked since the water probably had a different PH, temp, etc,.. __________________ 29 Gallon tank ~6 Long Finned Black Tetras ~3 Bosemani Rainbows ~10 Serpae Tetras 55 Gallon tank - Planted ~2 Pearl Gouramis ~2 Platys ~16 Neon Tetras ~6 Glo Light Tetras

11-15-2005, 12:03 PM	#3
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,838	also, does ur water contain chloramaines that ur dechlor didnt take care of? __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

11-15-2005, 01:37 PM	#5
Scuba Kid Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: RI Age: 18 Posts: 4,225	you should try to keep the water conditions the same. what kind of cichlids are these? __________________ Current setups: 1800 gallon koi pond, 10 gallon planted, 150 gallon reef, other FOWLR tanks

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Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,838	I'm with the kid on this one. After i kept losing albino's of my fish, i began leaving a temp gauge by the sink, so that i can get the water to exactly 82 degrees before i push it throught he python hose to the tanks, makes a huge difference. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

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11-15-2005, 01:03 PM	#4
adpgibso Fishy Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 24 Posts: 15	yeah i guess i didn't realize that cichlids were so sensitive to water changes...how long should i acclimate them to the new water conditions?

11-15-2005, 01:40 PM	#7
fishfreaks M&F Couple Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: PA Age: 21 Posts: 4,272	How much water did you take out? Did you do anything with the filter? __________________ VOTE FOR FISH FORUMS

11-15-2005, 01:52 PM	#8
Georgia Peach Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gray, Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 1,706	why did you take the fish out of the tank?? there is no reason to remove the fish - you can vaccum around them.. You should always make sure your new water is as close to the old water as possible - i.e, temp, PH, and it should always have water conditioner added PRIOR to adding it to your tank. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Cichlids have more personality than most people I know !*

11-15-2005, 03:16 PM	#9
Osiris Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 25 Posts: 3,838	Georgia, lmao, get this, my g/f's dad does that as well, he kept killing fish, he'd clean everything completely and 50% water change once a month, for xmas he is so getting a python so can do more often small water changes. __________________ Reality is for people who can't handle Science-Fiction

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