I cant believe it - I have lost 14 girls and 8 boys in total.

I literally have 2 boys left and 2 girls. The ones that seem ok are the ones that have been away from my main tanks - the pair in the breeding tank (spikey and lucy) Pongo who has been in my QT tank and also Bonnie is holding in there.

I have put Bonnie in one of those Home bargain tanks so I know it isnt contaminated.

I just went to do the water change after worming everyone and they literally in front of my eyes started darting their noses out of the water had a swimming fit then went belly up. It was horrible to watch. I couldnt do anything - I still tried to change the water but it was just too late

I will be breaking up the tanks and bleaching them - but I do not think this is the worms as only my main tanks were affected AFTER I did the big water change around the time of the water works. I may also sell them both, but definately selling one.

Symptoms:

Larthargic
Fitting
Gasping
darting round poking nose out of water
Going belly up
on occasion gills opened up and stuck
Hanging
Dying

Water stats:

NitrAte - 10ppm
NitrIte - 0ppm
Ammonia - 0.25ppm (assuming slight raise due to dead fish constantly being found in tank)

just a thought but could it be a contaminate in your water, since this happened after a water change?

Thats what i suggested

the 'bettalady' lost a good few fish a few years back from same problem.. roadworks had disturbed the water supply. Water change later and loads of poorly fish. She lost quite a few over days.

Test kits are useless as it really could be anything contaminating it if that is the cause and wouldn't necessarily affect the ph etc.

AWWWWWWWWWWWW hay i feel like closing this section

It's very very sad, and wont even help if using neighbours water if that's the root cause. Only thing is could they manage without water changes for a while? But really sounds like very little you can do hun x

Could you not contact water company and ask if they have been working near you, it may be expensive but could you try bottle water for awhile see if that helps?

they have been working by me - 2 doors up and across the road.

I am also using bottle water, but the ones I have already lost I think they were too far poisoned for me to help

And thanks guys

wow thats alot you have lot, sorry to hear about it and please keep us contacted about how the last 4 are doing ?

Are those the ones that had worms ?

The red things...in another post ?

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no I only had one die that had worms - thw two with worms are still alive.

I think it was poisoning due to the fitting. If we get poisoned our bodies fit so I would think its the same

sorry haych, i thought thats how they all passed. such a sad time.

things seem a little better today.

Pongo has been wormed, and is holding out, Lucy and Bonnie seem well and Spikey II is now happily tending his nest

Fingers crossed

Goodluck hun

fingers cross and hoping things continue to be better for you

Hope things start looking up now hun x