My 3 Tips for [Fish Death and Stress Immediately after a Water Change] ***What Can We Do?***
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- A recent comment under one of my videos asked about that horrible situation where a fish keeper notices, immediately after a water change, that the fish appear to be under severe stress or are rapidly heading toward death. It's a horrible feeling. What can we do? Here are some tips that might come in handy (but I hope you never have to use them since this is one of the worse situations fish keepers go through).
This one kind of stumped me. I had to give it some thought. What would you do if you noticed fish stress and death immediately after a water change? Comment below. We all learn from each other on this channel!
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I always keep a five gallon of tank water so I can clean my filters after the water change. I think I would net the fish quickly and transfer them to the five gallon bucket with an air stone and try to figure out what happened!
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I know this is an old video but I have a female betta she jumped when I was trying to get her into her holding tank so I could fix her new tank, filter and rocks etc. she’s acting like maybe a fin may be hurt and she’s scared of me again and it’s killing me worrying if she’s ok. I was very careful with her
Great topic Ben. I mentioned this on another video you shared: IMHO we should always be preparing our water ahead of time (clean garbage can - clean plastic totes (with lids)). Prep it a day before, dechlor and run an air stone. After we drain our tank water then pump the prepped water back into the tank. This will solve a lot of issues. It’s critical to make sure the cans/totes don’t get contaminated. If you bump into an issue after a change you can use the totes or cans for an emergency home. They come in handy if you ever have a leak too.
Good tip. Some can't due to space restrictions (apartment with limited room, etc) but it would certainly provide more control over what you're putting in there. Fortunately over the years I haven't had any issues going tap to tank with a python/aqueon system. Knock on wood.
I would say your on track. But the issue I believe he is talking about is what happens after you do the water change. I would suggest filling up a large bin with the tank water your removing so if anything does go wrong you have safe tank water available to house your fish while you fix the problem. If you can fill up two 35 gallon bins you could theoretically empty all the tank water out that went sour during the change and fill it back up with the old tank water and start again hopefully getting it right the second time
Storing them might be difficult but there's almost always room to fill them. You might have to work around them for a day and that can be disruptive. Matthew, I hear you. I guess I'm trying to solve the problem by avoiding it as much as possible...like exercise instead of treatment. I'd say that insuring you have room to prep water should be a consideration in buying a tank. Better to buy a slightly smaller tank so you can prep the water. If you're asking about purely responsive measures then you're on the right track. But if you have a large bin to put them in after, and the space, it seems you could use that same large bin to prep.
i never do more than a 25% water change ever.. I have been keeping fish since i was 4 years old and all I could remember since a child was that when i would change my water in percentages higher than 25% my fish would be looking so stressed out & hovering on the bottom of my tanks.. I also lost a lot of fish as a result of "BIG" water changes.. The years & time spent & lost: not including the money investment we put into are beloved water friends... I've learned to NEVER do more than a 25% water change.. Everything is about balance. The time & effort spent to get our tanks balanced out for our fish. Can be washed down the drain with just a water change.. I would only due a "BIG" water change in an absolute emergency.. If you have to do a "BIG" water change, i would spread it out over several days not exceeding 25%...
I get it. My only concern would be if you have nitrates coming out of your tap. If so, then WCs under 50% would not be reducing nitrates and you could get a gradual creeping up of nitrates. Happened to me. I had to do some big WCs to get it back to where I wanted. Otherwise, yes, the 25% method if much less stressful and risky.
🙂👌 small frequent WC is better.
Ben, some people put high consumer of nitrAtes plants in the sump...
@@BenOchart Nitrate levels don't creep up indefinitely if you do water changes of
Thanks so much for commenting that because my son’s fish aren’t doing well after we changed their water. We even buy Spring water because I live in town and there are too many chemicals, etc. in it. I didn’t know what we were doing wrong until now. We even save 2-3 gallons of the old water to put in with the new.
I just did a change and my fish has been pretty frantic since. The water temp was close. Conditioned the water. Think i added the water back to fast honestly and freaked the poor thing out
i've lost 17 fish in the last 2 water changes and im doing everything u say and i check the tap water and i acclimate the fish and the only fish that lifed r the 5 fish ive had for a year 3 oscars 1 jewel chiclid and a red devil
Help a bunch tanks great video....
Every fish tank needs a air stone or an air pipe it’s really important
This keeps killing me. Like I have an RO system, I give them pristine filtered RO water and i mix in some equillibrium powder and alkalinity booster to get the water to around 150-200 TDS before alkalinity booster, and the booster to raise the KH slightly so PH will remain stable. I heat the water to the temperature of the tank water and have it all set before i pump it in with a water pump, and still even after all of that I get die offs sometimes after a water change. Usually most often after a large 50% one because of nitrates being too high. It's very frustrating because im doing everything right but still things keep going wrong.
Edit: And I just lost 14 fish overnight because of the water change. fuck my life. Doing everything I'm supposed to I can't see where im going wrong, and this keeps happening anyways.
This just happened to me on sunday 😔 I tested with the strip and my pH spiked badly & I'm sure oxygen was depleted because they were gasping on top of water. I panicked I didn't know what to do. I removed them all from the tank and placed them in some leftover tank water I took out. I was in the process of upgrading my tank so I got everything I needed and treated the water & tried to cycle the water so I can add them to the new tank. It took my entire day monday all through the morning till right now. My betta is fine, my 4 harlequin rasbora are fine, but I lost 1 panda Cory out 5. 😢 I was so heartbroken & devastated when I realized I messed up on the water change. I'm new to the hobby and this mistake of mine hit me hard ☹
What dechlorinator did you use?
I just killed my 2 shubunkin I’m Fucken sad 😔 I changed too much water
You saved our Oscar! Thank you xoxo We were dumb and made it too cold...he's been with us for five years! He's got lot's of life left! He was hanging out by the bottom under the light..the heater wasn't even working. We were too eager to change his water and see him happy...buddy filled it up with cold water ...>_> ...He's happy now. We took out the cold and put in luke warm water!
My fish died Sunday after I bought him a new tank. I loved him so much and I can’t believe that it might be my fault. I had him for 6 years and I still think I’m dreaming. Don’t make the mistake I made. ;(
@@reconf4787 shit happens.
@@reconf4787 Condolence. Never transfer fish to a brand new aquarium tank because bacteria has to be established in the aquarium tank. Only transfer fish to the tank after the filter has been running there for at least a month.
I never change the water in all of my tanks the same day , so i have a stable tank if it becomes necessary to move fish in a hurry .
Have had problems in the past , usually it's temperature differences in tap and tank.
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Great points on here
That's a good tip. Have that one tank that wasn't messed with in case you need to evacuate a tank. Nice tip, thanks.
Yes. Sound advice.
Made the mistake of being complacent, and changed the water in the tanks together the other day. Sorely regretted it, almost half tank casualty. Nowhere and no way to reverse it once it's done.. and failed to notice the distress signals in time when I'm focused on another tank.
This is the best advise. We can take time to scrutinise the effects of the water change & there's another tank to turn to when things go bad.
Going through an issue right now with a water change, but thank goodness I have another active tank. Just moved 20+ fish into there. Hoping they come back to normal
I think "always be learning and we all learn from eachother" like those two put together would be perfect!
Both are true... We'll see. Thanks!
@@BenOchart i made a huge mistake not knowing what i was doing. I feel horrible. I brought a betta home from the pet shop. I had a bigger tank home waiting for her to be placed in there. I added the additive to take the chlorine out. I put the full plastic container that the betta came in and let the water in the container get to the same temperature. Well after i added the betta she looked good for a few hours and now she's on the bottom not moving. She's barely breathing. I put a heater in with her and some aquarium salt. Nothing changed. She's probably gonna die and i feel really bad. I didn't realize there was so much for me to learn!!!! Ps i filter my home water 3 times. One one the whole house then through a britta
This is really a serious subject. A lot of times fish are lost.but if you take the time to think about these steps you are giving us you could save their lives... When I do water changes always keep a bucket of the water.. I don't run big tanka so it's not hard to do.. but I think it's a good idea to save some of the original water just in case.. you can throw an air stone in it and transfer the fish quickly if need be! Thanks Ben for always taking the time out to teach us something new!!! We definitely do learn from each other! 🙏❤️🐟🐟🌱👍
Thanks Mary!
If you would do large volume of water change, then what is the acclimation for, by doing wc, youre water shocking your fishes/inverts p
Just a 50 year old man teaching us how to save our fish
A hot and charming* 50 year old man ;-)
30 years of experience.
Thank you for making this video! Last week it happened to me. My tap water had such a high levels of ammonia that I almost killed them. Thank god i have seachem safe and seachem prime. I was able to treat the water fast! So make sure you test the water before doing a waterchange.
Good catch. A little extra water treatment was certainly called for. I'd call the water treatment facility in your area and ask what heck is going on. That's not safe for you either!
As a fish owner for the first time I would have to say. 1. Only take a little bit out of the tank like half of the water. 2. Don’t put cold water when refilling the tank put hot or warm water it helps.3. Only put a couple of drops of conditioner that’s all you need. 4. Make sure you put a bubbler to make sure it’s getting oxygen and set the right temp for you’re goldfish if it’s lower and you’re fish are in shock try turning up the temp a couple of times to make sure it gets warmer not too many though. 5. Try putting some plants like algie plants as well that helps a lot and it gets a lot of health benefits from that too , it also can be you’re water so check you’re water too with a rest kit . That’s all I have for being a first time fish parent and my fish it happy and healthy
Hi, I had fish tanks for 5 years now (I have 3). I do beweekly WC and last weekend it was the first time I had real crisis in my 120 G with ALL the fish hanging on the top gasping for air. I must say I did WC during the day and all day everything was ok. The lights on my fish tank turned off at 9.00 PM and usually I go to bed at 11.00, this time I was watching something on TV a bit longer and at 12:30 I looked at the fish tank and saw all fish on the top of the tank. I have heavy planted fish tanks, so plants are producing oxygen during the day. I've done everything the same way as I always do it and I'm using RO water. I always add cold tap water that's treated through RO and add minerals to reach the right hardness. I backtracked the steps and measured water parameters immediately but nothing was off. I didn't have a clue what went wrong. I instantly switched on fish tank lights (for plants to start producing oxygen) and set up filter to the max to get gass exchange up and oxygen level higher. I did another 15% WC just in case and fishes calmed down in about 30 min. It defenitely was oxygen, I just don't know how it went down so quickly after 3 hrs the lights were off. I did lose 2 smaller fishes, the rest luckily survived. I'm still not sure what I've done wrong but not going to bed in time and my quick reaction in the middle of the night this time saved my fish :)
My gosh my fish died I saw it going up and swimming weirdly then when I woke up it was caught in the filter now I’m crying
Excellent point about water usages during the refilling of the tanks. I never considered the temp drop from a dishwasher, washing machine, or shower. Great job Ben.😷👍
Some homes are better than others. We used to like in a home where if someone poured a glass of water you could hear the person in shower screaming.
There are a few things that you need to look out for.
- difference in pH from tap compared to when it's degassed in your tank (mine is a difference of 0.5, but they seem to cope ok with this)
- temperature difference from tap to tank. Again, they can cope with a few degrees either way. It doesn't need to be perfect for most fish.
-contaminants. I am convinced that most issues with water changes are because of this for one reason or another.
-cleaning. Have you also cleaned your tank filter, substrate and hardscape to well and caused a mini-cycle?
-plants. you should avoid doing water changes after lights out. The plants are removing oxygen during this time.
Kh- have you somehow depleted the buffer and not replaced it well enough?
I'm almost certain that you cannot cause harm by overdosing dechlorinator.
All good points.
New to the Hobby after 30’years away. It has changed so much and you appear to give good solid advice . thanks
If you have good tap water and added the right dose of conditioner, look for temperature. Realise that during a big wc your tap can be running for a long time. Specially if your water is heated by a gas boiler it will slowly increase the temp while running. Always check the watertemp a few times both in your tank and direct from the tap. It should not be more then a few degrees F or 1 degree C off from the tankwater.
Great tip. With big water changes I'll do a mid way temp check. And yes, sometimes it has shifted and needs correction. Thanks.
I think the first step is to calm down,and face the fact that some fish won't make it,step two back step the steps that u did .for my mistake Ik It was risky and I did stop half way to prevent filling the whole tank so the temperature didn't change a lot but I forgot to turn on the heater. Number one rule always finish cleaning ur tank,never do something else in between bc u will forget something.
Idk works both ways there is so many we want them all LOL! I’ve always wondered Ben, do you think you will ever get back into peacocks or smaller haps?
I would love to someday. It’s the usual reasons, time, money and space.
what do you do if you didnt wach this and the nexed day little fish is dead im waching this a 5 in the morning im crying i loved my fish
4am for me, my angelfish is flailing :(... I don't understand, I only did a 10% water change and it freaked him out so much?! Is it possible to add too many drops of AquaSafe?? I've just done a 50% water change now, removed plants and new ornament, hoping it can save him?! :(
@@therealyou5824 how’s your fish? Yes, adding too much of their chemical can also be bad for them. Not as bad as not adding anything to the water tho. He probably just got very stressed
I didnt have time to watch a video but my fish was floating on its side when i came back and i hurried up and put em back in his old dirty water splashing for bubble bc my pump wouldnt fit where they were and moved him around and they eventually came back
That's amazing that they recovered. Well done.
Let me say something. I'm not watching this video in preparation of this scenario... I'm experiencing it as we speak. Next time.hurry up
Sorry to hear that. Did you figure out what happened?
I did a water change on my saltwater aquarium had brand new ones . and they died. Is buying fish in the winter time is a bad idea . Because I been losing fish to Ick. Or my heater bad .my water is 70 to80 so the old fish are happy. I been doing fish years fesh and salt my well water in the Aquarium is so clear. Please help me
Hi, im kiara. The same exact thing happened to me, where your fish swimming upside down?
Man, I'm super glad you posted this video, because I've had this happen to me twice now, but not back to back. I have a 20 gallon tank with a large "air wall" at the back of the tank. I perform water changes with the tap directly into the tank while vacuuming the gravel. As soon as I finish, I then dechlorinate the water. Twice now, I've had tetras immediately swim to the top gasping and struggling. Despite everything I've done, I always lose them... And yet this doesn't happen every time. I might have to just go back to treating the water in a bucket before adding because I absolutely hate losing fish like this. It breaks my heart. It only happens to my small fish by the way. I have a large angel fish and bristlenose. They're always completely fine. I also have three mollies. They're always completely fine. I wonder if the chlorine in my water is sometimes enough to destroy the gills of my small fish... I don't know enough to understand exactly what is happening unfortunately.
Treat either before or while filling from the tap. Not after. That way you avoid shocking them.
i know this is hella old but try adding the water conditioner to the tank before hand, or make ur water in a separate container and warm it to a heater to the correct temp
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I find gasping on top is the easiest to respond to by adding air stone or circulation pump. Water temp in my experience if you go up too fast seems to have more effect than cold too fast, I add ice, or hot water as fast as possible but usually while draining back out, that way you make room for adjustments. The tough situation is when they all group on the bottom and start to lay over,,, now I have lost my best fish during a water change, its a sad way to learn but I pay better attention to fish behavior as water is refilling(sink to tank) only a minute or two of looking away can be the difference between rescued fish, or casualties.... If I see this behavior, first don't panic which I always do, second turn off the water immediately, third if I have no pumps or anything running I immediately run as much as possible that circulates filters or air rates, I also have a large wooden paddle but I immediately start making the fish swim around with and stir the water as much as possible, about 95% of the time I add more water conditioner which I think usually happens to be the main problem sometimes I think it might require more than other times depending on higher water was treated by the city. I usually accomplish all this within 5 minutes and within that time the fish slowly are already coming back to life. But I think most importantly adding a little bit more conditioner getting your biological filtration circulation going and forcing the fish to swim if you have to push them around get your hands in there spook them, and don't give up until they start to appear more normal. It not always easy to spook them in this state but they will move if its not too late. Also one of the key things is to respond as quickly as possible in any fish situation when you even think you noticed something (different or abnormal) if you even think something is not right or just different, you're probably right something is wrong but anyway you look at it it's better to act on a hunch then to weep at the proof. This is something you don't have to have proof to act because you're either saving lives or you're saving lives. Sorry that's really long but I hope that helps somebody.
This happened to me recently, the fish were at the top of the tank and inactive, the new water from the tap had insufficient oxygen, now I keep a large container with aged water for water changes.
I've heard this method from several people. Do you run an airstone in the container to ensure it is rich with O2?
Ben Ochart Air stone would help by circulating the water and breaking the surface tension, the water is aged for about a week, I don’t have equipment to measure oxygen.
I thought tap water might have low dissolved oxygen but then I measured it and it was at 120% saturation. I also thought water sitting stagnant in a bucket or barrel for a long time might be depleted as well but their oxygen levels were higher than my tank.
This happened to my baby betta today. I did a water change last night and woke up to him at the bottom looking stiff and bent. I quickly took him out did a full water change and added plenty of aquarium salt because he was basically almost dead so why not. He got better within an hour. I have no clue what was in the previous water.
If a fish is dying should we just get to the point. Thanks mate……
No, he's talking about the atmosphere. Imagine suddenly the room temperature suddenly dropping into too hot or too cold temperatures? That's how the fishes feel. You should maintain the temperature and oxygen level while changing the water. Let the fresh water sit in the tank for a couple mins or an hour and then put them back. Perhaps then they will adapt to the environment and don't die.
Just lost a beautiful betta koi, not sure of the cause. i still have a blue snail and i’m not sure what to do now, if what affected the fish will affect the snail. rest in paradise Fred. 💔
Snails can thrive but fishes can't. Try to get small fishes like neon tetra, guppies and molly. They're good 👍
Awesome video Ben, great reminder that we all need to be super vigilant everytime we do our waterchanges... give ourselves plenty of time so we dont rush. 😉
Yes. I've made a few major errors that could have been fixed rapidly if I hadn't been in a hurry or had spent some time observing the tank for a while afterwards. Since going into "semi" retirement I can now be better at it. Thanks for watching Tim!
I just changed my water and lost my tetra now my betta fish is giving up
Cooler temps calm/slow a fish as well as oxygenate the water better.
Good point. If we're going to error in adding water, better to error in the direction of too cool than too hot. Thanks for stopping by Kevin!
Hey Ben, good vid, always be leaning is my vote, keep up the great work my friend
Thank you Brian! ABL ... that could be it.
This video is a bit older but his advice helps! I would like to add that if there isn't enough of your treatment in the water they will start going in shock, which makes them look dead. I was given a different brand of water treatment that didn't tell how much to use, so i used the amount i use for my normal stuff. Turns out it wasn't enough and my fish started reacting weird: flopping over, sinking with heavy breathing and floating to the top gasping for air. I thought it was my air because it wasnt working so i switched it, but this did nothing. I flushed 5 fish and then was later told that they could just be in shock and that i needed to add more treatment... SO IF YOU DIDN'T ADD ENOUGH TREATMENT, ADD MORE AND THEN LEAVE THE FISH ALONE FOR A DAY OR TWO. WAIT TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE ACTUALLY DEAD!!!!!
😮😮 omg!! I just killed my fishes then 😢 they were hard and no longer moving
Hmm
Guys i know this is late but My fish keep dying and today at night
Do a test on your tap
IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU, IMMEDIATELY FEED THEM MINCED GARLIC . One garlic clove, cut it in tiny little pieces so it can fit in their little mouths . I just move to a new house and took my 55 gallon tank with me. so i had to do a mayor water change. my fish were all sinking to the bottom. I was freaking out because i had them for more than 2 years. I added the minced garlic and in less than 30 mns they were very active and swimming normal! Even if your fish is not sick feed them garlic once in a while it has many benefits and makes their immune system stronger for sickness in the future
I hope this helps you !
Good luck 💖🐟🐠✨
Also on large or large portions of water changes like 50% or more, just add new water slowly or in increments like 5min water on, 5-15min water off(with at least an air stone or wave maker running, and I'm describing a sink to tank water change, but generally applies to any water change, just your step one may not be to run over and turn the faucet off yours might be don't pour another bucket in,,lol) Watch fish behavior closely, if it doesn't seem to be affecting your fish, keep filling.
Hi Ben, thanks for good advise.. I do 50% water change weekly using 5 hours dripping method (with the condition water runs on air pump several hours before drip it in the tank)it was ok previously but my rummy nose lost their red nose colour for 3 days, now I back track the dosage of condition...I think is the dosage! Will do a water test asap
My friend gave me guppies. He just took a ziplock fill it with water from tap. And grab the fishes. I just dump it after in my tank (already added water conditioner) 2 died same day. Some still swimming. Some sitting on the bottom. I have a airstone and heater. Maybe i handled it wrong?
Hello. FISH ER Or fish hospital 😊. I isolated the fish in a Brita water pitcher with AQUAFINA and some tank water because you have to mix some of the old tank water with the beneficial bacteria and good water purified drinking water so as to help with shock. Then make sure the algae is GONE. It sucks oxygen. I only know my fish were oxygen starved from algae and nitrogen and ammonia 😢. Opening up a window or door to let a different temperature in the room isn't good either but SLOWLY raising the temperature is good for swim bladder. If you're running an air conditioner it's okay if it's a constant temperature. In the winter, they do well with the heat and fan to move the water like a space heater etc. A lot of people have to improvise like using coffee machine filters for cleaning the inside walls of the tank is fine. I have used the white ones with no harmful effects. Make sure you rinse your hands really well and use clean dry coffee machine filters with a little AQUAFINA water for the inside walls. Okay thanks I'll tune in again later. Have a good day 🙏🏻😊💪🏻
Thankyou for this video!!! I’ve had this problem with gasping fish- I’ve added a wave maker but they’re still gasping, does it take a little bit of time for the fish to get the oxygen they need or should they be ok immediately??
You should see an immediate improvement. Is the wave maker pointed up so it really breaks up the surface? Also, be sure to not run the tank too warm.
If it doesn’t clear up it might be something else, like a parasite.
Thankyou! Yep I’ve pointed the wave maker up and turned the temp down and they’re all fine this morning phew!! Just waiting on my water conditioner to rock up this morning so I can do a water change! Thanks for your advice and love your vids- always find them super helpful & non judgey!! New subscriber in me!
All my fish seem to like water changes. They get super active and play in the water coming in, except my red belly piranha tank. They freak out and go crazy. I literally change their water in the pitch black dark with a tiny light to keep them calm.
That's very interesting. I wonder if there's some genetic programming going on. Something like "chruning water = danger" or something like that?
Hey Ben…
I’ve been discouraged from setting up a Lake Tanganyika cichlid tank due to the difficulty of maintaining proper water parameters for these fish that react poorly to very subtle changes in water conditions. I have a thermal mixer maintaining incoming tap water at a steady 79 degrees, so the temporary fluctuations during water changes would be in the PH and GH. If I kept the water changes to just 10%, twice a week, do you think it would harm these fish?
I just changed my water today and like 5 to 10 fish have died and one the is about to lay eggs. Is not doing very good. I have had a couple fish die a couples days ago but that was from an aggressive fish in my tank. I don’t know why they are dying after water change thoug
I’m sorry to hear that. Please check out the 10 points covered in this live stream. It might help: ua-cam.com/users/liverqqVvX_XaRs?feature=share
Ok thank you because I bought about 8 more fish a couple days ago and 4 of them died and 2 are not doing good the are not active
Fun thing about getting into this hobby I found out: our tap water has tons of ammonia. That's good stuff for people right?
Its good to have a empty cycled tank in case this happens you can move fish before they die and diagnose the problem. We use a tank to grow plants, emergency, and as a general new fish quarantine. We have a 3 gallon we use for definitely sick fish (we have frogs, snails and shrimp in the main tanks so we can't use general cure alls usually) its easier to catch a fish that is sick than move all the decorations and catch the shrimp. And more economical to treat 3 gallons vs 30 gallons.
I'm luck enough to have a large and small tank so if something catastrophic starts happening I move whoever is upset into the small tank and give a MASSIVE dose of api stress coat then I'll throw a jungle buddie or two in for fungal and a little bit of bacterial treatment. I've had it happen where I've had a completely healthy tank and one stressed out puffer started getting sick and gave a few kulhi loaches something unknown that cleared up with antibiotics. I learned one stressed fish can cause a tank wide issue. The figure 8 puffer sadly ended up dying but he did teach me to take more immediate action.
Hey i have a question everytime I add new fish in Aquarium my old fishs die eventually they go top of water before they die ? I went to Petsmart they tested my water everything look good i wonder why fish die any idea
You must have a beta fiah or the fish could be salt or fresh water without you knowing
If fish die after water change, theirs chlorine in water or it’s wrong temp,. The wrong temp will SHOCK fish sometimes killin them,. It’s basic common sense folks,..
In the sales industry...it’s “ABS” (Always Be Selling)! Thus, in fishkeeping...it most definitely is...ABL!
...and the ABC's = Always be Closing, LOL! "ABL" ... I like it!
Ben Ochart OMG!!! How could I blow that??? I was trying to recall the Alec Baldwin movie, Glengarry Glen Ross where he scolded his sales staff for their lack of salesmanship (ua-cam.com/video/Q4PE2hSqVnk/v-deo.html). And it was “Always Be Closing!” And...”Put that coffee down! Coffee is for Closers!” But with Cichlids & Coffee, it’s, “Drink your coffee (preferably in a Ben Ochart mug)...and ABL!!!” 😃
Hey Ben what about using MetheleneBlue to reduce shock?? That’s what I use,. Take the fish and put in a container for 20seconds then bak into fish tank,. It works folks,..100%
What I can't understand and something I haven't seen before! I've got a mixed fish tank and they have started acting weird! They're sat at the top of the tank, all fin's relaxed and not gasping for air just laid there with their mouth closed! Then after a while they will swim around as normal but, then lay in the dark again relaxed fin's and no signs of gasping! I've tested the parameters and they have changed very little if any and temp a steady 72! I give them a 50% water change every week or 25% after 5 days if I see a rise in Ammonia during weekly test's. They get fed twice a day, enough to eat in 2 mins max each feed. Any advice would be much appreciated.
Hey just curious to know did you find any help regarding your concern because one of my is doing same
I just lost my beta today. I only had him a month. I was told 1 water change a week. The 4th week water change killed him 3 days later. He lost his color and rolled over at the bottom. I used tap water and a water treater but he still died. I know it was my fault and want to know what I did wrong.
Done a water change, due to a leak in the pond. Did the repairs, but i took about 75% water change out. Fish are now sitting at the bottom and not moving as much....I get the water tested asap......Should I have added a conditioner to my water? I did add chlorine remover. Look forward to some advice...Thanks
Please 🙏🏽
I did water change first time!! I have 3 gold fish for 5 years now!!! They lived in a 2 gallon tank for 4 years, this year I bought a 10 gallon tank and transfer them in
My little man is suffering more😞😞😞😞I just took him out an put him in a separate tank!!! Now me just praying 🙏🏽 he recovers
12/23/23
Am devastated 😞
I never do water changes& never have,. Only tops offs,. My fish been going strong many years,..
How about making sure your hands and forearms are very clean when immersing them in tank water, or, touching any associated water change equipment with chemicals that could be on your largest bodily organ from a previous activity? I remember reading about a catastrophe in an exotics tank where, it was found, the cleaning person was noted to have been (innocently) spraying and wiping the glass on the aquarium with an ammonia-based glass cleaner. Shit happens.
Hi I got another tank 60 gallon my fish were on a 55g and I fill water onto the 60g I use prim and had the water seat for a day and I transferred them they started going on the bottom not eating thank you 👍🏼pls give me a tip any solution for me to use 🙏🏼👍🏼
I'm new in this Hobby its interesting to be honest. I started with 112liters I'm 1 month new fish keeper . Can someone estimate please the 25% of water charge 😫.. and hiw long will I go on with 25% change. Will be Aby 50%;water change in future???
Can someone help me? I have bought a Clown Knife fish, and ever since i bought him he has been laying on the bottom of the tank, the whole day, he seems to be breathing fine but hes motionless on the bottom of the tank, im worried and im scared im doing something wrong, he has a sponge filter and a regular filter, floaters and tannins, am I doing something wrong? I also used immediate beneficial bacteria but 5 days before i had put the fish in i put it in everyday till i got it.
T changed my water and my air bubble isnt working and im scared
I changed my Rocks to sand and my cichlids was gasping for air so I grabbed my air pump along with my filter to bring them back
Dechlorinators ONLY remove 1 to 2 ppm of chlorine. Suppliers often use 4 to 6 ppm of chlorine to kill biofilm in the pipes. I've measure 11 ppm. So if your water supplier has done a super -chlorination adding a conditioner per the instructions won't work. I lost a tank of about fifty Lake Malawi to a super-chlorination even though I used a conditioner. So I test the chlorine level with a total chlorine pool test kit.
Good tip David! Do you find that over dosing with water conditioner will handle the super-chlorination issue?
It’s not a matter of “overdosing,” but rather dosing the *correct* amount of conditioner for the amount of chlorine present. Like David, I always check chlorine levels when I do a water change just to be safe. I highly recommend the Hach total chlorine and free chlorine strips available on Amazon.
Hello Ben 911 please help my fish is dying I did a water change. I set up an air bubbler first thing. I treated the tank with some arythimycin and melafix.. I know what I did I took out the carbon filters to medicate the tank cause they looked very stressed and ick was developed. There find were withering.. abs I replaced it with cotton to have something in my hanging filters it's a 55 gallon tank. I'm praying I don't want to loose her Juliet is her name and Romeo is protecting her. It's now 47 hrs a d I have just medicated the tank again and tomorrow water change..can you help with anything else??? Can I take her out and put her in cold water
Hi,, how to clean the aquarium if you have many rock? Do I need to just move the rock on the other side? Im using lava rock
2 of my fish just faced up and passed away within 1hr of each other, i did the exact same water change ive been doing for them for the last 6 years, its really frustrating since i did not put aside the original water ):
Sounds like something might have come in via the tap. Some cities super chlorinate their water from time to time.
@@BenOchart i brought the water to the local shop and the test shows it was perfectly fine, im really wondering since instead of 30% i did a 50% in tank water change that maybe this time it just sent them into shock.
My fish died after water change one got stuck in the plastic decorations the other one I think got lonely and died with sadness but before the way swimming around nicely but I did notice they were floating at the top grasping for air maybe because I turn the temperature up also I only did 70% change of water. I’m disappointed but going to try getting 2 new fish but also I have only a 17 litre tank. Which fish would anyone recommend 😔
Take a bucket and add the same water in your tank catch all the fishes and put it in the bucket, so the ph, temp,.... All will be same. So the fish will survive 👍
Did a water change in a 29 hex fish went into shock luckily I had 10 gallons of their old water from their old tank that they were sitting in while I was doing my change promptly threw them back into the 10 gallon tank and save their life! So I guess what I'm saying is always keep a little bit of water cuz you never know I know I will from now on
Some times 25% water change every week can be too much I dialed back to 15% and that can help other thing if you use rain water make shur to put PH treat ment in it allso the PH of you water tank can change so test the tap water you uesed aswell it can allso have a large diferance in minirals if you have the API test kit you can't test for hardness however I still got a problem with one of my fish he was like this I fixed him but he is acting up again all the other fish are fine
I don't know what's going on with my tank but I do tank water changes and my fish have been really sick as they've been really sick as they've been flasking for the last 4 months and I've been cheered in them with every medicine there is and it seems not to work metal metal fix sucks I don't know the names of the other stuff but it's like purple blue I don't know what I'm doing wrong I love my boys Especially my new golden coy
My fish just extra active not at the top but just motion period
That’s a good thing
@@BenOchart that's good to know I was worried... Even the fish that use to sit at the bottom active now glad I changed the water thanks so much
I just added water from my hose like I always do but the hose water is colder than usual and my tank is usually at 89 so I'm assuming it’s cold shock? They’re all on the bottom right now.
Hi. Im New on this, never had a tank before . Can someone that knows explain to me what happened? I had a betta on a small 1 gallon fish tank and i bought a 10 galloon fish tank for him. I put New water on the New tank, added Tetra aqua safe product to the tap water to make tap water safe following the instructions that the aquarium kit bring , then put my betta on the water. He looked fine , i thought he got aclimatized, but the next day when i woke up i find him death , there was like an oily substance in the top of the tank and my betta was at the botton, his body was white. What happened? Im so sad, im afraid to buy New fish because i dont want to make a mistake. The water temperature was 82 C cause i live in the tropics.
I’ve purchased a new peacock fully grown woke up this morning he’s swimming upside down help me pls or is it swim bladder or could it be stress
Has anybody experienced the fish glass surfinf after a water change?
Can anybody answer
My Shubunkin is staying in a corner for a min 3inch above the ground what does it mean I'm a beginner
I jus woke up to my fish tank outside all my fish was upside down the water was 50 degrees so I immediately took them out and put them inside n not one dead I couldn't believe it cause they wasn't moving they looked dead n now they all swimming I couldn't believe what I jus witnessed thnk god
My fish is staying at the bottom. I used ph down. I didn’t realize it could cause issues added directly to the tank. He hasn’t ate in 3 days :( help 🙏
I have a situation. My dad didn't really take care of his tank. He'd do water changes every so often as far as trying to fix nitrate levels. But the problem is is that he hasn't changed the gravel and all of the fish waste and excess fish food is buried in the gravel. That is my guess for the high nitrate level even though I did a 50% water change and it didn't change the nitrate levels at all. He's had the tank for about 20 years, its older than me I think and I'm 21. But he's not really changed the gravel since then or anything.
I want to completely redo the whole tank. Drain the tank, take out the gravel and deep clean everything. Then I want to plant the tank. I'm worried that changing to completely new, clean water will kill his fish. He has 3 Buenos aires tetras and two corydoras that are actually really old. I think we've had them since I was in middle school or maybe even late elementary.
But is there a way can acclimate them to clean water?
My fish has swim bladder! Help hiw do it save him I gently adjusted the temp but when I did I noted the last few days he hasn't eaten as well and his belly is bloated. He's struggling with swimming. He's not able to stay afloat or up right. He turns and is all over and at the bottom. I've read too many things about it so I am asking. I have another fish and two snails in the tank. Water is looking great and just changed it. Even added some chlorine removal to the bit i added to get the temp even better. Thanks
gorgeous fish ! the livingstony looks like an easter island head lol
So I did a 60% water change because the water smelt so bad but then I noticed the filter needed a change so I changed it woke up the next morning almost all my fish we’re dead
I know this is an old video but I had this happen. After a partial water change a week ago my betta fish won’t eat and now it stays by the heater hiding. Also has been seen in his hiding cave. He comes out sometimes to swim a minute then back to heater. I tried feeding him but he pays no attention. I did notice food flirting away fast which hadn’t happened before but filter is on lowest flow. I feel sad I don’t know what to do.
Can anyone help its urgent i bought a 75gal tank filter etc for 1 week after 1 week and i bought 5 gold fish and 5 angel fish overnight they all are dying they all got super slow and one goldfish and 3 angel fish are already dead please help what should i do?
my goldfish has been inactive since i did a water change. they barely moved but not going to the bottom sometimes in the middle or left, right. is there something i can do? some of my goldfish barely eat. did a major test ammonia & nitrate are both on zero. water quality good and oxygen are well good.. i keep on checking everyday to see if one of the goldfish will die but so far none.. i need help on this
30 gallons and up Usually takes about an hour so take your time and focus
This literally just happened to me today. I did about a 50% water change (exactly like I usually do) and I use RODI water that I remineralize myself... I can't imagine what I did wrong but more than half of my fish were lying at the bottom of the tank with clamped fins. I actually thought they were dead minutes after I finished cleaning the tank... I really have no idea what went wrong. But I put in an extra air stone, and I added an extra dose of Fritz complete, and about 20 minutes later they were all back to normal. I did test the water parameters shortly after I noticed that they weren't doing well, and everything was perfect. I just wish I knew what I did wrong so I don't repeat the mistake... That was really scary. But I'm glad they're all okay 😢
Maybe the water you prepared yourself isn't suitable for them. I hope the fishes well right now since you learned your mistakes.
I recently purchased 25 green chromis from an online source. The fish were shipped overnight and came in fine with the exception of one DOA. I acclimated the fish for 3 hrs, netted them and introduced them into my tank. My tank is a 240 reef tank that's been up and running for approximately 4.5 to 5 months. Presently I have no other fish besides the green chromis and I have only 3 corals and some live rock. By the second day of introducing the green chromis into my tank, 7 fish had died. By the third day 5 more had died. I'm now down to 7 fish and it's been 7 days since I received them. The fish were healthy and eating from day 1 but, a few continue to die each day. My water parameters are fine, ph, alkalinity, salinity, temp, calcium, nitrates, phosphates. Can anyone tell me what the problem might be? Did I introduce too many too soon?
Introducing that many would upset your beneficial bacteria ie nitrogen cycle. This would cause an ammonia spike. I wouldn’t introduce that many fish that quick
4:30 it just happened to me😂 now I gotta purr the water and wait until my mom stops using the other sink 😂
All 15 of my neon Tetra died I did a water change and I put the hot water in I was wondering why they were gasping for air like an idiot I left them in there and they’re all dead
hello sir, can i store water in a barrel for 1 month then fill my pond with this water? reply me please
Hi I'm new of watchmen your videos I gust got my own pet FISH It is a blue fish he is soooooooooooooooooooo cute his name is bluey I love him he is not in his tank yet but he is the cutest fish ever