my cory died after eating hikari algae wafers for first time

[freshfish]

what the hell happened ?

i never fed them before ... all my fish have always been well and healthy.

now one cory is dying after eating hikari wafers , what the hell man ....

i know a similar case happened to another forumer who fed this wafers to his yamatos same out come ... dead ...

think my last time buying hikari ... boycott them idiots

[Luc Tango]

bro, don't think you should jump to conclusions so quickly about the hikari wafers.

have you done anything to your tank recently? water change? change of filter equipment, etc? are the fishes new to the tank? (just saw that you bought a few panda cories in another thread)

[GER]

Agree with tango, so many people here have been feeding hikari and nothing has happen. Anyway for your info regarding the other post regarding the yamatos, its newly bought from LFS.

[Shadow]

I fed my corry, yamato,malayan, sakura and Otos with hikari algae wafer and nothing happen. I doubt because of hikari algae wafer, unless tainted by melamine

[freshfish]

bro, don't think you should jump to conclusions so quickly about the hikari wafers.

have you done anything to your tank recently? water change? change of filter equipment, etc? are the fishes new to the tank? (just saw that you bought a few panda cories in another thread)

no man , the cories have already been with me for around 1 week ... or around there ... i dunno what the hell happened man , im so friggin furious now

[freshfish]

I fed my corry, yamato,malayan, sakura and Otos with hikari algae wafer and nothing happen. I doubt because of hikari algae wafer, unless tainted by melamine

do u think it might be because of overdue ?

i mean expired product ?

[Shadow]

That can be one of the possibilities. Honestly I'm quite happy with Hikary algae wafer.

[freshfish]

you know what this was bought loose one packet $1 from a certain fishshop ,

i didnt want to buy a new packet as i was afraid my corys wouldn't like them , but they like it a lot , but now i lost 1 fish .... i feel like a murderer

[freshfish]

bro, don't think you should jump to conclusions so quickly about the hikari wafers.

have you done anything to your tank recently? water change? change of filter equipment, etc? are the fishes new to the tank? (just saw that you bought a few panda cories in another thread)

i didnt , i didnt change water for 1 week already , they all were fine .

nothing new added . only new thing was the hikari wafers ....

[Luc Tango]

you bought them loose?? as in the LFS repack it themselves?

[khtee]

did you do a check on the water parameter especially the NO4 and NO3? and also the ammonia level?

[freshfish]

you bought them loose?? as in the LFS repack it themselves?

yes .... should have bought a new pack ... save few bucks , now one fish die

[freshfish]

did you do a check on the water parameter especially the NO4 and NO3? and also the ammonia level?

cant be , dont feed them alot . so bioload low ...

[khtee]

test kits are an initial item in aquarium. Do a check on the water conditions at least fornightly. Less feed doesn't mean low bio load. There could be other factor. Do a check regularly, I am sure your fish will be fine.

[freshfish]

thanks , the rest are fine , only that poor panda

[luenny]

I doubt fresh hikari algae wafer will kill your pandas. I have a few pandas at home that has gone through a few packets of hikari together with my discus, sakura, CRS, and other cories. I don't really know what you mean by loose packets but opening them up can cause them to go bad. Fresh hikari algae wafer should be hard and should break like a biscuit when you bend them - ie. you should hear a crack sound when they break. If it doesn't feel that way, it's probably been expose to water. They come with those resealable zipper but I usually pour some out to a small bottle and feed from there. That way, the rest can stay fresh inside the original packaging longer.

[Shadow]

you know what this was bought loose one packet $1 from a certain fishshop

That maybe the answer to your problem. by the way how do you know it is Hikari algae wafer? because I saw no brand wafer which look like the same as Hikari algae wafer.

The best is buy new, as lunney said it is hard and crispy like biscuit. If open too long I'm afraid funggus start growing and might kill your fish (not sure whether fungus poison to the fish or not). I put pack of silica gel to absorb the moisture.

[freshfish]

That maybe the answer to your problem. by the way how do you know it is Hikari algae wafer? because I saw no brand wafer which look like the same as Hikari algae wafer.

The best is buy new, as lunney said it is hard and crispy like biscuit. If open too long I'm afraid funggus start growing and might kill your fish (not sure whether fungus poison to the fish or not). I put pack of silica gel to absorb the moisture.

i told the shopkeeper i wanted to buy just a llittle hikari , then he said , here $1 . so i bought it .

[freshfish]

That maybe the answer to your problem. by the way how do you know it is Hikari algae wafer? because I saw no brand wafer which look like the same as Hikari algae wafer.

The best is buy new, as lunney said it is hard and crispy like biscuit. If open too long I'm afraid funggus start growing and might kill your fish (not sure whether fungus poison to the fish or not). I put pack of silica gel to absorb the moisture.

when i break it , its like what leunny mentioned , crispy type of feel .

[zyblack]

what the hell happened ?

i never fed them before ... all my fish have always been well and healthy.

now one cory is dying after eating hikari wafers , what the hell man ....

i know a similar case happened to another forumer who fed this wafers to his yamatos same out come ... dead ...

think my last time buying hikari ... boycott them idiots

you know what this was bought loose one packet $1 from a certain fishshop ,

i didnt want to buy a new packet as i was afraid my corys wouldn't like them , but they like it a lot , but now i lost 1 fish .... i feel like a murderer

You know where your mistake lies. Fortunately Hikari's brand name and reputation is strong enough to withstand such "hasty and misguided" conclusions.

It amazed me that you chose to blame Hikari when you didn't even buy an original pack of the algae wafer. Anyway do a little more investigation of your own in future before posting such "controversial" threads.