You have fish that died mysteriously before?

**minute_me** · 18th Oct 2009, 15:26

This afternoon, I found my golden zebra loach (which I had for about a month) died with stomach slightly bloated and mouth open.

Earlier in the morning, I found it "resting" on the broad leaf of a plant near the water surface. As it is a bottom dweller, I find it odd for it to do that. I disturbed it and it swam to the bottom. A few hours later, it's dead.

All my other fishes, cory's, white cloud, SAE, female betta , rasboras are fine, black knife and zebra loach are fine.

I just installed a new canister filter the night before but I do not think water chemistry is the cause as all other fishes are fine.

Do you have fishes that died mysteriously before?

**christopher.wtc** · 20th Oct 2009, 15:23

Originally Posted by minute_me

This afternoon, I found my golden zebra loach (which I had for about a month) died with stomach slightly bloated and mouth open.

Earlier in the morning, I found it "resting" on the broad leaf of a plant near the water surface. As it is a bottom dweller, I find it odd for it to do that. I disturbed it and it swam to the bottom. A few hours later, it's dead.

All my other fishes, cory's, white cloud, SAE, female betta , rasboras are fine, black knife and zebra loach are fine.

I just installed a new canister filter the night before but I do not think water chemistry is the cause as all other fishes are fine.

Do you have fishes that died mysteriously before?

Yes bro, a few times of similar nature. Probably the fish ain't too healthy in the first place. God knows what these fishes went through till they arrive in our tank.

**Tony** · 20th Oct 2009, 16:04

My apisto agassizzii alanquer male died after a week of purchase

now left with the female. Was beautiful, flaring and eating well; but died mysteriously... all other fishes and apisto in the community tank is unaffected. So sad.

**reavery** · 21st Oct 2009, 09:28

My APisto agasiizii Female "Orange" dies mysteriously too after about 2 week in the tank.. Really dont know what happen... But the male is healthy and flare!!!

**jeffL** · 25th Oct 2009, 10:42

I have these platy fishes for 2 weeks already and all was healthy until this morning. I have been careful with water changes, dechlorine the water etc etc.

This morning I did a 10% water change as usual, half an hour later, all the platy are not like their active state, most are stationary or hiding between the plants.

I really dont know what I did wrong, as a beginner, this is very discouraging, i have no test kit to test the water as all these happen only this morning.

**kenny1111** · 30th Oct 2009, 15:30

something is the fish itself have porblem, just that we cannot see it

**scarnhost** · 2nd Nov 2009, 20:33

Perhaps it had some internal infectons that we cannot see.I also had a sunset platy in my 60cm aquarium. It was fine in the morning . In the afternoon,however, it started swimming in circles. Then , it sank to the bottom and died an hour later.

**garfieldnfish** · 6th Nov 2009, 05:41

I think that happens to every fish keeper at some point.

**chooz** · 6th Nov 2009, 15:58

You only have your fish for about 1 month. So I think the fish is not healthy to begin with. Just that we can't tell.

My experience is if the fish that I bought has survived for more than 2 months in my tank, it will survive for a long time more.

If you regular resident started dying, then something is not right with the water parameters.