there may be stuff in the water he's adding. This can be especially
problematic if you've got city water.
One of the standards for me is to always let the "new" water stand for a
week or so before it goes into the tank. I've got a bunch of those 5 galon
water jugs that spring water comes in, and I just fill them from the hose. I
run an air line (no airstone, just tehnd of the line) into the jug, and let
it sit and bubble for a week before it goes into the tank. I've found that
the Chlorine products all seem to go away (at least according to my test
kits), and there seems otb e much less of a shock to the tank when I put it
in.... This also gives anything that was inthe tap water a chance to bloom
(and be found) before it gets into my tanks...

-_JD





"fool4hws"  wrote in message
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> GregJohann  wrote in message
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> > fool4hws wrote:
> > > Hello again,
> > >
> > > I really, really need some advice so I am reaching out to the aquarium
> > > communities for some much needed assistance.  I would appreciate
> > > anyone out there that can help me.
> > >
> > > As I previously explained, my Dad has cichlids.  He has a 55 gallon
> > > tank with about 15 small cichlids.
> > >
> > > Today he drained off some of the water and replaced it with fresh
> > > water.  The fish have begun to die.  We cannot figure out what
> > > happened.  He lost an entire tank full doing the same thing before.
> > > The temperature is correct and the water as far as we can tell is to.
> > > He has a great filtering system and heater.
> > >
> > > What could have caused this?  Is there anything we can do to prevent
> > > more fish from dieing?
> > >
> > > Unfortunately, he is already talking about giving up the entire
> > > cichlid hobby and I have just becoming interested in them myself.  He
> > > has endured a substantial financial loss already and this may be
> > > perhaps the last straw.
> > >
> > > Please help!!!
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > fool4hws
> >
> > The water you added could have been too cold (temperature stress), too
> > full of chlorine, or you may have low oxygen saturation in the tank.
> >
> > Are the fish "gasping" near the surface?
> >
> > Greg
>
> No the fish are not gasping near the surface.  The temperature is just
> right.  I think the problem has to do with the new water.  I know
> virtually nothing about aquariums or cichlids.  I was trying to find
> out information for my Dad's tank.
>
> Thank you for your response.
>
> fool4hws
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