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Just looking for others' thoughts on this.
I had 2 clowns, a sailfin and a watanabei die on day 25 of @HotRocks QT protocol. Finished CP (14 days @ 1.75 - 2ppm) and transferred to new tank this past Sunday (20 gallon tank/15 gallons of water, 2 HOB filters and an airstone). I gave them the first dose of GC on Monday before i left on a business trip. My wife had the cleaning lady come and clean the basement where my QT is. My son dosed the second round of GC Wednesday. He said everyone was swimming around and eating. When I got home Thursday morning, one clownfish was dead and the other clown and sailfin were "sitting" on the bottom of the tank rapidly breathing. I didn't have the other QT tank ready so i did a 75% water change and added carbon, thinking that the GC might be the reason. By the evening, the sailfin and clown had no equilibrium and were spiraling all over the tank. I took them out and put them in the freezer (that seems to be the recommended way to end their suffering). The watanabei still seemed to be ok. She was eating and swimming like normal. Today I woke up and she was in the same shape as the others.
I'm sick that I lost 4 fish in more or less 36 hours. I know it happens but i've never had multiple fish die in QT using this protocol. Could the cleaning lady might have cleaned too close to the tank and either got some chemicals or fumes into the tank? I'm just looking for some possible explanation other than a reaction to GC.
I had 2 clowns, a sailfin and a watanabei die on day 25 of @HotRocks QT protocol. Finished CP (14 days @ 1.75 - 2ppm) and transferred to new tank this past Sunday (20 gallon tank/15 gallons of water, 2 HOB filters and an airstone). I gave them the first dose of GC on Monday before i left on a business trip. My wife had the cleaning lady come and clean the basement where my QT is. My son dosed the second round of GC Wednesday. He said everyone was swimming around and eating. When I got home Thursday morning, one clownfish was dead and the other clown and sailfin were "sitting" on the bottom of the tank rapidly breathing. I didn't have the other QT tank ready so i did a 75% water change and added carbon, thinking that the GC might be the reason. By the evening, the sailfin and clown had no equilibrium and were spiraling all over the tank. I took them out and put them in the freezer (that seems to be the recommended way to end their suffering). The watanabei still seemed to be ok. She was eating and swimming like normal. Today I woke up and she was in the same shape as the others.
I'm sick that I lost 4 fish in more or less 36 hours. I know it happens but i've never had multiple fish die in QT using this protocol. Could the cleaning lady might have cleaned too close to the tank and either got some chemicals or fumes into the tank? I'm just looking for some possible explanation other than a reaction to GC.