help fish start dying

[mohammadali]

Originally Posted by Megalodon

I actually had one of those pink filter-feeding cukes until recently. It was withering away and shrinking as it wasn't getting enough food. It never stressed and expelled it guts but I didn't want to take any chances and just flushed the damned thing. And you know what? My tank has been doing better ever since. IMO just avoid those things entirely. I've noticed J&L Aquatics doesn't sell them anymore. It was pretty while it lasted, though.

Originally Posted by daniella3d

you need to lose the tap water. get a good osmose unit or keep loosing fish and corals.

You never know what desinfectant they water company can put in the water, and this is obviously something wrong with your water. Could be copper, could be anything, could be pesticide, you name it.

hahahahha i have been using tap water ever since i set up the tank. but nothing bad ever happened to the livestock until this pink cucumber nuke all of my livestock and everything was healthy the day before i put the pink cucumber.
everything was growing well and they all were so healthy

[Flash]

i use tap water too, but have noticed a massive drop in PH so i have to buffer it. never used anything but tap water, and I run 4 systems!