Guest Bigphil Posted July 26, 2005 Share Posted July 26, 2005 My Blackmoor (Sweep) is looking really bad. He is just floating on top of water most of the time. His fins are looking all ragged and hanging down. This has happened overnight: He seemed very lively yesterday. I sepperated from my comet 2 or three weeks ago because my other Blackmoor died in very similar circumstances but I thought he was being attacked by the commet. Ammonia: .17ppm Nitrates 48 Nitrites .87 ppm No tester for Ph Only fish in 29Gal Tank No water additives Feeds on Premium Goldfish flakes and occational carrot and apple. Please help. -------------------- LOVE ME LOVE MY FISH Sweep : Blackmoor Sue: Comet JenW Yesterday, 12:52 PM Post #2 Level 6 Group: Full Member Posts: 607 Joined: 12-December 04 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 4,993 Gender:Female Age:35 Hi there bigphil - it sounds like a water issue. You may need to either use some Prime to sort out your ammonia - or do some large waterchanges to bring your ammonia and nitrites to a less toxic level. How long has your tank been cycling? What kind of filtration do you have? How long have you had your fish? What other symptoms are there? Do you use a dechlorinator at all? It sounds like time is of the essence as he's doing so poorly and the only chance of survival is getting his water perfect first. I'm hoping he makes it and please post back soon. -------------------- Bigphil Today, 12:00 PM Post #3 New User Group: Fry Posts: 84 Joined: 4-June 05 From: Eccles, Salford,England Member No.: 6,159 Gender:Male Age:50 Hi thankyou for your advice. I tranfered sweep back to the split 55 gal tank which was fully cycled and and water test done at local pet shop showed Ammonia and Nitrites as zero. But unfortunately it was too late and she only lasted another couple of hours. Everything happened so quickly! Less than 24 hours from no sighn of sickness to death. I have stayed up and watched her die, feeling totaly helpless and inadiquate. After only a few weeks of fish keeping I have lost 5 out of 6 fish. I am now left with just my comet, Sue, in a 55 Gal Tank. I don't intend to get any more fish until I can afford test equipment and have learned alot more about care. I am praying that sue will have a good long life in my care. I don't know how to move this post to general disc. Can some one do that for me? I'm going off line for a day or 2 to gather my thoughts. I can't believe I'm getting so emmotional about fish! But I just feel so down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member puggirl Posted July 26, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 26, 2005 so sorry to hear about your fish sweep, cute name by the way. do you know what they died of ?? i just read you had a comet with sweep, do you think the comet may have given sweep a hard time??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member magickzzl Posted July 26, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 26, 2005 Im so sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member froggydella Posted July 26, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 26, 2005 Sorry to hear that sweep passed away, Sounds like fin rot to me. I had the same thing happen to phil my black moor last week. Hope you are feeling better soon, I know it sucks to lose a fish.....We all get down when that sort of thing happens....Hang in there it will get better. You did the best you could for him.....And he is happy up in fish heavan now.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Graham Posted July 27, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2005 Sorry, Phil! I know you are thinking of your brother right now but I just wanted to let you know how sorry I am about Sweep. Let's take very good of Sue. An you, too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member Marco Posted July 27, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2005 sorry to hear about Sweep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regular Member fishrpets Posted July 27, 2005 Regular Member Share Posted July 27, 2005 I'm sorry about Sweep and your brother! This is a very hard time for you...please know that we are here for you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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