Came back to a fish nightmare

sofiav
  • #1
I went on vacation for 6 days. Originally I was planning to leave the fish alone, no food.
Yesterday my mom told me that the cleaner had stopped by our house, so I gave the cleaner instructions on how to feed the fish.
Came back home and my betta's tank was full of pellets. Like so so many pellets it was crazy.
I did a 90% water change and vacuumed the gravel. In my other tank, the only remaining fish were 2 glolight tetras.
Should I move them to the betta tank? There's a couple decomposing fish that I haven't yet taken out (only been home for an hour) and I'm wondering if it will be easier to move them to the betta tank. Also is there anything else that I should do for the betta?
 
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Fisch
  • #2
So your fish died during your absence, that is so sad.
For the Betta tank, just watch the parameter, may do another preventative waterchange and hope he won't bloat.
I am sure it was pretty stressful, so you could try to add the remaining fish. I would be worried that this would just add to the stress for Betta and glo-fish.
If you want to get them out of the poisonous environment, you could move them into a makeshift qt until the big tank is clean and safe again.
 
sofiav
  • Thread Starter
  • #3
So your fish died during your absence, that is so sad.
For the Betta tank, just watch the parameter, may do another preventative waterchange and hope he won't bloat.
I am sure it was pretty stressful, so you could try to add the remaining fish. I would be worried that this would just add to the stress for Betta and glo-fish.
If you want to get them out of the poisonous environment, you could move them into a makeshift qt until the big tank is clean and safe again.
Ok thanks! I'll do another tiny water change in the morning and hope everything goes okay. I just added some indian almond leaves.
 
Fisch
  • #4
Ok thanks! I'll do another tiny water change in the morning and hope everything goes okay. I just added some indian almond leaves.
So what do you think killed your other fish? Six days without food should not have been a problem.
 
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sofiav
  • Thread Starter
  • #5
So what do you think killed your other fish? Six days without food should not have been a problem.
I have absolutely no idea. Well, one neon tetra was 2 and a half years old so it might have been from old age. I'm sad but I guess I've just got to move on and save the other tetras.
 
smee82
  • #6
Romove the dead fish and 80% of the water in both tanks. Do not add them to the bettas tank.
 
sofiav
  • Thread Starter
  • #7
Romove the dead fish and 80% of the water in both tanks. Do not add them to the bettas tank.
done! hope they'll be okay
 

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