Emergency! Added water clarifier now fish are gasping!

[Lypress]

Hi, I had cloudy water so I added clarifier and came back 30 min later with most fish gasping and lethargic or laying on the bottom. one SAE already died (blood in the belly) and the others will probably die too. I jus got a blood parrot and it’s doing the same thing! I’ve used this product before and it was fine. Nothing else changed. HELP PLEASE I used 7.5 ml for 90 gallon

 

[SM1199]

Big water changes, as much and as many as you're capable of. An air stone won't hurt.

 

[SeaMonkey06]

Big water changes, as much and as many as you're capable of. An air stone won't hurt.

I agree. Good luck!!

 

[ryanr]

Hi, sorry to hear of the mishap.

If you can, get some fine filter pads, or even highly absorbent kitchen paper, or new unwashed pantyhose or similar to filter the water. Don't use anything that has seen detergent) and put in the filter, or over the filter output. To do the outflow, you might need to drop the water level a little.

Clarifiers work by binding the foreign objects into a 'glob' (for want of a term), which can cause breathing difficulties for fish. Using something to catch the globs will help to remove them quicker,

And yes, water changes will also help.

 

[Lypress]

Thank you, 2 died so far. Why did they have bleeding in the belly? The first fish that died was in the picture I posted. Just wondering if that is why the belly is swollen and red. Was like that only after he got sick and the one that is still alive doesn’t look like that.

 

[Ulu]

That's a symptom of poison.
The bowel linings bleed off.
I assume that the fish consumed matter which was reacted with the clarifier and it killed them.

 

[Lypress]

I appreciate all your help guys. As always you guys are helpful and caring. You ROCK! Btw, I opened the filter leaving the tiniest bit of air which fills the entire tank with itty bitty bubbles. I wish I would have known I could have saved by little cuties. I really did love them.