all my fish are ill...

[jlam86]

Hi everyone,

Last saturday, my 108g decided to spring a leak. While I was resealing the tank, I placed all of my fish in large rubber maid tubs with filters.

Long story short, the 108 is fixed and I dechlorinated the water, got some feeders to cycle the tank a bit and then introduced the fish slowly into the tank.

Each morning, I seem to wake up to one casualty and it's really pissing me off.

I have 2 flower horns, 1 clown loach, and one synodontis catfish LEFT.

Here are some symptoms:
clamped fins
sit at the bottom of the tank all day
flows with current sometimes
some of the casualties have died belly up for hours before kicking the bucket
cloudy eyes
white stringy poop
don't have a very big appetite

I have tested the water and it ammonia and nitrate levels are all at zero.

I change 1/3 of the water daily right now just to ensure the best water quality possible.

From my research, looks like they have an internal parasite. can someone second that? and if so, what can i do / buy to help them get better before they die off on me =*(

TIA

[jlam86]

I think another possibility is that I didn't cycle the tank for long enough. Do these symptoms seem normal for that? And what measures can I take to ensure the most comfort foe them at this point??

They seem to be doing a bit better this morning but still not back to their usual selves yet

Help pls!!

[spit.fire]

what kind of silicone was used for resealing the tank?

[jlam86]

Ge silicone 1 as advised by another member. No mold prevention like the ge silicone 2

[monkE]

did you allow the proper cure time?

[monkE]

was there any of these symptoms when the fish were in the buckets? what were the buckets used for before the fish were put in them?

[charles]

or it could be the feeders bringing in some disease.

[jlam86]

The fish were a bit stressed in their tubs. Two still ate but a little less. The tubs were brand new from Canadian tire. The glue had over 72hrs of dry time. The glue says to let sit for 24-48hrs.

Only cleaning agent used was vinegar diluted with water and very thoroughly rinsed after. Um..and rubbing alcohol but that was well before the rinse.

It could very well be the feeders charles but at this point, I am not really sure what to do? Continue doing water changes every other day? Buy meds?

[jlam86]

now they are all getting the fin rot stuff all over their bodies too...

I removed them into smaller tanks. Going to start from scratch with the 108 all over again....

will try to get a antibiotic tomorrow for the fin rot

[Shell Dweller]

If you rinsed the tank out well after resealing, the tank and or the water should not be the problem. Any residual from the rubbing alcohol would have been removed when you rinsed it out after resealing. Did you rinse out the gravel? Maybe stress from being moved? Like Charles said could be from feeders.