Fish died

[harlie_baby]

Any idea from the looks of him what he died from? Water parameters are good including salinity. 55 gallon tank with an amisojoy canister filter and protein skimmer.

 

[Lavey29]

Was he showing signs of distress? Eating? Other fish bullying?

How long was he in the tank?

 

[harlie_baby]

He was alone in the tank. I have had him a month and a half. No signs of distress and ate this morning

 

[Lavey29]

He was alone in the tank. I have had him a month and a half. No signs of distress and ate this morning

Hhmmm... how old is the tank? Any recent algae bloom? Any voltage in the water?

 

[Sharkbait19]

The fish looks very thin. Was the female beating up on him?

 

[harlie_baby]

Tank is 6 months old. How do I test for voltage in the water?

 

[harlie_baby]

The fish looks very thin. Was the female beating up on him?

He was the only fish in the tank

 

[Sebastiancrab]

You can buy an inexpensive voltage multimeter at Walmart. Test your equipment one by one. If you don't have a ground probe, it would be best to purchase one too.

Have you checked all your water parameters?

 

[Sharkbait19]

Any white stringy poop?

 

[harlie_baby]

Yes all parameters are in normal range. Temp 79.8 degrees. I will definitely buy a voltage multimeter tomorrow

 

[harlie_baby]

Any white stringy poop?

Not that I saw

 

[Tamberav]

Her fins look messed up and the head is swollen but no idea if this happened after death.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yes all parameters are in normal range. Temp 79.8 degrees. I will definitely buy a voltage multimeter tomorrow

This does not look like any result of stray voltage . Was fish eating up to the time of death ?
Was it breathing normal or labored that you saw ?
Was it getting lethargic and refusing to eat and hiding?
swimming normal or darting occasionally ?

 

[harlie_baby]

Her fins look messed up and the head is swollen but no idea if this happened after death.

Voltage isn’t generally a problem with fish… they are not grounded. Unless you had say a broken heater on one side and a pump on another. It’s sort of like how people in a pool don’t get zapped until they go to grab the metal railing to get out.

He has always had a swollen head. I got him from my work, they said he was born that way. They put him in a defective tank (because they couldn't sell him). He just died less than an hour ago because I had just turned off the light when I last checked on him

 

[harlie_baby]

This does not look like any result of stray voltage . Was fish eating up to the time of death ?
Was it breathing normal or labored that you saw ?
Was it getting lethargic and refusing to eat and hiding?
swimming normal or darting occasionally ?

Swimming normally but right before I turned off his light he was swimming vertically. I didn't think anything of it because he usually sleeps like that, he has always breathed a little fast. He ate this morning but didn't eat when I fed him this evening.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Swimming normally but right before I turned off his light he was swimming vertically. I didn't think anything of it because he usually sleeps like that, he has always breathed a little fast. He ate this morning but didn't eat when I fed him this evening.

Did colors seem a little faded?

 

[harlie_baby]

Did colors seem a little faded?

Yes.

 

[Tamberav]

He has always had a swollen head. I got him from my work, they said he was born that way. They put him in a defective tank (because they couldn't sell him). He just died less than an hour ago because I had just turned off the light when I last checked on him

well it is possible his deformity lead to his death. There is no telling if he had other internal defects.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Yes.

Im suspecting Brooklynella which is a typical clown disease and to go into detail to assure you had the symptoms, fish may scrape up against objects, rapid respiration develops, and fish often gasp for air at the surface as the gills become clogged with mucus. Very quickly the fish will become lethargic, refuse to eat, and its colors will fade.

 

[harlie_baby]

If it was brooklynella how do I treat the tank?