Wahhhhh.... My fish have died!! - Page 2

Gate Keeper · 23rd July 2013, 16:49

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Originally Posted by James.uk

Nice one Colvey, they would be welcome at my place any time.

I have sussed the problem, with such a small pond raised above ground level it got very warm, too warm to hold enuff oxygen for the fish, now I have dropped the temp by more than 20f the surviving fish is doing fine.

If the temp gets up to the eighties again, I need to add cold water every day, and blast it in so it adds loads of bubbles..

I doubt the pond holds 70 gallons, so I will have to be carefull of long hot spells in future..

First time this has happened in about 20 years though.

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You have answered my question

James.uk · 23rd July 2013, 17:27

I'm afraid the surviver is no longer simply a fish, it is now also a Guinea pig... lol.

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FredSpencer · 23rd July 2013, 18:16

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Originally Posted by James.uk

I'm afraid the surviver is no longer simply a fish, it is now also a Guinea pig... lol.

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It will definitely get too hot ..... with a fur coat on.

DaveyC · 23rd July 2013, 19:10

Put and air pump and air stone in. Mine is a 100 gallon raised pond and I have had no problems with temperature, even on the hottest day in direct sunlight. Dod the fish have any cover like lillies or rocks, etc?

MattyC · 23rd July 2013, 20:43

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Originally Posted by DaveyC

Put and air pump and air stone in.

Agree with this, the more water agitation the better, the best way to oxygenate the water. A relatively cheap and easy fix.

galaxyclass · 23rd July 2013, 20:54

That's a shame James. I like colverts idea of a good pair though.

COLVERT · 25th July 2013, 21:34

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Originally Posted by FLYER

are those bloaters ?????.

Nearly the right word George.

If they were set free they would turn into floaters. Lol.

Colv.

stevestrat · 26th July 2013, 09:26

We have a large tropical tank, we lost two big (I mean BIG) Tin Foils when we moved the tank along here. There's no bath here, just a shower so they had to remain in the transport boxes while I set up and filled the tank. We would have lost more if I hadn't done "first aid", couple of them I had to hold in the filter outflow to revive them. They have settled but there's another, smaller, Tin Foil that's concerning us now, eating very little, seen it swimming upside down a couple of times. Treated the tank for internal bacteria and it has perked up a bit.

James.uk · 26th July 2013, 23:34

At least half the pond is always in the shade of the bush at it's Southern end, and there's a 5ft wall on the West side, so they rarely get/got into the sunny area..

I didn't see the surviver yesterday or today ------ And the temp has dropped to mid 70sf.

I am loath to go fishing for him with a net as he has had enuff stress, so will keep an eye out and hope he's OK..

As well as the shade from the bush, I also have two 14 inch long by six inch bore pipes the fish can hide in...

Oh and two large mop heads..

I don't use any sort of spray, and haven't made any changes to the pond for years..

I didn't see anything that may have contaminated the water when fishing for the fish that died, and I can see the bottom of the pond quite clearly except right at the back under the bush, but I did check that area using a torch and it was clear and clean...

I'm pretty sure the water got too warm to hold the oxygen the fish needed even with the pump and cascade running. But it has never happened before in about 15 years..

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COLVERT · 28th July 2013, 11:04

Windy day.

Neighbours with insecticide ?????

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James.uk Passed Away 2002 Pale Blue. Rover 75 CDTi Connoisseur auto. 170K miles Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Near the M67. Posts: 14,509 Thanks: 199 Thanked 585 Times in 397 Posts	At least half the pond is always in the shade of the bush at it's Southern end, and there's a 5ft wall on the West side, so they rarely get/got into the sunny area.. I didn't see the surviver yesterday or today ------ And the temp has dropped to mid 70sf. I am loath to go fishing for him with a net as he has had enuff stress, so will keep an eye out and hope he's OK.. As well as the shade from the bush, I also have two 14 inch long by six inch bore pipes the fish can hide in... Oh and two large mop heads.. I don't use any sort of spray, and haven't made any changes to the pond for years.. I didn't see anything that may have contaminated the water when fishing for the fish that died, and I can see the bottom of the pond quite clearly except right at the back under the bush, but I did check that area using a torch and it was clear and clean... I'm pretty sure the water got too warm to hold the oxygen the fish needed even with the pump and cascade running. But it has never happened before in about 15 years.. ...

28th July 2013, 11:04	#20
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