We Lost All Our Fish! Snails to Blame?

[@lauralam4786]

Now the word "quarentine" creates a reaction every time I hear it!

[@Michaeldemented94]

I know this is old. But what if oxygen was too low? Or choked on gravel?

[@aquatictints760]

I would really really check to make sure you’re doing that nitrate test right. Shaking the bottles for the full 30 seconds and then 60 is really important.

[@vicentemunoz7737]

Sorry about your fish dying. I recently bought some fish and a medium sized snail. I was told the snails do a good job of keeping the tank clean. However we’ve noticed less and less fish, and no cadavers. Until we saw the snail eating a dead fish and later found another small fish skeleton just shy of an inch. Do you think this snail is hunting and eating the fish?

[@divinefemininity1111]

so the goldfish died because they ate too many snails ?

[@chevyengine307]

Rest in peace ranger

[@RickyRanchu]

Sorry about your goldfish :/ With those ramshorn snails for every one you see there are like 10 you don't see. What I would do is get a few weather loaches. They can handle colder temperatures and they are excellent snail hunters. You gotta make sure you have a secure lid because they are excellent jumpers. I have kept my Ranchu with these pest snails and other pest snails for a little over two years and have never had a problem. That doesn't mean it can't happen. Beautiful Ryukin tho! Its going to look great when it grows up!

[@andrewgoldfish]

Thanks for the kind words. With our open top fast fish will always be at risk jumping out, which is why we've switched to the Ryukin. Love your Ranchus btw.

[@RickyRanchu]

Thanks!

[@LarryWater]

Maybe they choked on the plants. Or maybe the snails introduced a disease.

[@ColossalSwordFormAndTechnique]

Goldfish prefer ponds ☝️ An aquarium is like living in a closet

[@andrewgoldfish]

Yeah it would be great to have a big fish pond for when the common goldfish get to full size.

[@anthonymcdonnell6615]

get an

[@alveloss7880]

Well, I was definitely expecting this. You should've read up on Goldfish before you got 3 of them.

[@juliet_bnt1737]

alveloss why were you « expecting » this ???

[@kyesniper]

I'm curious as well? I can't see an issue here that would've caused these deaths except for lack of a lid? I have like 50 goldfish in a 90 gallon that's massively filtered and they're entirely fine. 0 ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates and no plants.

[@TheGameCommentator]

@@kyesniper how did you get 0 nitrates w no plants