When Disaster Strikes...

[@SerpaDesign]

Read the description! Thank you for your support. I really appreciate it. Also, let me know what you think happened. Based on everything that I did, tested, etc., I really think it was the clarifier (Note: I didn't overdose and I've used it before. Maybe it expired?).

[@KasumiRose77]

Thanks for being honest and uploading anyway. We will all miss them, you're not alone but you were closer to them so heartfelt sorry for your loss. That said, two things I can think of is were they moved to full new water twice during the move? Once into the black bucket and once at the new house? If that isn't what you think it is then the other thing that I myself have dealt with personally is I didn't clean my aquarium because I was moving and removed hard scape to catch fish easier without it. The fish ate up some of the rotted waste when it got released when moving the hard scape and made them sick quickly. The only way to avoid this is a series of thorough water removal to clean around the hard scape before removing it. Pouring the same water bank into the tank you just removed but wait until after it settled and the filth removed gently from the bottom of my bucket, dumped back in, then another go at cleaning around the hard scape with a hand gravel & water meant to pull gunk from the gravel layer during a change. Or completely remove the sand/gravel leaving the fish in. It seems tedious but remember you let the tank go so there's extra debris, is been there a while (over 3 months) and it had time to collect. Either way, this is just a guess, but one I experienced before and killed most my very healthy fish the same way. They seemed fine, ate like normal, then woke up the next day and they were dead. I concluded the bacteria in their system from what they ate became unbalanced in their system. I look forward to seeing the new native fish you'll buy...or if you take the tank in another direction.

[@thebelovedtree]

I'm late to the party, but I think I know what happened. All the surfaces in an established aquarium are covered with biofilm, and you removed enough to cause a bacterial bloom to repopulate(the cloudy water). That's typically harmless and the water will clear in a few days after the bacteria settle out of the water column on to the new surfaces, but it does use a lot of oxygen. Add to that it's a planted tank at night (plants start using oxygen and releasing co2 at night), there isn't a ton of surface agitation, and many water clarifiers and meds list gasping at the surface as a potential side effect and encourage you to increase surface agitation while you're using them. The fact that the catfish, and smaller fish that would be a bit more tolerant of temporary low oxygen survived is a good indicator too. I think they died from low o2, but I also think that even if you knew everything I just said it would be one of those things you figured out in retrospect. I'm so sorry you lost your guys. It's awful, but I always want to know what happened so I can figure out what to do different next time.

[@bobs5596]

it was def not the water clarifier. you had a very large bioload and no bacteria. the new tank syndrome. i talked with a guy about this incident who worked at the DC nat'l aquarium for 20 years. he said you should have used all the old gravel, the old filter material and at least half the old water. i know people who cycle a tank a month with one 'disposable' fish before putting the rest in.

[@DETH_ADDR]

It was not the clarifier. It was the substrate swap. The majority of beneficial bacteria grows in the gravel and when you swapped it out there was a massive ammonia spike and the fish burned their gills. The catfish survived because they can breathe surface air. I'm so sorry for your loss and hope this information can help. If you ever make drastic changes to a fishtank like that again you need to constantly test for ammonia (and nitrite) and waterchange it out accordingly :)

[@dsorvita]

SerpaDesign I know it’s late but I’m sorry for your loss. Maybe in another unexpected death you could try to send your death fish into an autopsy center, and that could give you a clue of what really happened.

[@lucasamaral6076]

I have seen this happen many times, including it has already happened to me at a place that I worked(Natural History Museun). Changing the substrate in an already established tank is death sentence. Once we lost a fish with 14 years old(Tilapia buttikoferi) doing this. There is a several reasons for this: nitrosomonas, nitrobacter, azotobacter etc... Thrive on the substrate as you aready know. Toxins, patogens and anaerobic organism also exist on the substrate, move that and you will realese it from enclosure. I notice that your substrate were made of basalt wich is a mafic rock, most water clarifiers use as flocculant aluminum chlorhydrate, while normaly is safe to use, if the KH level is low and enough is added to the tank, the aluminum can be lethal. This might be what happened. Also I don't know where you live but at least where I lived dish sponge have anti fungal. A weakened fish stressed with all the situation dies releasing compounds in the water, the rest is only a chain effect... I really like your channel, stay strong, we used to say working with animals: who deals with life deals with death.

[@JordanBeagle]

I like that. "Who deals with life, deals with death." Thanks for your detailed response I love it when the KZbin comments are used for good 👍🏻

[@alabasterkros]

The good, The bad and the ugly. It's tough. A learning curve for all. Tankcou for sharing Tanner ✌

[@LorienInksong]

I'm really sorry to see this happened. Thank you for being honest; I've lost plants and small invertebrates (millipedes) and felt pretty terrible about it. Knowing this kind of thing can happen to someone I really respect in this hobby/community helps me feel less like an abject failure. I also really hope talking about this openly brings you some closure.

[@s30123]

I just recently lost my dog of 15 years that I had since she was 8 weeks old, and I also buried her myself ... Whatever the animal it's always difficult.... I'm so sorry for the loss.. Thank you so much for always being honest and real... You always have just the video I need to see

[@SerpaDesign]

Yes it's never a fun time and it's the unfortunate truth of life. I'm sorry for your loss.

[@e.k1002]

Fish disasters are the worst. I lost 4 beautiful angelfish in a week to an unknown parasite and lost my 6 year old angel. Hope your remaining fishy friends do well.

[@zilgill9589]

The joy and the despair of this hobby, I feel for you.❤️

[@hybridaquatics7593]

Have you thought about over cleaning? Maybe there wasn't enough beneficial bacteria left in the tank/filter to support these big guys. Just a thought. I love your videos, sorry this had to happen. Good luck with the others.

[@SerpaDesign]

Thank you for the kind words I really appreciate it! As to issues with over cleaning and the cycle, I don't think that was what happened here. As I said to others in the comments, I tested the water and I wasn't seeing anything that would lead me to believe that it was issues with the cycle as the parameters were coming back perfectly normal.

[@kds3907]

The first couple minutes of watching I saw a problem. over cleaning.

[@fartsinthewind]

That crossed my mind as well, new substrate, cleaning the wood, and cleaning the tank in general. But if you tested the parameters and there was no ammonia or other issues then that does seem unlikely. Sorry you experienced this. 😔

[@jaredwood9039]

Dude I too thought over cleaning there's no way to test how much biological algae you have. You know the slimy stuff that's on everything inside of a tank. Even with a biological boost it takes 3 days for that to establish in a new tank. I to hate that water clearing product. Sorry for your lost.

[@tygerstripes3752]

First, I am so sorry for the loss of your fish. I tried to keep a small tank years ago, and I was just the worst at fish-keeping. I felt every tiny death. That said, the words '100 percent water change' ring ominously to me.

[@ephilie5237]

Thank you for also sharing things like this. Hopefully you can figure out what exactly happened.

[@leopardgeckotalk]

Sorry to hear that 😢. On a positive note the cabinet/tanks behind you look incredible.

[@projectpet7828]

Man my heart goes out for you ... even they were just fishes I know how it feels. I am keeping animals myself and as you mentioned: indeed these things happen. All you can do is learn from what jas happened (if there is anything to learn) and focus on the animals you still have. Thank you for the video, keep it up!

[@johnfloydman7735]

O man, am so sorry for you. Such lovely fish.. I would definitely get the water tested out because I had high traces of led and copper in my water from old pipe work. Not good for my health never mind the fish.. Good luck.. ✌..

[@SerpaDesign]

That was something that I really thought it was because all the pipes in our house are original and it's about 30 years old. However, the water purifier that I use takes care of those items, so I don't know if that's what I think it was. Regardless I will still have to get it tested for that just for my own peace of mind.

[@BassetLuv4Life]

I’m so sorry for your loss. You do the best you can and you just keep going. We try to learn from these things and do the best we can to avoid it in the future. Thanks for your honesty and openness, it’s informative and helpful to a lot of people in the hobby. RIP little fishies 💙🐟💙

[@robertoamezcua7624]

So sorry to hear about your fish, glad you posted, I feel the exact same way when that happens. It is never easy. But I'm glad you pulled through and got this out there. Look forward to more videos from you in your new home.

[@D2ArkaAra]

Not sure on what you did with the filter during the move but I suspect you may have just had it sitting there for a few hours. And that it was hooked up to the tank without being maintenanced. The bacteria in the filter is highly aerobic and after using the oxygen present probably died which created a lot of ammonia. In addition to a substrate swap and tank scrub this was essentially a fully uncycled tank. And I'm not really sure but I would guess after a few days it got cloudy, that is a gaseous bacterial bloom, and perhaps the water clarifier did something to further the problem? But my guess is if you could smell them, and the color of the water, there was quite an ammonia/nitrite spike. Hope this is helpful.

[@SerpaDesign]

That does make sense and was actually one of the first things that I suspected, but it doesn't add up with the evidence that I gathered from water testing, etc. The tank had a slight cloudiness about it since I set it up and I was only adding the clarifier to get some of the excess dirt into the filter. It wasn't like all of a sudden it got cloudy. I suppose it is still a possibility, but I highly doubt that's what happened. I appreciate the input.

[@larandaleeful]

I agree. it is possible your cycle crashed in the move. At least somewhat. The fact you felt the need to use a clarifyer to me indicates a bacteria bloom. Or one fish randomly died from random causes and the resulting spike killed the others etc. I know you were in emergency mode and did a 100% wc but did you happen to test it before you did? Another thing I would consider is random spikes of chlorine or amonia in your local water supply. They will do that in cases of bursted pipes, emergencies, etc. You can safely double dose most dechlorinators and I do so with Prime all the time. Otherwise, double check the plumbing in your house is good. So sorry for your loss nonetheless. I know you really liked those guys and it's hard to open up about those kinds of losses online. And bc so much changed in that short amount of time I doubt you may ever know what it was. :/

[@blackcobra4494]

SerpaDesign The dead fish probably jump started your bacteria and that’s why your water tested ok

[@kickezer]

You're cycle could have been up and running, but not enough bacteria. So when you did your first watertest, it was fine. with adding so much fish at the same time, the values might have spiked and killed off most of the fish. The few that was left alive, is the stock the current bacteria could've supported, so when you retested the water values, it would have balanced itself out due to the reducement in stocking in the tank, just a thought

[@viabrus8609]

I had a 10 gal planted tank that was beautiful with some cory catfish, neons, and a betta fish. Overnight it seemed, after having this tank for over a year, suddenly something went wrong and I lost all my fish as well as most of the plants to a weird algae bloom. I had to take down the whole thing and the only fish that survived was the betta, who is still around but not in good shape. It just sucks and I was heartbroken that something I worked so hard on and I loved so much just suddenly went up in smoke. I now have a 30 gal with some goldfish and my betta is in a nice little 5 gal on his own.

[@rodofiron100]

i know this was a year ago, but i just wanted to say i feel you bro. i recently lost my california kingsnake and i still feel terrible about it. glad you are sticking with it anyway.

[@forestcreature4796]

feel very sorry for u.... but thanks for being so honest and sharing this sad experience I felt the same way once since then I didn't had any pets anymore... I hate when other people are like 'get over it it was just your pet!' ...yes as a (hopefully) good owner I fed, clean and play with them ...I simply care for them with my heart and the animals feel that too.. Over time they bond with you if u allow it to them so sure it freaking hurts when u loose them ...so when u say something like 'get over it it was just your pet!' u should definitely overthink what being a pet owner means for u and if ur definition might be pretty cruel and uncaring towards ur pet sooooo hope u can truly smile soon again a caring soul from Germany

[@alf8211]

I feel you... It's hard to deal with the loss of any animal life😔 but the joy they bring is so filling. Thank you for sharing

[@drikaweb]

I'm sorry for your lost. I have been through similar situation as well. I put them in clean water (in a bucket). Then I made a 100% water change and put them back. They died couple days after. I should have added at least a bit of the old water from the aquarium to help the acclimation. I have also seen fishes dying with stress. The signs might not show up in the same day. Then, few days later, you find your fishes dying and there is nothing you can do about it. It's so sad.

[@violentcat345]

As a fellow fish keeper who has experience a similar situation where I've lost fish and not had a really conclusive reason for their deaths I sympathise and I'd like to say thank you for sharing this disheartening event with us and showing the reality of fish keeping. I started in the hobby a couple of years ago after doing a lot of research and also watching youtube and it was here on youtube that I learnt that even the most experienced fish keepers can have losses like this. Without youtubers like yourself doing videos like this I would never have been prepared for it when it happened to me and instead of sticking with the hobby I may well have dropped it altogether. Thanks for the honesty and thoughtfulness of your video and I hope the knowledge that will come from it for yourself and your viewers will in some small way offset the sadness of your loss and help us all be more aware of the risks we might not have even considered in future.

[@Lisa-no4jv]

I'm so sorry for your loss, we have all been there but it is never easy. I'm so glad you are continuing on with caring for animals. Thank you for sharing!

[@trenthobson2756]

That's really too bad that this ended up happening. I feel like this kind of stuff reminds us that it'll all come to an end eventually. I feel like it helps us to enjoy our animals even more and to cherish our time with them. I know that it was hard to make this kind of a video, but thank you for giving us the update on what happened. Keep doing what you do, Tanner. Your videos really are great.

[@andresblackars8521]

I am so sorry. From this you learn and discomfort is useful to make us evaluate our methods with a clinical eye and evolve with them. Trying to be positive, I see that big aquarium and I can not stop thinking about a beautiful aquatic landscape that you could do, I want to see that video soon :D good luck Tanner.

[@alexpatyababa5221]

This is a really hard situation ,really hope your other fish are well, I really know how crushed you must be, like anyoone would. Sending much compassion to the cycle of caring and surrendering to the fate of our little friends. You're a great care-giver Tanner, Tim, I thank him for getting you back into it when he did.

[@youtube-critic]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I love the channel and have started terrariums because of you. The deaths really looked to me to be caused by a nitrogen spike coupled with the stress if being moved. Too much cleaning.

[@OtterCreekAquatics]

Sorry to hear, man! Those type of losses ass though to swallow. Keep your head up and keep going. You animal room is amazing. I honestly hated terrariums until I seen your channel. Haven't gotten one yet but thank you for opening my eyes to another world.

[@alilwildwithcat167]

I just lost my betta fish Ruby. Everyone around me said "why are you so upset? It's just a fish!" Not realizing that fish have their own personalities, and you can "bond" with them (even if it's one sided). He chased my finger and fought for his food in such a goofy manner. It truly sucks when you have a little aquatic bestie pass on you. I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️

[@cyndifoore7743]

So very sorry about losing your fish 😢 You’ve inspired each of us subscribers so keep your head up. Better things are ahead.

[@erickristenson7113]

Recently found your channel. Thanks for sharing this video. Its good to see that things don't always go to plan! Glad to see where you are at now!

[@TonySnearly]

I feel for you, bubba. The week before last we had an aerial tornado decimate neighborhood trees and power lines. Power service was interrupted for days and during upper 90 days. It was too stressful for my Chinese algae eater, Jetfuel. And my monstrous black moor goldfish was showing signs of hypoxia. So I spent hours getting the tank back in good condition, but figured Onyx wouldn’t make it through the night. But the next day he began returning to his normal behavior. But it sure broke my heart having to bury one of them.

[@Paul-km9lm]

Kinda late to this video,but thanks for sharing it! Too many who do what you do on here will only ever show the massive successes and delete setbacks! It makes us normal mortals feel like failures when things like this happen! Massive respect for showing that this type of thing happens to even the best!

[@aletheamueller6206]

I know this happened a long time ago but I had a similar story. I made a large koi pond with waterfall etc and had koi in there for several years. I do a spring cleaning of sorts and added a clarifying to it. I’ve done this for years…..I came out the next day to fifteen dead koi, shubunkins, sarrafa and comets all floating. I completely get it. They were my friends. The only thing I did was the clarifying. I love your videos and appreciate all you do!

[@athela2023]

So sorry for your loss, it's always hard to lose animals in your care. I hope you were able to figure out the cause and find some peace with this situation.

[@curiosity2314]

Sorry for the loss.. All animals are equal including the human animal population. If I had my guess the tank was not setup and run long enough to create the beneficial's. Some were stressed more then others or the whole tank would have perished. They came from a very rich environment to a very clean one; Fish in my book are not designed well for change. 100% change is probably more then a lot of Fish can handle. Whether I'm right or wrong it's my take. . I have not kept Fish in a long time but I'm ready to give it another go. I'm glad you posted the video; it's important.

[@amarie9288]

You're such a sweet guy 💖 i'm sorry they passed. But at least they had a buddy like you that actually cared for them. So many others just have them for show.

[@angelaricks5379]

I am so sorry for your loss. I understand far too well. ☮️

[@jennifermenth-pavel1260]

The water clarifier you buy in the pet store is the same clarifier used in drinking water so its, most likely, not the culprit. In a new/very clean, well stocked tank toxin levels can increase exponentially with no established ecosystem to break down the ammonia. I almost lost 20 beautiful angelfish doing the same thing!! They were the ones I picked out to keep from my breeding pairs. Luckily I caught it just in time and managed to not overreact for once in my life😂. I treated the water gradually and managed to save all but 3. I'm so sorry to hear you lost your buddies because I feel the same way about my little buddies! ❤ I love all of your videos and have learned so much from you, thank you for sharing! 😊❤

[@r1verman]

I had a similiar situation when I worked at a pet shop years ago. I had cleaned the aquariums. They were a little cloudy, so I added the water clarifier by Jungle. The next day the majority of all the disk were dead. I've never used the clarifier since. Feel really bad for your loss. Seems like you covered all your bases. Hope you get settled soon and can get back to making great projects with a happier tone.

[@djssquibbs3295]

I think it's very important and relevant that you share this type of content it doesn't always have to be happy and perfect because that sure isn't the way life works. and it's nice to see this type of stuff where people can critique and analyze them self. Thanks again for more good content. there might not have been any one reason that the fish died it could have just been a combination of things out of your control.

[@sarafisher7666]

This is super late, new to your channel. But I just wanted to say thank you for the video. Last year during my pregnancy we lost our little reeves turtle due to an unfortunate event. I hadn’t realized just how attached I’d gotten to her until then so I totally get where you are coming from. Thank you again for the video and your channel content.

[@brandijojohnson1851]

Thank you for sharing the good and the bad. Its good to see you care so much for your animals, very sorry for your loss.

[@JacksonsMainAcc]

Extremely sorry for your loss, my four year old fancy-goldfish(telescope) passed away due to dropsy, (r.i.p.) A lot of the time these things just happen, and it's not our fault. - But I do hope you find what happened / someone tells you so this can be somewhat prevented in the future... best of luck and congratulations to yourself & fiance (and the plants & animals haha.) for moving into your new home ! (the animal room progress looks *great* !) ... ✌❤

[@Angie-me7gi]

So sorry for your loss :( ...I’m still learning about aquariums, I learnt a lot from the comments, so much I wouldnt have thought about. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@dogleghobag]

I get it. I'm so sorry for your losses. It took me three years to get a betta again after the last one died. It's especially hard not to blame yourself when they are dependent on every single facet of their life to be controlled by you, but remember they had a wonderful life with you, never wanting for food or friends.

[@vampgaia]

I am sorry this happened. I have lost all but two of my Amano shrimp to what I think is a bacterial infection. It really sucks.Thank you for sharing. It has helped me.

[@rubyc.4311]

Sorry for your loss, I know how it feels, I went thru same with my plants😞

[@OriginalRaveParty]

That was a really nice tribute to your animals. I'm sorry that you had this happen. It's obviously completely out of the blue, because we can all see how well you look after your animals. Peace.

[@tnellis8]

So sorry for your loss.. I always think it’s the worst when you don’t know why or what happened.

[@lorben6735]

I took care of my grown daughters fish for almost a year once and I was amazed at how much interaction there is with a fish. They are no less able to interact with us, thus creating a bond between homan and fish. I was so surprised how attached I became to them. I totally understand your loss. ❤️ They were beautiful fish.

[@SmallLotGardening]

I would have to agree with the consensus that it was an issue with the beneficial bacteria. Things like this happen but that doesn’t make it any easier. I’m glad to see your still doing aquariums! I love your videos and hope to someday see what you can do with a reef tank.

[@incompleataquarist6200]

Terrible news! Things like this can really suck your energy out of you? You mentioned have contractors doing floor work. Depending on what that was, is there any chance that off gassing from adhesives, finishes etc. could have filtered over time downstairs in your new place? Not too long ago, I spray painted something and my daphnia in another part of the house were goners in hours. For large fish it may have taken longer. Of course, daphnia are known to be super sensitive...

[@debbiefox6846]

A late response I know but I was thinking the same thing exactly.

[@Raekiel]

14:10 I'm not crying you're crying.... The sympathy you've got for your fishy friends is amazing, man. You did everything you could, and sometimes little things impact our friends in big ways, but we learn and keep going on. I hope you make some new friends, that will help fill your heart again. You're awesome and your channel is great, keep strong.

[@MaddogFrog]

Sorry to hear about this. I just upgraded my glo fish into a bigger tank, and all of them except one passed. I think it’s a cause of stress and the tank could’ve been “too” clean. Again sorry about this, it’s kinda makes you feel bad!

[@TheJesusAlejandra]

Nts

[@Simonjose7258]

Sorry for the loss. We all know how that goes. And thanks for the inspiration. A fan

[@cathyb7806]

I've read water clarifier can cause a problems with fishes' gills, but regardless, I'm sorry for your loss. I lost a clown loach, that I had for 8 years bcuz I forgot to turn on the heater after a water change...so i feel your pain. I've moved fish in the winter from Oklahoma to Illinois and back again, it will be great when it's all done. I love your tanks 👍

[@mikef3300]

Whatever it was or whatever it turn out to be it sucks to lose such beautiful fish. I’d stay away from the clarifier so that if God forbid it should happen again you could eliminate that as a cause. Keep your chin up guy. The care you show for your animals shows in the beautiful homes you make for them. Don’t get discouraged

[@roachant]

Noooo! That was my favourite tank! I’m sorry for your loss, I really hope you do a native fish tank again.

[@danielleb.7055]

I'm so sorry for your losses. I truly hope that you find what the issue is/was. Wish I could help with this but I don't keep fish.

[@luster5497]

You got it right, it's the water clearifyer. I crash my guppy tank by doing a big water change and add the clearifyer, plus a stress coat, and the tank crashed. All fish went into shock and died. Don't add a water clearifyer to a tank that just got a water change. Wait a few days, so the water would be stable.

[@ReachOutReptiles]

Keep inspiring, thanks for being authentic with us.

[@johnstephenson4925]

Be interested to know just how long your filter was off for durring the move and if you cleaned that as Well as your water and decorations ect you usually have 2 hours maximum down time before a filter will crash at that point your ammonia and nitrate will spike when it's turned back on a good method is to have it running in your buckets or storage pond while your setting up your new tank to minimise any chance of a crash we've all had it happen tho it's all part of the hobby something as simple as using a house hold cleaner and forgetting to wash your hands can be devastating accidents happen especially durring a move when there's so much to think about

[@UnFredictable]

Punctuation :)

[@sweetidruin]

Oh no... so sorry about your fish!! Thank you for everything you do! I hope the rest of your move goes well!!

[@DianeCee0]

I'm so sorry for your loss. I think it's a combination of the cycling process being broken by keeping them in the pond, over cleaning, 100% new water and I wouldn't use the black hose anymore. I have one I use outside and it always smells strongly of rubber but the green hoses never have that.

[@sedaquatics7277]

A lot of stainless steel screws contain a minimal content of Zinc and Even lead traces. Alone these quantities are negligible ..... however combined with the clarity product it would oxidise and create toxic gases in very small amounts. The active ingredients that cause this are sulphuric acid >0.05% and aluminium sulphate anhydrous

[@skaface75]

My condolences dude. It's always painful to lose

[@laurieflaherty4392]

Oh Tanner, I am so sorry about your loss!

[@PastelMilkies]

I think it was probably the water clarifier. I’m so sorry that this happened to you. When I had moved my tank was very cloudy after placing in the sand and setting everything up so I placed a bit too much of it in my own tank and after a few days some of my fish died too. I don’t know how much you placed in but that may have been the problem. My heart goes out to you I know how hard it is. ❤️

[@veganunicorn424]

I'm so sorry Tanner I know how you feel I'm so sorry 😖

[@27Tigress]

Ugh I am sorry for the loss of your fish. Losing any fish sucks but you had them since babies. That def hurts the heart. I think it was a factor of many things but one thing that put things over the edge. I hope it doesn't happen again to you...but it's always a risk we take.

[@SolarNancy]

Aww noo I'm so sorry for your loss. I feel the same way about my fish, you get attached to them. Fish are just sensitve creatures, weird things happen sometimes. I hope you feel better soon

[@aquaticmaniac8979]

Sorry for your loss. I think It may've been the stress of moving that did it. With all thr movement they stressed out and died. But it happens.

[@RescueDogTreats]

So sorry for your loss Tanner. :(

[@janlovett1887]

I’m so sorry this happened Tanner. 😞 Maybe get a couple of cheap feeder fish and put in there for a week or so before you put your other babies in. Do you have something that eats fish? Just a thought. Anyway, it could happen to any fish keeper. Don’t let it get you down. It’s okay to be sad but remember the good times, get some new fish, and make some new memories! 😊🌷

[@elbajoloco]

Sorry to hear. Be well and thx for sharing

[@allenjones1947]

I'm really sorry to hear about the natives man that's the thing about this hobby sometimes things just go wrong. Your doing great man keep it up you do so much for your animals sometimes stuff just happens.

[@carminepetracca7518]

it's good that you made the video tanner. we all had the same problems with aquacare. just this year i lost a big goldfish that i raised for three years and came to the conclusion of constipation. now i give peas to the new fish 2x a week. i won't let this happen again. cp.

[@SerpaDesign]

Yup it happens to everyone! I'm glad you were able to find a solution to your problem.

[@madfishdiva]

Really enjoy your content. So sorry for your fish loss💦

[@LuthienNightwolf]

Sorry about your fish, I understand how frustrating it is to lose them and not really know why. This recently happened to my mom's tank, she has a 75 gallon and lost all her fish when we cleaned it out. It had been in need of a good water change for a while, she just hadn't kept on top of it. Looking back I think we probably should have switched them into cleaner water more gradually, instead of doing too much too fast and stressing them out. They all died within a couple days of the switch, leaving only one plecostamus that somehow jumped out of the tank and she lost that one too. She had to start over from scratch but now has a bright, colorful tank with lots of happy healthy fish. I'm sure that in time your native tank will be full of life again, maybe even better than before, best of luck to you!

[@paulettebard814]

So sorry to hear about your fish. Love ur videos

[@lacevirginia4896]

I've had something similar happen to me with when I changed substrate, and did a 100% water change (I've made this mistake more than once before I realized what I did wrong) which had a bacteria bloom that made the water cloudy. Added a tablet that would clear the water, but it didn't register with me that it was cloudy because of the substrate/water change. Some of my fish died and some of them lived. I was heart broken. Then a few years later after I got back into the hobby I did it again and realized what I'd done wrong. So, I feel ya. I'm sorry you lost your fish-babies.

[@semdening]

I’m sorry about the fish. It’s rough not knowing why they died

[@FlippingPaige]

I’m so sorry:( this is always so hard to go through.

[@1D991]

Sorry for your loss Tanner~

[@wallymayer5998]

I know how you feel dude. I catch my sunfish when they’re tiny and I raise them until they’re enormous

[@TheGoinsane1981]

I've read through the comments. What you said about a little cloudyness the night before. A filter that has been moved and isn't cleaned can contain dead bacteria which can result in a nitrite boom. Also it can result in a becteria bloom which can also harm your fish. A bacteria bloom is mostly seen in cloudyness in tanks. Don't know how cloudy your tank was but reading the comments and seeing your video it seems to me the best answer would be a bacteria bloom with "bad" bacteria or an overkill of nitrite. Overcleaning basicly is impossible if you do a lot of small waterchanges the first couple of weeks. And cleaning won't result in problems within a few days but forgetting to clean 1 part of a biological entity can result in loss... Its something that can happen to the best so don't feel bad about it. Peace ;)

[@pinkyysk]

So sorry x

[@turnipsucks6416]

Reading below (and watching video), I would lean toward over cleanliness... I know it sounds improbable. But that leans to the beneficial bacteria. Maybe you simply experienced an ammonia spike without having enough beneficial bacteria built up in the tank and the ammonia cycle break down starting (unless you tested for that prior to 100% water change when you discovered dead fish). I didn't see you mention that. Then again what do I know, I only have a 10 gallon tank. And watch you for knowledge and information. Simply learning and observing. Can't wait to see what you get afterwards. Those where some really cool fish!

[@turnipsucks6416]

BTW, wife cleaned room where I have my only 2 10 gallon tanks. placed her cleaning materials (Lysol wipes) on top of the tank. 1 fell in and just like that 50 plus guppies (babies included) dead. Know the pain. Now wife isn't allowed to clean in the room. only real question is who got punished. BTW to any haters, a heavily planted tank at any level can handle a solid bio load like I'm mentioning. The fish were fine and socialized well for 3 years in this manner in 2 separate tanks similarly stocked in numbers (same fish).

[@NGGomes81]

Sorry for your loss man...always hard...

[@thedarkness125]

Dude I get it. I had a couple of Koi that grew up with me, when they finally passed it was a huge blow.

[@rickwiggle3510]

Sorry bro, nobody likes loosing friends.keep up the good work.very inspiring

[@xiiixiiih.16]

There swimming around in the heavens now. We love you too buddy , don't worry.

[@rolandocaballero5940]

You should kept 30-gallons of old water from previous water from your fish tank if you have 90-gallon what happened is if you have removed all the water from your tank you won’t have enough fish bacteria to protect them from the water supplied your tank. you should mixed 30 gallons old water from your tank and 60 gallons new water from your 🚰 tap after adding all conditioner de chlorine liquid and wait for another 30 minutes to settle down/heated up also not to shock your fishes to a new water even though your native fishes from the wild. I’m pretty much sure they have different temperatures to kept inside the aquarium. sorry for your loss🙏but i do like 👍🏼 your set up.

[@riverponicsgrowingsystems7450]

I feel your pain brother my condolences !!!

[@SolenaRift]

Anyone who keeps fish knows any number of things could be the reason. Sometimes something as simple as a different water source. The loss of your fish is unfortunate. I wish you the best.

[@tanyabrewer991]

Oh my gosh, what do you do in the winter when you clean out you tanks????? So enjoying your posts. Thank you

[@TheDeAngeloo]

Really sucks to lose pets of any kind. Dont let this discourage you! Doont stop the vids!! Just think of the new potential fish!

[@mrhoff2339]

Years ago I bought a house in East Nottingham, PA and kept losing fish. A local pet shop told me the area had a high level of copper in the area. Pretty sure that was my problem. Sorry to hear about the fish you lost.

[@Archuleta918]

Where do you get the plexiglass/ acrylic when you do a terrarium out of a fish aquarium. I would like to try do one myself but don't know where to find the front acrylic.

[@SerpaDesign]

I got mine at Home Depot, but any home improvement or hardware store should have what you need.

[@benjif2424]

It's so weird that they all acted normal. My theory is one of them was too stressed and poisoned the water after it died, leading to a chain reaction. But thank you for sharing this hard story. Rest assured it wasn't your failure.