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Just got home from vacation and found a dead fish I was only gone for two days2007-11-24 23:37:59

I did a 25% water change last night. This morning my ammonia is at 1 and my ph is very high. I'm going to do another 25% change now. Should I add in my amo-lock or do you think its too late for that? Also my pet Store was out of aquarium salt will kosher salt do the same thing?

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You didn't say whether or not it is a saltwater tank or freshwater tank, or what kind of fish they are. How many in the tank is good to know also.

I will assume it is a freshwater tank. Yes, kosher salt is OK to use. When I do my water changes (25-30% per week) I just use regular table salt (yes, it is the iodized kind). One tablespoon per 5 gallons of water (unless they are mollies, then one teaspoon per 1 gallon). There is trace iodine in almost all naturally occurring water.

Fish do not need to be fed every day. Some fish can go for up to three weeks without eating. I regularly skip one or two days just to keep them on their toes (fins). They always greet me at the front of the tank hoping for some chow. Babies get fed twice a day, though, because they need the protein now to reach healthy adulthood in the future.

BTW, the pH is what is coming out of your faucet and water changes will not affect it unless it has been a loooonnnggg time since you did one. The pH will slowly drop over long periods of time (without water changes) and a sudden water change may kill your fish that have slowly adapted to the water over many weeks or months.

It may have just been "his time."

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make sure the water you put in is the same temp as the water you take out. If the new water is cold you will get ick disease. Do NOT use kosher salt. Dont change the water again until you get aquarium salt..

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Well, everytime you go out, you should always buy little food caplets that disolve and feed the fish.

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throw it away quick stinks

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go somewhere else and get aquarium salt. it is a different structure of salt. your fish shouldnt have starved, but you should have had someone there to feed them. it could have just been the ph and the lack of salt if they get used to being at just one specific level.

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Your tank must have been in bad shape to begin with.

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use this salt treatment add