Major fish Catastrophe

[SKISWETPETS]

Haven't lost a fish in quite a while. Then all of a sudden in the last two weeks I have lost about 3 tanks worth of fish. About 30-35 or so total maybe a few more. The most recent was all of my yellow labs and whole group of red dragon bloods. There have been many other's tho. No clue really what the hell has happened. On the Yellow Lab's and a few of the red dragons there were what seemed to be red lines or marks like blood had made its way the the surface.  Also seemed like there skin/scales were just flaking in the water. Any thoughts would be helpful.
Thanks in advance,
SKI,

[lightaddict08]

Have you added any silicone to the tank for dividers or decorations?

[Ron]

City water or well water?

[SKISWETPETS]

No new silicone, yes city water, but iv'e been going straight tap to tank for over 4 years. Only thing I have done is switched foods. But I have many other fish still with no problems. Have to ride it out I suppose and see if things straighten out.

[TrailerParkFishTanks]

if its city water this is about the time of year when a lot of cities will flush their pipes and have more additives like flouride or chloramine in their water. just to rule it out id look if your city is doing anything like that right now. itll ususally say on the municipal websites. hoprfully you dont lose any more, good luck.

[Ron]

if its city water this is about the time of year when a lot of cities will flush their pipes and have more additives like flouride or chloramine in their water. just to rule it out id look if your city is doing anything like that right now. itll ususally say on the municipal websites. hoprfully you dont lose any more, good luck.

x2. That's the direction I was heading as well with my original question. When I was living in A2, I had a friend who suddenly lost almost his entire tank of fish due to this.

[lohachata]

feeding any bloodworms ?  some fish do not do well on them..

[Steve]

So sorry to hear that, I know the feeling too well myself as I've lost an an entire tank before. It sucks to say the least.

So if it is city water and them adding chemicals, should those on city water do smaller WC's for a bit as a precaution or?

[Saulosi77]

A few months back I had issues with my city water.  What helped me was setting up a 55gallon drum that I aerate and let my water rest for a few days prior to making water changes.  Making more often smaller water changes is also a good idea. 

[merritt]

Do you use warm water for your water changes? If so i'd consider the possibilty of your heater. Heavy meatal is just as toxic as chemicals and can happen over time. After checking municipal water i'd drain some water from heater tank through a paper coffee filter and if tuns color i would  consider RO filter.  Hope everything straightens out

[SKISWETPETS]

Thanks for all the info guys, it hit me today, about 3 weeks ago or so maybe a little more. The city was here and hooked my house to the neighbors with the hose bib. There water is froze, so since then I apparently have free water. Within a day or so I did a larger water change than normal on all my tanks. And seemingly after that is when the problem began. Im thinking that since the water is continuisly flowing in there house that the levels of acceptable chemicals is greater than it used to be. I don't know really for sure, but it seems to make sense a little. We will see. Thanks again,
SKI,

[GrizzlysDad]

Sorry to hear about the losses Jim.....sounds like you need me to bring you some new fish when I come to Oscoda 

[Regalblue]

What a buzzkill!   Hope you get it figured out & don't loose anything else.

[four_by_ken]

Anymore troubles?

[SKISWETPETS]

No more troubles so far, I haven't done any major water changes at all tho. Just waiting till the neighbors water is thawed and the hose is disconnected. I have since added some water but i've used just cold water that got to room temp then added it to the tanks.