Sad Day in the 125 grow out tank.

[Twonvito]

I woke up to half my tank dead.
1 Parachromis friedrichsthalii
2 Amphilophus Lyonsi
1 Amphilophus Labiatus
1 Amphilophus sagittae

I had did a water change 9 days and Added API Quick start yesterday because i didnt have any solution. I followed the instructions to a T. It ended in a massacre.

 

[ehh]

Was the tank cycled?

 

[NW Cichlid Keith]

Sorry - that sucks - were they showing any signs of distress?

 

[Atfownz]

So OP, you saying that using API Quickstart caused this?

 

[Twonvito]

Was the tank cycled?

Yes, the tank was cycled

 

[Twonvito]

Sorry - that sucks - were they showing any signs of distress?

No, not at all it happened unexpectedly.

 

[Twonvito]

So OP, you saying that using API Quickstart caused this?

Yeah, this was my first time using the quick start on my 125 gallon. I really don't use solutions that much.

 

[Twonvito]

I had five survive.
3 honduran red points
2 Freddy's that just pair off.

This is the reason why I was so caught off guard this morning.

I remove them and put them in another tank until I completely empty and start the 125 gallon from scratch.

 

[vinod_uthaiah]

What exactly prompted you to add the API
Any chance , there was a power outage for a long time, shutting the areation off.
What did you feed them , before this happened

 

[MonsterFishCreeper]

If the tank was cycled why did you add quick start? Did you add all these to a new tank at the same time? I'm not sure what your saying killed them?