horrible day

Question
all my fish died, i think it's a finrot or fungus disases, their skin and tail was ripping away. i did treat it with a medication name pimafix. but i don't think it worked. My previsous fish died in same problem. All my fish i bought previsously died, same problem. I think there is something wrong, maybe my aquarium has disasese. Iam thinking about remove everything wash it and recycle my aquarium and monitor it bettery. I also thinking about buying a canister filiter, does this filter work better and prevent any disase or problem in my tank? is it good idea to recycle my aqurium.

Answer
Hi Jeeva,
If you re-cycle your tank i would recommend doing a fishless cycle. This way no fish will die. Their fin rot was probably due to bad water quality. Test your water to make sure the levels are within acceptable ranges. Ammonia and nitrite at 0 and nitrate under 25ppm. No kind of filter will get rid of or prevent any kind of disease. When you re-cycle your tank change the water everyday and test it. This way you can moniter your water readings.

Regards,
Chloe.