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25 9:20:43

Question
Hi, how are you? I never got to ask you a question but, my fish all died... except a one, and its a canibal because it ate the others babies, but i think these fish died of a disease what disease do you think it was and how could i prevent it?
-Joey- your fellow expert

Answer
Hey Joey! Nice to hear from you again! :) I'm fine today...

I'm so, so, so, sorry all your fish died..... :(:(:(:(:(:(

The cause could be nearly any of these common aquarium problems:
1.) Polluted water (not enough cleaning)
2.) Overstocked tank (too many fish in too small a tank)
3.) Disease (there are hundreds of diseases out there and both of the above problems can lead to a fish getting an illness.
Do you remember your fish ever looking strange, like they aren't feeling too well like being sluggish or with faded color? Did you notice any spots, fuzzy growths, or cloudy eyes? Basically did you notice ANYTHING unusual about your fish that you have never seen before? That could mean they had a disease.

What size tank were your fish in and how many fish did you have?
To make things simpler:
1.)Did you notice anything strange about your fish before?
(faded color, any weird spots of fuzzy growth, clouded eyes)
2.) What size tank do you have and how many fish did you once have?
3.) How often did you clean the tank? (siphoning water out)

If you would like to answer those questions it would really help a lot with what happened to your poor fishes.

Don't feel too bad,things happen and if your a beginner as I expect you might be, this is one of the ways we learn even though the fish have such misfortune. Doing research on proper fish-keeping would help a lot.

If you want to go off at a fresh start again with more fish you can ask me all about cycling the tank, cleaning, the best fish to get, and anything else you might want to know!

Well, I hope I helped a little. Email me again if you need any more info in the 'ask a followup' in the answer page.
I would be happy to help you Joey!

Nice talking to you again and much sympathy for your poor fish.

Hope to hear from you soon!

Karen~       best of luck! :)