On Friday November 17th 2018 tragedy struck at the civilian school where three fish students died. The school will be closed for several days of grace period observing the deaths of the students.
The containment school fish tank was .9 gallon, well maintained, and part of the containment study. An investigation was launched in the deaths of all three students and body autopsies were performed at the clinic. Funerals were held in traditional fish settings. Photos cannot be released as the next of kin are not contacted. A contributory fund is being established for the surviving families.
According to the investigation, new LED lights were being used for school sessions. Suddenly in the course of one day, a resultant brown algae fungus permeated the environment covering the plants, tank walls, thermometer and possibly the fish. Water appeared dull and dusty with contaminates, even though the water was appropriately changed on schedule.
Next, horrifying unidentified white transparent body devil worms rose out of the soil pellets - a variety unappealing to the fish, then three of the best students died. Small Agatha Christie was the first to go, her lifeless pale body being swept away by currents into the sheathing on the filter intake, followed by Christina Aguilera who was found lifelessly floating in the plant leaves. Mr. Carlyle's body was the largest and the most recent to die according to the fish coroner, and remained floating lifelessly in the corner of the tank. All bodies were retrieved by paramedics using nets and were pronounced dead at the scene.
Fish autopsies were not conclusive but best guess according to the aquatics coroner, in the order of probability, is death by water contamination due to A) algae contamination, B) fungus, C) Devil worms, D) water imbalance. As dwarf Puffers like to sleep on the ground at night, it's possible they were attacked by tiny Devil Worms. New LED lighting was likely too intensive permitting algae to grow uncontrolled. Also blamed is the small filter with limited aeration using sponge and no charcoal.
The investigative court is recommending immediately doubling the size of the aquarium, introducing baby snails, eliminating all worms, improving the filter, and reducing all LED lighting. The small tank will be sterilized, reestablished for raising snails. A fungus cleaning regime will be introduced with routine inspections for algae growth. In the long term, the court recommends a fish tank twenty times larger that the original for greater stability.
