St Leonards man’s shock at death of £600 tropical fish

Steve Goldup, who lives in Silverhill, said he paid less than £8 for the solution on eBay just over a week ago.

But he added that after just 20 minutes of applying it in the outside tank, all of his fish died.

He said: “It’s quite upsetting. I had the fish for two years.

“They were a mixture of carp, lionfish, goldfish, and weather loaches. They cost me around £600.

“I contacted eBay and it refunded me the money I spent on the algae remover.

“Within 20 minutes after using it in the outside tank, it was boiling and burning the fish. My girlfriend and I tried to get them out and put them in the fish bowl. They were bleeding out of their gills. It smelt like battery acid.”

Steve, who collects tropical fish as a hobby, said he lost at least 20 fish.

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