Hey all,
I am a relative newbie to fish keeping so your advice will be heeded.
My girlfriend is 8 months pregnant, and I have always lived near the ocean, so naturally I decided to give our baby's room a fish/ocean theme!
To that end, I bought a 3 gallon aquarium kit at petcetera which included:
I also bought gravel, water conditioner/dechlorinator, Cycle (bacteria), and one of those siphon things.
I set it all up, then a couple days later I got a goldfish that I named Odin (may he rest in peace). Unfortunately, he only lasted 2 days. I did a bit more research and discovered that I should leave the tank to cycle for at least a week.
I changed the water (about 50%) because of the now-dead fish, waited a week and purchased Oedipus, and now he is gone with the same symptoms as Odin.
When I got Oedipus, I had the water tested at Pets Unlimited, and everything was good with a pH of 6.6, and no ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites.
The symptoms displayed by the fish:
I feel very guilty for causing the death of 2 fishes. Please help me give another fish a long, happy life!
-Cam
I am a relative newbie to fish keeping so your advice will be heeded.
My girlfriend is 8 months pregnant, and I have always lived near the ocean, so naturally I decided to give our baby's room a fish/ocean theme!
To that end, I bought a 3 gallon aquarium kit at petcetera which included:
- Tank
- Light
- under gravel air-powered filter
- plastic 'rock'
- fake plant
I also bought gravel, water conditioner/dechlorinator, Cycle (bacteria), and one of those siphon things.
I set it all up, then a couple days later I got a goldfish that I named Odin (may he rest in peace). Unfortunately, he only lasted 2 days. I did a bit more research and discovered that I should leave the tank to cycle for at least a week.
I changed the water (about 50%) because of the now-dead fish, waited a week and purchased Oedipus, and now he is gone with the same symptoms as Odin.
When I got Oedipus, I had the water tested at Pets Unlimited, and everything was good with a pH of 6.6, and no ammonia, nitrates, or nitrites.
The symptoms displayed by the fish:
- holding dorsal fin close to body
- lying on the bottom of the tank
I feel very guilty for causing the death of 2 fishes. Please help me give another fish a long, happy life!
-Cam