I recently tried and all 3 fish died, after piping. I let water sit for 24 hours b4 placing fish in. I bought a small 3 gallon aquarium and it has a filter. seems like they all died after 24 hours 1 after another.
2006-08-20 03:45:49 · 11 answers · asked by callme_bruce 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
You need to cycle your tank. Letting a tank run empty for 24hrs or even a month doesn't do anything to prepare the tank (the bacteria that you need in the tank require an ammonia source to start growing; that source can be live fish, decaying food, seeded ("used and dirty") bio-media, or even pure household ammonia.
Cycling a tank from scratch takes time (3-6 weeks) and patience and typically involves an initial lightly stocked tank.
Adding three fish in a small new (uncycled) tank is bound to result in fish losses (primarily due to ammonia poisoning) real quick.
2006-08-20 11:37:54 · answer #1 · answered by Kay B 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Need to let the fish get used to the water before letting them go into the water. When you get them they are in a bag of water, put that bag into the tank as is and wait for a couple of hours. Then let them out. If you have taken the precaution of putting the anti chlorine drops in or leaving the tank run for at least 24 hours and the temperature is correct for them, they should be fine. Just don't feed them too much. Also do some heavy reading on the care of them.
2006-08-20 10:53:16 · answer #2 · answered by ramall1to 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well we just got a small tank first we got with it a filter and stones for the bottom of the tank some oxygen plants and 2 gold fish .
we were told to change water every 3to4 weeks and only a 3rd of the water should be taken out anymore and the fish would be ill dont feed them to much and off you go
2006-08-20 11:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
after you set up your tank you must let it become established. Let the pump run in the tank for 1 week to 1 month depending on the type of fish you will buy. this allows the right micro organisms to have a chance to grow. also use stress coat when you put in your fish this will replace any slime they have lost. also remember to use a quarantine tank for new fish before you add them to your primary tank. keep them separate for about a month so you know they are decease free. you don't want to kill all you fish again
2006-08-20 11:07:05 · answer #4 · answered by ROSE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1)You need to cycle the tank. (put "cycling tank" without quote into any search engine.)
2)You should only per 1 inch of fish per gallon. This doesn't include large bodied fish like gold fish.
3)You shouldn't put more than one fish per week into the tank.
2006-08-20 15:24:00 · answer #5 · answered by Sabersquirrel 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 gallon tank is TOO SMALL get a bigger one also make sure the fish you have can stay in that water like salt water get salt water fish and fresh water get fresh water fish also make sure the temp is right for the kind of fish you are looking for
2006-08-20 13:19:42 · answer #6 · answered by C live 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To set up an aquarium is a slow process which can take a little while. Go to my web site and you will find a full sheet on how to do it http://www.artsaquaticsandanimals.com
2006-08-20 12:55:34 · answer #7 · answered by stevehart53 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did u test the water? go to the pet store, and buy a kit to test the water, it usually comes with a couple chemicals to add to the water. also u need a heater, and thermometer, and some air
2006-08-20 10:54:21 · answer #8 · answered by PurpleHaze 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, you put tiny rocks, and decorate it, fill it with water, but the fish hace to have a tipe of tempeture
2006-08-20 10:53:01 · answer #9 · answered by nothingtosay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is "piping?"
Go to "About.com" and follow the links to their start-up rules. They are quite good and include everything you need to do and how to do it.
2006-08-20 10:53:36 · answer #10 · answered by 8 In the corner 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋