i always kill my fish, hamsters..what's wrong with me?

Question

i change the tank/ cage for hamsters and fish and they all end up dying..even my plants die..and i take good care of them all. i feed them regularily, change water, what am i doing wrong? help plz!!

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i had a beta...am i seriously cursed or something? lol

Answer 1

Born under a bad moon I guess. Seriously, you might be choosing varieties that are a bit on the delicate side. For fish for instance, try Beta's, they're very very hardy.

Answer 2

as far as for fish, you could be loving them to death. When you clean the tank, use a siphon and suck the poop out of the gravel, but leave 2/3 of the water in the tank. Replace the water with water you left in a bucket out over night, or use the proper amount of dechlorinator. Never drain the tank and scrub the sides. The tank is an eco-environment like a pond; it needs the good bugs and microbes to break down waste. Feed them 2 times a day, but be sparing with the amount, don't overfeed them...you aren't being nice by being generous...The extra food just sinks to the bottom and starts a nitrogen/nitrate accumulation. You should change 1/4 of the volume of water once a month. Pet stores have a great little cheap vacuum for that purpose.

Let the soil of your house plants dry out a little once in a while, don't overwater.

I don't know anything about hamsters, but I have parrots...I give them fresh filtered water every day to drink and I wash their bowls often. I wouldn't want to eat out of the toilet.

Answer 3

I don't know much about hamsters but fish I can help you with:

When you change their water it should be a maximum change of only 20% of the total amount or else you are effecting the balance of nitrates, etc. Also, make sure you add dechlorinator to their water or a combo condition as their is a lot of chlorine in our water (to kill bacteria). You may want to get your tap water tested at a local pet store or buy a kit for at home. The following is the normal for freshwater:

pH: 7.0ish
Nitrate: low but some is good
NitrITE: zero!!!
Ammonia/Chlorine/Chloramine: ZERO!

Also, water hardness makes pH lowering more difficult so you can check that also.

Stay away from silver sided fish for the original tank setup and if you have water problems as they are very sensitive!!!

Answer 4

Don't use soap when cleaning your tank because if you don't get it ALL out the fish will die. I used store bought gallons of water to fill my tank back up. I think beta fish only live about 2 years anyway. At least that is what they said when I got mine.
Make sure hamster cages are completely dry before putting them back in and keep cage away from drafty areas.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Keep them out of direct sunlight? Interacted with them? Really changed the soiliness of the cages weekly? Fed them what they were supposed to be fed? Not just dinner/breakfast scraps?

I had a Siamese fighting fish required only blood worms. Not goldfish food.

hamsters need that pet food from a pet store. Not table scraps.

plants need that miracle gro stuff dabbed in every month or so. Mix it in with water. Plants need 50% light, some darkness too.

Fed you animals daily or weekly? Starve them to death?

Answer 7

LOL. I have the same problem with plants. But that's because my cats destroy them. My mom kept her fish tank near the microwave and she couldn't keep a fish alive for longer than 6 months. We moved the tank, and now the things are reproducing.

As for fish, you could be getting old fish, water temp cold be off too. As for the hamsters, I can't help you. My mom would never let me have any and now my husband won't let me get one either.Not that I want one, my cats would just eat it. Like they do the plants.

Answer 8

It could be a number of things. Maybe they are not getting the vitamins, and things they need. Maybe its the wrong kind of food. Do you have a salt lick for your hamsters? Did you have a wheel? Never had bad luck with hamsters, just with them biting me.

With fish. It could be something as simple as the city. One time I moved from one town to another and reset up my tanks with the new water let it culture, and my fish died on me even though the water test came back normal.

Answer 9

are you doing any research on how to care for and maintain any of these things? maybe you should have interaction with pets and plants other than just feeding and cleaning.love rules all

Answer 10

You need to find a pet you can truely take care of...lol....it took me awhile to find mine too! I killed a bunch of fish, until I found hermy who lived for 5 years.