Why do my gold fishes keep on dying?

Question

I just decided to get some gold fishes but one dies every other day i dont know what im doing wrongi have a 1.5 gallon small fish tank and i had like 10 really small like 12 cent fish but now i have only 5 i have a filter and my tempature and ph is fine like my fish would be good one day and the next day they are dying can some one hlep me beacue i dont want my fish to keep on dying

Answer 1

First of those feeders that you see in the fish store worth 12 cents always die within 2 or 3 days after birth because they are weak. If you feed them even a little over the normal amount they will die which is why they are so cheap. They are not meant to be kept in a bowl they are meant to be kept in a bigger fish's stomach, get the point? What you wanna do is buy a bigger goldfish like the 20 cent ones just one of those in your mini tank and itll be happy.

Answer 2

They're dying because you probably didn't cycle your tank and ammonia is killing them. If you're not sure what cycling is, look it up on google, there's lots of information.

Even if you did cycle the tank, that little tank is much, much too small for so many common goldfish. These fish are very messy and grow very large - when considering the long term well being of them, this tank isn't even enough for one goldfish. Many people see these as 'just goldfish' and don't care about such things, and if this is the case then you still can't really keep more then two or three in this little tank, even considering the stunted size.

What you should do though, as a responsible fish owner, is get a type of fish that you can keep a few of and doesn't grow too big - perhaps a few mountain minnows or guppies.

Answer 3

Get something like "Tap Safe" or similar from the pet shop. It neutralizes the chlorine and chloramine in the water to make it safe. Whenever you clean your fishes water, only change around 10 to 20% and only after having treated the water again with "Tap Safe".

When you introduce them into the water, float the bag for about 45 minutes before then letting them free into the tank.

The main problem you are going to have is that gold fish are actually huge producers of waste which means you should really give them a very large tank. Sadly most people dont do this.

Good luck.

Answer 4

try clean the tank. then put water in the tank and put "aquasafe" in it. it cleans out the cemicals in the water so the fish can live in it. let the water sit for about half an hour. during that 30 min, clean your filter and whatever else you want to put in your tank. After you cleaned the filter (never use soap! Just scrub.) let the filter run in a smaller place like a bowl and let it run for 2 min. clean your filter under running water. now put your filter in your tank and all the other clean things that you want to put in there. the water should be good now and you might want to put air bubbles in your tank. let everything run for 5 min to see if everything is working right. now put the fish inside. make sure you aren't painting or anything! You can get aquasafe from the pet shop. i hope this helps!

Answer 5

Good Lord. Your fish are dieing because 1 and a half gallons in way too small for even one tiny goldfish much less 10! Each goldfish needs 10 gallons. My advice to you is to bag up your remaining fish and take them back to Petco or Petsmart or Wal-Mart where ever you got them and demand your money back. They should know GF cannot live in that tank. Try getting ONE beta to go in it. That's all it can hold. Fish cannot live in that situation you have there.

Answer 6

You might be overcrowding your little 1.5 gallon tank. Here is a rule of thumb for beginning aquarists: 1 gallon per 1" of full grown tropical fish and I think it was 2 gallons per 1" of full grown goldfish. I think your fish would be at least about 1" so 10 of them would require a 10 gallon tank. You can only fit one small 12 cent goldfish in your tank, so get a bigger tank.

Answer 7

Did you acclimate them to the tank properly? also, If the water is heated that could be the problem. Your tank is overstocked for that many fish, because goldfish produce the most waste of any fish. Your fish probably died of ammonia poisoning because of the tank being overstocked with so many fish.

PS: your tank is way to small. Get a real tank.

Answer 8

Are you painting or something? I once varnished my floors and my fish dies because the chemicals in the air mix with the oxygen in the water.. n kills the fish. Also, don't put them in the fish tank immediately. Keep them in a ziplock bag in the water they grew up in.. and put that bag in the fish tank and only after like 10 hours let them into the new tank. Make sure the tank has the right temperature that they need.

Answer 9

I'll tell you why. The same exact thing happened to my goldfish.

When you use water, the tap water from your faucet contains a chemical which causes the damage to the livers of goldfish. You need to use, I believe, bottled drinking water.

Whatever you do, don't use tap water. It contains chemicals similar to those found in Windex.

Hope this helps!

Answer 10

CHECK WITH A REPUTABLE PET SHOP, THE WATER MAY NEED MORE SOMETHING OR LESS SOMETHING. LIKE OXYGEN ETC. MAKE SURE THERE ARENT ANY ITEMS FOR DECORATION THAT SECRETE ANYTHING TOXIC.