Did i do something wrong? What happend? Was i supposed to put something in the water? If so..what?!
2007-07-07 12:18:51 · 12 answers · asked by courtneyjre 2 in Pets ➔ Fish
I'm not going to tell you what you did wrong.. after 10 years workign in pet stores I've heard horror stories. Asking for help proves we can teach you the easy steps to doing it right the next time and you can put your one accidental death behind you. First many people say to use filtered, de-ionized, bottled etc etc etc water. As long as your house isn't prone to rust, lime, or other chemical build ups your tap water should be close to perfect. Take a sample to the pet store and ask them to test it for ph and chlorine for you. Any responsible pet store will be more then happy to do this. If it comes out ok use tap if not pop open the bottle of supermarket water and fill your tank. When its time to change the water, rinse the tank well DO NOT USE SOAP OR ANY CHEMICAL AGENTS. Just rinse and scrub your hand around the tank until it feels clean. Keep in mind that if your using gravel or other decorations in the tank they need to be cleaned as well. Gravel is a wonderful splash of colour but fish poo likes to cling to it and hide in it. clean water and vigorous movement is an easy way to clean it all. This should help take care of the little finned ones. ( keep in mind that sick fish do make it past sellers so it might not be you just a sickly fish)
2007-07-07 12:52:25 · answer #1 · answered by Peter L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you refill the bowl with tap water?
Tap water contains fluorides and chlorine. The next time you do a bowl cleaning and water change, go to the dollar store and buy a bottle of distilled water to refill the bowl. There should be no fluorides or chlorine in distilled water. If you can, reserve about half of the water in the bowl the fish has been in before cleaning, and refill with half of the old and half of the distilled.
Your fish should adjust to the bowl cleaning.
And oh yeah, don't wash the bowl with soap, either. Soap residue on the bowl will kill your fish. Just rinse and rub clean with a cloth in distilled water if possible.
Good luck the next time and pass the word on.
2007-07-07 12:26:14 · answer #2 · answered by enn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
HERE is your best answer!
There was probably some bacteria that killed the fish... However, for a few dollars you can buy water treatment stuff made specifically for goldfish. What I do is set out a pitcher of water at night with a few drops of this liquid in it (it kills bacteria that harms the fish but leaves helpful bacteria), then change the water the next day.
The product is a little yellow bottle called "Aquasafe" and it's made to clean tap water for fish.
PS. I've been cleaning my fish's bowl monthly this way and he's been alive for over 4 years.
2007-07-07 12:30:16 · answer #3 · answered by chawks17 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
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2016-10-01 02:40:26 · answer #4 · answered by arleta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Did you use tap water? it may contain some bacteria stuff which killed the fish, next time, if there is gonna be a next time you buy fish, try using filtered water, and let it stay out in room temperature for a day or two.
2007-07-07 12:22:47 · answer #5 · answered by ףαdy Đuchess× 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You do not need to clean a fish's tank like you do say a hamster's cage. Fish need bacteria to grow and cleaning it will cause the bacteria to die. Wait until the tank is established at like 6 months before you go and scrub it down.
2007-07-08 01:24:23 · answer #6 · answered by Hill Topper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe you didn't rinse all the detergent out of bowl or water was not room temperature and fish went into shock.
2007-07-07 12:23:16 · answer #7 · answered by ARLENE H 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
never do full water changes fish need some bacteria to live i think.
goldfish are pretty hardy and u dont usually need to mess around with ph levels and stuff unless you are using a hard water (bore water ext)
2007-07-07 12:22:37 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Was the water free from chlorine? Did you just put tap water in there - if so, that's what did it. They cannot tolerate chlorine. You must put an additive in the water so it will remove it
2007-07-07 12:22:53 · answer #9 · answered by Amy K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when u bought it, it might have been sick or something. it also depends on what u used to clean ur bowl......
did u use soap of anykind???????
fish r easy to take care of but u should research them on the internet so u understand them more.
i hope this helps a little.....
2007-07-07 12:24:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋