I have a comet goldfish and it died this morning and i want to know why. All the other fish in the fish tank are fine and that one died. The water is clear the food that I give the fish is for goldfish. when i went to the store where i got my fish from he said that the filter doesnt have to blow bubbles but i want to know ur opinion.
2007-07-11 06:39:39 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
it had white stops on its face 10 gallon tank DONT YELL AT ME FOR THAT!!
2007-07-11 07:05:43 · update #1
If you had even one comet in a 10 gallon, you over crowded it.
Learn some basics:
http://www.elmersaquarium.com/h701elmers_freshwater_handbook.htm
This will help a lot.
2007-07-11 08:04:47 · answer #1 · answered by Democrat with 5 Guns 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Did it have any symptoms such as bloated, darting, lethargy, not eating, spots, bloating, etc? More information would be helpful.
Otherwise, have you checked your amonia/nitrite/nitrate levels? Has your Ph balance been stable? How long have you had the tank? If not very long, is it cycled? How fast did you add the fish? what is the temperature? How old was the Goldfish? What kind of water are you using: tap, well or filtered water? What's the oxygen content in your tank? What kind of filtration do you have? What other fish are in the tank? There are a lot of factors to determine the death of a fish. I'm very sorry for your loss.
Here is a link to website that may help you determine if it was due to an illness:
http://www.kokosgoldfish.com/disease.html
2007-07-11 06:48:16 · answer #2 · answered by FunkyC 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We are going to need a little more information, tank size, number of fish, and tank temperature. It sounds like it just died... Commet Goldfish get a foot long, so they need a tank of about 40 gallons. It needs to be a coldwater tank, because Goldfish are coldwater fish, not tropical fish. What kind of filter is it? If it is a Hang On Back filter, it should cascade into the tank at enough height so there is a disturbance in the water's surface. Email me with the specifics at nosoop4u@cox.net
Nosoop4u
2007-07-11 06:45:23 · answer #3 · answered by nosoop4u246 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what you mean by bowing bubbles, but you really want the filter to break the waters surface, that or have an airstone in the tank - disruption at the surface is how oxygen is introduced into the tank.
If your water is clean and clear, and has not ammonia or nitrites in it, and you feed good food and don't overfeed, and all of the other fish are still doing well, then you should just stop worrying about it - some fish are meant to go sooner then others, just like people.
2007-07-11 06:44:05 · answer #4 · answered by Ghapy 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Whatever killed him more than likely came with your purchase. Comets are kept in pretty bad conditions at some pet stores, you should check your ammonia and pH levels and make sure they are normal. If not, do a 50 percent water change. You've already lost one fish. Keep the rest of them healthy to the best of your ability. What where some of the symtoms your comet was experiencing the night before if any, there are just so many dieseses out there. Continue to pay special attention to the other fish in the tank if ANYTHING seems unusual, take it to a professional right away. Good luck.
~Bubbles
2007-07-11 07:01:29 · answer #5 · answered by Bubbles048 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
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2017-01-02 03:46:41 · answer #6 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you were keeping the tank clean and doing regular water changes, along with appropriate fish food, chances are he just died of old age. How old was your fish when it died? How many fish do you have in the tank? How many gallons does your tank hold? It might of been from lack of oxygen in the water because there was too many fish.
2007-07-11 06:45:48 · answer #7 · answered by becky_sue101 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It might have just been an old fish and it died of old age.
Or possibly the nitrates got too high and the tank got some type of invisible bacteria or disease that killed the fish. When the nitrates become too high, the tank looses its immunity.
2007-07-11 07:39:14 · answer #8 · answered by Kellllyyyy 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it could've died from a number of reasons including being overfed, shock, and stress.
2007-07-11 06:44:53 · answer #9 · answered by inmelene 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
it was his time
2007-07-11 06:59:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋