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Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 04:59:00 No.330814 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>330884

So, I keep feeder goldfish as pets. Recently, I upgraded the tank to 10 gallons and added 3 new fish. All three died suddenly. I have noticed high die-off rates for any new fish I put in the tank, and it has only been getting worse since the initial residents have grown larger. I'm planning on getting a couple more fish, is there any way I can minimize the deaths within the first week or so?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 05:20:00 No.330817 Report

Quoted By: >>330819 >>330825

Goldfish are cold water fish and will grow to huge sizes, too big for a 10 gallon. Also check your ammonia levels.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 05:22:00 No.330819 Report

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>>330817
They'll die long before they get big enough in a 10g.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 05:42:00 No.330820 Report

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take a water sample to the pet store to get measurments. My feeders are in a 10 gallon and do fine for days before I feed them to my pets, but I also don't keep my apartment heated so the tank is pretty cold.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 06:00:00 No.330825 Report

Quoted By: >>331332

>>330817
I've been getting a bigger tank every time they grow an inch or so. Also the water is 65 F, and my ammonia levels are fine.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 06:09:00 No.330828 Report

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I would chalk it up to parasites. Feeder goldfish aren't kept in the best of conditions, which is a shame because I find comet/common goldfish more attractive than most fancy goldfish.

freude

Death by bigger tank

freude Wed 29 Oct 2008 06:36:00 No.330835 Report

Quoted By: >>330836

I was taught at an early age to place the bag, with the fish in it, into the larger fish tank for about fifteen minutes to allow the two water temperatures to equalize before release. that way the fish do not die of thermal shock.
Every time I've done this they have lived. Every time I see someone else not do it they have died.
Am I the only one who has learned this?

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 06:42:00 No.330836 Report

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>>330835

This.
Not just a sudden change in temperature, but a change in water chemistry can also kill the fish.
The BEST thing you can do is this:
1. Float the new fish in it's plastic bag in your tank.
2. Every 2 - 5 minutes, add a small amount of tank water to the bag water. This will help the fish adjust to the new water chemistry factors (like PH, ammonia, ect).
3. After 10-15 minutes, net the fish and place it in the tank. Do NOT dump bag into tank. Fish stores (especially Petco, Petsmart, ect) generally have bad water, which can carry many diseases. You don't want that in your tank, so net the fish.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 08:17:00 No.330884 Report

Quoted By: >>330955

>>330814

Feeder fish dying? Either you are a retard, or 10/10. I can't tell for sure.

Anonymous

Anonymous Wed 29 Oct 2008 09:53:00 No.330955 Report

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>>330884
Not the OP, but what's the problem? My goldfish were feeders, and they were very healthy. I had them for years and never had a problem.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 Oct 2008 06:14:00 No.331332 Report

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>>330825

Define "fine". Your ammonia levels should be 0.

Goldfish, while I love them, are poop-machines. More poop = More waste = more ammonia = more stress = fish death.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 Oct 2008 06:55:00 No.331353 Report

Quoted By: >>331414

Put table salt in the water. It ups the oxygen content and eliminates bacteria and parasites. It's safe for goldfish. Just don't add more than two table spoons per gallon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 30 Oct 2008 08:24:00 No.331414 Report

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>>331353
Make sure it's non-iodized salt.

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