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[brockit79]

hey Tatiana!

My dad has gold fish and has had them for about 7 years. We reckon that the key to their longevity is not to over feed them. He changes the water completely every month or 2, he has a filter in there and a plant and feeds them once a day (I think) with a few drops of dried fish food.

Good luck!

Broc

[wheeliebear75]

Well of course you feel bad. If something happens to ANY animal a responsible pet owner feels exactly that....responsible. But you didn't go away leaving them without food while you went on a holiday.

Have you properly de-chlorinated their water when changed it? My mom & I used to have 2 BIG fish tanks with several species in each. But currently I've got ONE beta (Chinese Siamese fighting fish) that started off in one of those tiny tanks about the size of a shoebox & now he's got a small 1 gallon tank. And my B/F takes care of the water changing for "Indigo" about every 3 wks., but that's just ONE fish. The water that will go into the tank has to have drops added to take the chlorine out of the tap water. Also....unless you've got a filter that SPECIFICALLY SAYS "adds oxygen to the tank's water" than they could be running out of oxygen.....it's part of the reason why they say to give fish a lot of room.

[Trinity]

I never knew keeping fish could be so complicated!

[qbounce]

When I was about 4 years old I had 2 goldfish.
One day I noticed the tank was getting a lot of film on the glass, so I decided to clean it with dish soap.

Later than evening, both fish were floating on top!

This is the extent of my knowledge regarding your problem . . . . always remove the fish while cleaning the tank.

[Tatiana]

Hi guys, fish ownership is very complicated.....

We have 3 current survivors but i am not confident that they will last with us...though i am trying everything possible to keep them well.

Two of the three fish look very hardy, not asthetically pleasing to the eye, so i think they will be ok..the other is very pretty and round like a blowfish but she isnt a blowfish and she just flutters her way around the tank :-/ as advised we have put some bladder rite in the water.

fingers crossed i can keep these alive

[Boudica]

we will see Tatiana, we will see.....

[qbounce]

Tatiana, on 27 July 2011 - 08:33 AM, said:

Hi guys, fish ownership is very complicated.....

Two of the three fish look very hardy, not asthetically pleasing to the eye, so i think they will be ok..the other is very pretty and round like a blowfish but she isnt a blowfish and she just flutters her way around the tank :-/ as advised we have put some bladder rite in the water.

What EXACTLY do you mean by HARDY?!
You see, most fish don't look asthetically pleasing to the eye, imo, unless fried or grilled with a little olive oil, salt and pepper.

[Tatiana]

qbounce, two of the fish..my sister said are 'hardy' fish because they will be ok in a pond. They arent very pretty fish...suppose not fair to say that pretty fish arent tough or the plain ones are hardy...thats a very judgemental opinion of me lol


...but the prettier one...according to Boudica wouldnt cope in a pond as its a bit delicate :-)

oooh...cant think about my fish being edible....:-0 cruel qbounce

[Boudica]

whats that Tatiana? thought you like to have a battered fish every now and then, the prettier one would make a nice starter dont you think?

It would get eaten in my pond!