Captain Jean-Luc Picard
July 16th 03, 07:21 PM
Did you put your goldfish in the tank with tropical fish? If so, that could
be your problem.
Goldfish have diffrent feeding and temperature requirements than tropical
fish. You should never mix goldfish in a tank with tropical fish.
"Alan Silver"
> wrote in
message ...
> Hello,
>
> I am a tropical fish keeper of many years' standing, and have a pretty
> good understanding of fish care.
>
> Some time ago I decided to get some goldfish. I used a 48"x12"x15" tank,
> running a Fluval 2 filter, with regular water changes. Our water is soft
> and neutral.
>
> Well, despite introducing the fish slowly and monitoring ammonia,
> nitrite and nitrate (which all went as expected), the fish only lived
> for a couple of months before dying. No obvious diseases, just went all
> floppy and died.
>
> We had about eight 2-3" fish, fairly ordinary comets. These were
> introduced slowly, not all at once, so I don't think it was the cycling
> that did it. Anyway, I monitored levels.
>
> I'm now thinking about trying again, but I can't help wondering where I
> went wrong. I know people who get goldfish at a fair, thrown them in a
> small bowl, over feed them, rarely change the water (and do 100% changes
> when they do) and the fish live for ages. I took great care to give them
> a good home and they died. The fish were good quality, from a reputable
> shop where I buy my tropicals.
>
> Any tips ? I know this is all very vague, but I can see what I did
> wrong. I assume that keeping cold water fish is similar to keeping
> tropical fish.
>
> I'm thinking of a 24" cube for a tank. Got a nice spot for one of those.
> How many fish would be comfortable in this ?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Alan Silver
>
be your problem.
Goldfish have diffrent feeding and temperature requirements than tropical
fish. You should never mix goldfish in a tank with tropical fish.
"Alan Silver"
> wrote in
message ...
> Hello,
>
> I am a tropical fish keeper of many years' standing, and have a pretty
> good understanding of fish care.
>
> Some time ago I decided to get some goldfish. I used a 48"x12"x15" tank,
> running a Fluval 2 filter, with regular water changes. Our water is soft
> and neutral.
>
> Well, despite introducing the fish slowly and monitoring ammonia,
> nitrite and nitrate (which all went as expected), the fish only lived
> for a couple of months before dying. No obvious diseases, just went all
> floppy and died.
>
> We had about eight 2-3" fish, fairly ordinary comets. These were
> introduced slowly, not all at once, so I don't think it was the cycling
> that did it. Anyway, I monitored levels.
>
> I'm now thinking about trying again, but I can't help wondering where I
> went wrong. I know people who get goldfish at a fair, thrown them in a
> small bowl, over feed them, rarely change the water (and do 100% changes
> when they do) and the fish live for ages. I took great care to give them
> a good home and they died. The fish were good quality, from a reputable
> shop where I buy my tropicals.
>
> Any tips ? I know this is all very vague, but I can see what I did
> wrong. I assume that keeping cold water fish is similar to keeping
> tropical fish.
>
> I'm thinking of a 24" cube for a tank. Got a nice spot for one of those.
> How many fish would be comfortable in this ?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Alan Silver
>