"Koi-lo" wrote in message
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"Koi-lo" wrote in message
Don't give up!

Brevity snips.......

I seem to have a big emotional investment in keeping that little fish
alive.
We had to euthanize our nearly 15-year-old dog the day before
Thanksgiving,
and my mother has developed some serious health problems. I know in the
grand scheme of things, this is "only a goldfish," but if this fish dies
in
addition to these other things, I'll be really devastated.

I'm so sorry to hear about the death of your dog and your mother's ill
health. But do keep in mind that sometimes fish die no matter what we do.
And they sometimes die for no apparent reason we can see or find. I just
had a real cute orange and white telescope eye goldfish stop eating,
isolate
itself, then in less than 48 hours it died. This was in a well
established
55g tank. There were no parasites, fin rots or any evidence of injury or
disease.

I'm sorry to hear that.


There is no medication to treat that, if it is indeed swim-bladder
disease.
It looks like that shop will keep selling you meds and taking your
money.......

I tried feeding the fish the inside of a pea. He was trying to eat it, but
it's not clear if he succeeded or not.

The heater is now history.

I going to guess it was the same clueless person who sold you the meds
that
also sold you a heater for GF. Please do not ask the people who work in
these stores for information. You will do better asking HERE or searching
the web for information.

I agree. And on that note...After reading the goldfish book, my husband and
I have concluded that we need to set up a hospital tank. We don't want to
make any mistakes. We brought out the old 1-gallon aquarium (where the
little fish lived happily for the past year). All that year, my husband had
been using tap water. Now, I see from my reading that we weren't supposed
to be doing that but that if we let the tap water sit for 24 hours, the
chlorine will dissipate into the air. Is that correct? Or should I go to the
store and buy tablets to eliminate the chlorine? Or should I buy a Brita
water filter? Or should I use bottled water? I'm just thinking to myself
that the bottled water may have a different mineral balance... After the
water in the 1-gallon tank has been sitting for 24 hours, I will want to
transfer the fish back to the old tank. But I know better than to just dump
him in. How shall I do this? Shall I remove some of the (disgusting) water
from the new aquarium to go with him? Shall I put him in a plastic bag
filled with water and let him reacclimate to the temperature in the old
tank? (Both tanks are now at the same temperature actually - room
temperature). Shall I put gravel on the bottom of the 1-gallon tank? Shall I
put salt? (I know I'm not supposed to feed the fish for 4 days).

Please tell me how to do this. The fish is sitting in the corner of the
tank, more miserable than ever, but he is still alive.
Thank you again (everyone) for all your help.
Best regards,
---Cindy S.