Let me know what steps I should add or remove in the future, please.
:-) Daniel Phillips

Well, if you want really good results, you match the pH of your barrel to
what they were in at the store.... or if they were in the bag longer than
one hour, you lower the pH in your barrel to about 7.0. Fish suffer not
only from temperature shock, but pH changes. Something fish stores rarely
clue their customers in about.

So right now they're suffering from a little transfer shock, if they
haven't died right away they'll come out of it. Don't feed for 1 week or
until you see them swimming freely. Feed them sparingly. I keep baby
goldfish in tubs that I have plant divides in and they live off the
mosquito eggs/larvae and whatever else falls in there. Do a test bucket of
water with no fish and you'll be surprised how many bugs drown themselves
in a day. ~ jan


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http://users.owt.com/jjspond/

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