"Newbie Bill" wrote in message
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I'm still trying to get my still water kiddie pool going, but I cant keep
the fish alive. I have been using small rosey reds or feeder comets 2 or
3
of each. The comets frequently die over the first night. One of the
roseys
made it a week. Lethargy and hiding is the only symptom I have seen. The
water parameters are perfect but the fish sure arent.

## What *ARE* the parameters? I use these pools all the time and the fish
don't die. Too many at once and ammonia will become a problem as you know.
Maybe these fish were sick when you bought them... ???

I have a couple of
baby lilies, a handful of submerged plants, some floaters and a small
taro.
The only thing different than my thriving pond is no filter or pump, its
shaded and water temp is 12 degrees lower (76), it is not sunk yet, and
unknown plastic content.

## The pool plastic is safe. People allow small children to play in them.
Even newborn fish thrive in them.

I have been floating the new fish bags for about
30 minutes. I used it in the spring to hold plants while doing a PP
treatment (also treated it) and numerous tadpoles and several 'can barely
see them they're so small' fry were fine. It was in the sun then but
water
temps were probably similar because of the season. My two best guesses at
the problem are 1)toxic plastic, although it is the same blue plastic
variety you see all over and many report using successfully

## I don't believe the plastic is toxic. I've been using these blue and
green kiddy pools for years now.

and 2) no
algae=starving the fish. I have tried giving them a little flake food but
never seen them eating it. This was going to be my ultra low cost
temporary
fix for wanting more plants and no mosquitos. Any ideas?

## I believe this is a fish problem. They're either sick when you get them
or there needs to be some oxygenation in these pools. I have small cheap
power heads moving the water in them if there are more than a few fish.
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