You're absolutely right. However, it's hard not to take the loss of
each fish as a personal failure. :-)

Since I am a dedicated gardener, I tend to look at the aquarium
situation in terms of absolutes: get the "recipe" right, and everything
should thrive. It does that with plants, after all! But, that doesn't
necessarily follow, in logical terms, for the freshwater aquarium
scene.

Thanks for the verification. I was hoping that the fish loss wasn't
due to something that (1) I did or (2) failed to do . . .

- Lisa in Central Coast LA