pammy172
Fish Crazy
I can appreciate that all the information a newbie could ever need is stored on this site but at the time I didn't even know this site existed. It was only when we 'googled' a question and it gave an answer from this site that I realised the wealth of information available. It is embarrassing that I could be so stupid. This has been a very painful experience (not to mention slightly expensive). But to respond to your point about the clown loaches and rainbow sharks being too big for this tank, the 3 shops I have been to all stated that they would be perfectly fine in a tank this size, both the staff and the posted signs on the tanks, so I am wondering why and how they can get away with this. With regard to the remaining survivors (some of which show no signs of ill health at all) is there any way I can try to save them? I joined this site primarily to see if there was someone that can give me immediate answers to the immediate problem, now I can start to read through the other pages and learn all I need to ever know and hopefully this will never happen again.
Don't beat yourself up - you're another victim of profits over welfare sadly. You've not been stupid - you've done what most people do - believed those you thought you could trust.
You've done the right thing now by finding this resource and asking the questions which is brave in itself. You're nowhere near the first to make these mistakes. We have all made (and are currently making) mistakes. What matters now is trying to put things right and give you the opportuntity to learn from all the info and support that is available.
Good luck!