Hi all this is my first post, im pretty new to fish keeping although i did breed some killifish when i was younger.
I just set up my old 10 gallon tank three days ago with an airpump and bought a goldfish and some "quickstart" de-chlorinator. The goldfish was doing well in the setup and me being the impatient person i am went out and bought it three friends last night. Unfortunately not having done my research before heading to petco i just bought the fish i though looked cool, an angelfish, baloon molly, and a cory. I also bought a heater. The fish seemed to be doing fine last night except for the molly which was swimming around erratically. When i woke up in the morning the water was slightly cloudy so I changed out about 10% and went to class.
This afternoon i get back and my molly was in its death throes, it was dead before i could even change the water again. I believe it died because my tank wasn't properly cycled and the water became too toxic for the weak molly.
Where im at right now ~ the water is still cloudy but the other fish seem to be doing fine for now. I know after doing some research today that goldfish and tropical fish dont go together well although my goldfish has handled the heater well. Im worried about which fish could die next, since i heard angel fish are difficult to take care of thats who i think the next goner will be.
Sooo in my time of need im asking you knowledgeable fish people for any suggestions on how to help my fish hang in there until the tank is properly cycled and my filter arrives (other then partially changing the water out) pic attached of tank
I just set up my old 10 gallon tank three days ago with an airpump and bought a goldfish and some "quickstart" de-chlorinator. The goldfish was doing well in the setup and me being the impatient person i am went out and bought it three friends last night. Unfortunately not having done my research before heading to petco i just bought the fish i though looked cool, an angelfish, baloon molly, and a cory. I also bought a heater. The fish seemed to be doing fine last night except for the molly which was swimming around erratically. When i woke up in the morning the water was slightly cloudy so I changed out about 10% and went to class.
This afternoon i get back and my molly was in its death throes, it was dead before i could even change the water again. I believe it died because my tank wasn't properly cycled and the water became too toxic for the weak molly.
Where im at right now ~ the water is still cloudy but the other fish seem to be doing fine for now. I know after doing some research today that goldfish and tropical fish dont go together well although my goldfish has handled the heater well. Im worried about which fish could die next, since i heard angel fish are difficult to take care of thats who i think the next goner will be.
Sooo in my time of need im asking you knowledgeable fish people for any suggestions on how to help my fish hang in there until the tank is properly cycled and my filter arrives (other then partially changing the water out) pic attached of tank