michaelb_123
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Hellooooo everybody, dad has a slight problem with the fishkeeping hobby idea . They keep dying - not all of them but a few every now and then. It is very anoyying as i do love fish and don't really like them looking furry on a spoon being chucked away.
He has a 3 gallon tank - if you look in the argos catalogue it is the hexagonal one that i think is a coldwater but he's put a heater in his.
He currently has some barbs and neon tetras. These are normally quite hardy if i am not mistaken and he hasn't done much wrong to my knowledge.
We unfortunately only have a nitrIte kit at mo and that is showin fine, nice yellow colour instead of the red. . . Going tomorrow to get other testing kits - i.e. nitrate, ammonia, etc. .
Anyone have an idea why they are dying? he doesnt overfeed and does water changes when he's meant to.
I will answer any questions you throw at me - feel free to criticise the fact he HAD ten fish in his 3 gallon - 5 cherry barbs and 5 neons. HE now has 2 barbs and 4 neons - i feel like he should go to a cell for animal cruelty
Please help! i don't like fish dying - eeeevil!
Thanks for the help, Enthusuast
p.s. me goldfish is doing great in its 30 gal so i'm not doin anythin wrong before you say it's me! lol
He has a 3 gallon tank - if you look in the argos catalogue it is the hexagonal one that i think is a coldwater but he's put a heater in his.
He currently has some barbs and neon tetras. These are normally quite hardy if i am not mistaken and he hasn't done much wrong to my knowledge.
We unfortunately only have a nitrIte kit at mo and that is showin fine, nice yellow colour instead of the red. . . Going tomorrow to get other testing kits - i.e. nitrate, ammonia, etc. .
Anyone have an idea why they are dying? he doesnt overfeed and does water changes when he's meant to.
I will answer any questions you throw at me - feel free to criticise the fact he HAD ten fish in his 3 gallon - 5 cherry barbs and 5 neons. HE now has 2 barbs and 4 neons - i feel like he should go to a cell for animal cruelty
Please help! i don't like fish dying - eeeevil!
Thanks for the help, Enthusuast
p.s. me goldfish is doing great in its 30 gal so i'm not doin anythin wrong before you say it's me! lol