I Give Up.

[AnimalHouse36]

I give up on fish keeping. Yesterday, the cory I bought 2 weeks ago died. Today, my gourami is laying on the bottom of the tank and not moving.

So out of 7 fish, 3, soon to be 4 have died. I don't understand. The two mollies I first got are thriving. And at the moment so is my albino. I can't handle this. I won't be buying ANY fish. I just hate it.

 

[Flame Heart]

I'm sad to hear that but there may be a reason, in the size of tank or the condition of the water.

 

[Fishy friend2]

im so sorry but maybe it could be for a number of reasons that your fish have died the size compatibility ammonia poisoning you cant give up just yet though, keep on trying

 

[Dieses Madchen]

What is the size of the tank and the water parameters? Did you cycle your tank? Did you dechlorinate the water? If you did not cycle the tank, your fish may be dying from ammonia toxicity.

 

[ron4sum1]

Sorry for your loss, but you should've researched first before fish keeping. Newbies tend to do a lot of mistakes, and it's these mistakes that help us understand more. Resilience

As soon as you learn a little bit more about fishkeeping, the satisfaction is unmeasurable. So many reasons I can tell you why to pursue fishkeeping, but the list would be endless !

Study a bit and you'll get there !

Think about this: If you had researched a bit, it would save you more money in the long run since your fish would thrive longer. Fish are expensive and medicines are worse.

I hope you get back to this hobby

 

[polarisrider44]

sounds to be a PH problem.

 

[AnimalHouse36]

Well here's the story,
Beginning of June I was given a goldfish in a tiny tiny bowl. I'd been thinking about fishkeeping for awhile and knew the tank needed to be cycled ect. I thought that putting the fish straight into a big tank would be worth the risk. I purchased a 10 gallon tank with a filter. He survived for good month and one day I walked in to find him dead 2 feet from the tank. I'd had no idea they could jump so far.

So I decided that I might as well get fish since I had the tank. I got a heater, and looked and looked online for the best fish. I settled on 3 mollies. 1 molly died right away and the other 2 are still thriving.

2 weeks ago I got 2 cories, 1 more molly, and a dwarf gourami. Yesterday the bronze cory died in a similar way to the way the gourami died today.

I do 10% water changes each week using a gravel vac, never change the filter and use a dechlorinator.
I've decided to stop using tap water and am now going to use gallons of water. If these fish survive another few months I'll try my hand at a few more cories. I'm just so upset.

 

[AnimalHouse36]

Wait, on my albino cory I just now noticed a black spot under his skin. I've never seen it before. Could this be a parasite?

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Sounds to me that your tank is not cycled. Get a test kit and check your ammonia levels. You are pretty much doing a fish-in cycle and it doesnt sound like you are changing the water enough to rid it of ammonia. We need to know your ammonia level, nitrite, nitrate etc. If you don't have a test kit, see if your LFS can check the water for you.

 

[Clarousel]

I agree with Dieses Madchen.

I didn't know anything about cycling tanks when I got my first one about 2 months ago and that's what I ended up with - fish dying everyday. I was really upset but I decided to persevere and save the rest. Don't give up! Doing lot of water changes now onwards would really help you out. Also like what Dieses Madchen said, test your water. It will help loads too.

 

[Dieses Madchen]

I agree with Dieses Madchen.

I didn't know anything about cycling tanks when I got my first one about 2 months ago and that's what I ended up with - fish dying everyday. I was really upset but I decided to persevere and save the rest. Don't give up! Doing lot of water changes now onwards would really help you out. Also like what Dieses Madchen said, test your water. It will help loads too.

I think we all made that mistake. I didn't realize when I started that there was this much to keeping fish. I now realize that it is harder to maintain the fish than it is my cats!

Don't give up, Animalhouse. Once you get your tank right, you will love having those little fish as they are so relaxing and sometimes extremely entertaining to watch. Heck, you may even find yourself iwth more than one tank lol ( I say this because I started with 1 ten gallon tank, now I have the 10gallon, a 40 gallon, and 3 betta tanks) Just keep us posted and we will advise you as much as we can to help you out and get you going on the right track!

 

[Caprichoso]

Increase your water changes to 50% each week. Anytime something goes wrong in the tank, the first thing you should do is test the water and then do a large water change. Gravel vac each week. Test your water for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH. Post your results. We can help you once we know all the details of your tank and help you move forward so that you can be successful. Don't give up, keeping fish is very rewarding but you have to do the research and do weekly maintenance in order to have success.

Good luck

 

[Dieses Madchen]

Increase your water changes to 50% each week. Anytime something goes wrong in the tank, the first thing you should do is test the water and then do a large water change. Gravel vac each week. Test your water for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH. Post your results. We can help you once we know all the details of your tank and help you move forward so that you can be successful. Don't give up, keeping fish is very rewarding but you have to do the research and do weekly maintenance in order to have success.

Good luck

+1

 

[Neomeris]

You can't give up. Do you have a water test kit? If not, go buy one. Do a water test, and then look at the results. Is the ammonia too high? What about the nitrate? Do you have at least one live plant? If not, look into getting some. If you have a friend living near by who keeps freshwater fish, borrow some water from him or her and add it too your tank (yes, I know this is risky because possible infection, but it's less risky than giving up) do your research. It will take some time, and it will take some work, but if people gave up when things were hard we would still be cave-people sitting in a cave wondering if fire is magic.

You are sad about your fish, and that shows you care about them. Caring is the first step to success.

Neomeris

 

[colleen0309]

You can't give up. Do you have a water test kit? If not, go buy one. Do a water test, and then look at the results. Is the ammonia too high? What about the nitrate? Do you have at least one live plant? If not, look into getting some. If you have a friend living near by who keeps freshwater fish, borrow some water from him or her and add it too your tank (yes, I know this is risky because possible infection, but it's less risky than giving up) do your research. It will take some time, and it will take some work, but if people gave up when things were hard we would still be cave-people sitting in a cave wondering if fire is magic.

You are sad about your fish, and that shows you care about them. Caring is the first step to success.

Neomeris

Better than using someone's tank water, if you have a friend with an established tank, you can get some mature filter media to put in your filter. That will help loads!