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why is it that when you get goldfish from a store, they die within a day2007-11-24 23:43:20

I have gotten many goldfish, over a course of time, and they all die within a day. I take care of them and all that crap, but they always die. why?

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Looks like several people have touched the key points. Overfeeding, overcrowding, untreated water would be my best guess without actually seeing the tank or testing the water. It is a bit hard to tell without knowing how many fish, what size tank, and something about water quality and feeding habits.

You'll usually hear something like one inch of fish per gallon; in my experience goldfish are a little 'dirtier' and produce more waste products. I'd bump them to 1 inch of goldfish per two or three gallons of water depending on your filtration and how diligent about water changes you are. Keep in mind you will have to increase the tank size, or reduce the number of fish, as they grow.

In addition to the good advice other posters gave I would also add that you do not use a bucket that you use to clean the house to add water - something with a residue of a strong household chemical in it can wipe out a tank. Also do not use glass cleaner on the tank directly, and never to clean the inside of the tank. Ammonia is extremely toxic to fish and something like a window cleaner with concentrated ammonia could easily poision the tank if a little spray got in there. You'd be surprised how often people start spraying cleaners on the hood and glass, or bug spray and air freshners around the tank and sicken or kill their fish.

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YOU CANT KEEP GOLDFISH IN YOUR TOILET.

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Some fish are just too stressed from the move from where they are bred to the store then from the store to your house. But for many of the fish to die then you must be doing something wrong. Do you have a tank of at least 10 gallons for each goldfish? Proper filtration? Is it cycled before you put it in? Do you use something to remove the chlorine and other bad stuff from the tap? Are you getting him used to the tank water before adding him?

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well first you have to have the knowledge of the hobby of fish keeping such as do your research on the fish you have making sure that the water is at the right temparature, the tank is big enough, what tank mates they can have ,adding dechlorinator. I can go on. also knowing how to and when your tank is completly cycled etc. Secondly the fish could be sick before you bought them from the store or they can be stressed from the move there are many reasons.

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you're not supposed to put them directly in tap water