masons_mama
06-03-2008, 8:07 PM
Hi,
I just killed 3 fish I have had for 8 years!! I feel awful and need help in keeping a new fish alive. I also lost 1 more new guy. I figured I was pretty good with keeping my goldfish alive since I had for so long, but my new tank really threw things off. My fish were just feeder goldfish that managed to live with me for so long. My new tank is a 25 gal and I have recently moved so the water is well instead of city. The fish all started to look pretty bad (3 old fish and 2 newer goldfish) Some had white spots, some had red gills, one had stringy fins and all were sluggish. After a treatment of myracin and myracin 2 I changed the water and added coppersafe. My last old fish just died, now I have 1 newer fancy tail hanging on. I got a new filter with a biowheel and was given a packet of biospira to add to it. When I read the package it said it was for saltwater, but the guy who sold it to me read it. Was he just a dummy or is it safe to add to my freshwater tank? One of the ingredients is salt water. My ammonia and nitrates are high. Any other suggestions to save my last surviving fish?? Thanks!
I just killed 3 fish I have had for 8 years!! I feel awful and need help in keeping a new fish alive. I also lost 1 more new guy. I figured I was pretty good with keeping my goldfish alive since I had for so long, but my new tank really threw things off. My fish were just feeder goldfish that managed to live with me for so long. My new tank is a 25 gal and I have recently moved so the water is well instead of city. The fish all started to look pretty bad (3 old fish and 2 newer goldfish) Some had white spots, some had red gills, one had stringy fins and all were sluggish. After a treatment of myracin and myracin 2 I changed the water and added coppersafe. My last old fish just died, now I have 1 newer fancy tail hanging on. I got a new filter with a biowheel and was given a packet of biospira to add to it. When I read the package it said it was for saltwater, but the guy who sold it to me read it. Was he just a dummy or is it safe to add to my freshwater tank? One of the ingredients is salt water. My ammonia and nitrates are high. Any other suggestions to save my last surviving fish?? Thanks!