Nitrite 11 PPM??? Yeah, that'll do it.
It's fairly obvious the tank wasn't cycled. I suggest hopping down to the Freshwater Newbie Forum and checking out a great thread near the top called: Sticky: Cycle. It explains the process by which aquaria gain nitrifying bacteria in order to sustain fish by eliminating their waste, otherwise known as cycling. It's a very good read and after you understand that, you'll find fishkeeping becomes quite a bit easier.
It's fairly obvious the tank wasn't cycled. I suggest hopping down to the Freshwater Newbie Forum and checking out a great thread near the top called: Sticky: Cycle. It explains the process by which aquaria gain nitrifying bacteria in order to sustain fish by eliminating their waste, otherwise known as cycling. It's a very good read and after you understand that, you'll find fishkeeping becomes quite a bit easier.
i just needed to see the aquarium ,,,sorry bout the problems i can be a little quick sometimes but cycle yea i know cycle its as bike! nah j/k i got my 25 gal up and running for a year and yes i did cycle ,,all levels are within normal paramters and i got a bio wheel that makes cycling a new bio wheel compatible settup easy ...thank for all your help (i feel bad about those poor damaged goldfish) i feel like a mad scientist with his lab rats,..........
