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Pet Forum / Aquaria / Goldfish / September 2004Prepping an old tank for new fish
A few months ago, all three of my friend's goldfish mysteriously died. Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few days of each other. My friend considers himself a very responsible pet owner and took it pretty hard, and gave up on fish. I now have his 10 gallon tank, complete with light, filter, heater, and other cool stuff. Since we don't know what killed the old fish, what sort of precautions do I need to take? Everything has been dry for the past few months, and I just finished cleaning everything off with scalding hot water and a new sponge. Is that enough? I also have various anti-fungal and anti-algae tablets that he threw in with the rest of the stuff. Is there something specific I should treat the water with (in addition to the chlorine remover)? I plan to set everything up and let it run for a few days to make sure everything is running smoothly. Once everything's up to snuff, Bob the Oranda will have a new home :) > A few months ago, all three of my friend's goldfish mysteriously died. > Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few days of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > everything is running smoothly. Once everything's up to snuff, Bob the > Oranda will have a new home :) You might want to clean it with some bleach and water (10%). Make sure it's plain bleach, not lemon scented. Also watch out for the sponges with fungicide/soap added. Rinse everything with water after the bleach bath and dechlorinate well. If Bob has a rubber duck or other ornament you might want to put it in the new tank while you wait for it to cycle. The idea is to give the ammonia/nitrate eating bacteria a head start in the new tank by transferring them from the old tank. the water wasnt all right. 10 gallons is too small for 3 goldfish. http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/care/care1.htm#essentials >> A few months ago, all three of my friend's goldfish mysteriously died. >> Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few days of >> each other. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. oh, no, they were in separate tanks. which is why it was really odd. > the water wasnt all right. 10 gallons is too small for 3 goldfish. > http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/care/care1.htm#essentials [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the > endorsements or recommendations I make. Poisons from the air? Spraying? Painting? in the area... New cleaning product in the bathroom/kitchen? New soap next to the sink? -D > oh, no, they were in separate tanks. > which is why it was really odd. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] >> >> died. Their water levels were ok, and they all went within a few >> >> days of each other.  Signature"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture, and, if it were possible, to speak a few reasonable words." - Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ..snip.. > > I plan to set everything up and let it run for a few days to make sure > > everything is running smoothly. Once everything's up to snuff, Bob the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > ammonia/nitrate eating bacteria a head start in the new tank by transferring > them from the old tank. Allright, thanks :) I stole one of Bob's plastic plants. He wasn't too happy about it, but hopefully it has enough biobugs to get things started in the new tank. Should I wait for the tank to finish cycling before moving Bob? He seems OK in his fishbowl (it has an undergravel filter, and he's very small) for now. |
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