Sorry for the misleading title, but I accidentally pressed enter before I could change it. But anyway…….
Throwback to about a week ago. I had my water tested at my local store, and all signs looked good. I was excited to finally get a fish after my cycle, and I heard clownfish are good for beginners and are hardy, so I picked one out. I brought him home and was careful to acclimate him, but I think I made a mistake here. I ended up dumping all the water from the bag into my tank. Oops. I didn’t realize it until I saw signs of stress in my fish: hiding under rocks, not eating, etc. I performed a water change to decrease the amount of ammonia, as it spiked greatly. Then, today, as I got home from school, I found him dead. I am lost as to what to do now. I took him out, and buried him already. I want to figure out if he was a right fit for my 10g tank, or if he died from disease, and what to do next as far as cleaning the tank and getting more fish. Let me know what you guys think.
Throwback to about a week ago. I had my water tested at my local store, and all signs looked good. I was excited to finally get a fish after my cycle, and I heard clownfish are good for beginners and are hardy, so I picked one out. I brought him home and was careful to acclimate him, but I think I made a mistake here. I ended up dumping all the water from the bag into my tank. Oops. I didn’t realize it until I saw signs of stress in my fish: hiding under rocks, not eating, etc. I performed a water change to decrease the amount of ammonia, as it spiked greatly. Then, today, as I got home from school, I found him dead. I am lost as to what to do now. I took him out, and buried him already. I want to figure out if he was a right fit for my 10g tank, or if he died from disease, and what to do next as far as cleaning the tank and getting more fish. Let me know what you guys think.
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