HELP! WAY over-fed.

[FishSitter]

Hah! I know, when I was at the pet store, the guy was stressing out. He was saying "You need a fish tank! The fish bowl can kill them!"
But they're not my fish
I'll pass that along to my friend, though, that she should get a real tank.

 

[FishSitter]

That smiley face was supposed to be a surprised face thingy, like this =o

 

[Kissyboots]

Hehe. YOU should get a tank. The hobby of keeping fish is VERY fun! It's addicting too...

 

[FishSitter]

Mayybbbee ;p
I might, actually!

 

[Kissyboots]

I didn't want fish until I wasn't allowed a cat.... I thought fish were pretty dumb and they were until I started breeding (or trying at least) the cories. It's really addicting. I started with a used 20g. Then I added the 5g cuz I had swordtail fry (now all dead) and recently got the 6.6g. Mom says that if I keep getting more, I'll have to take them to college with me. Haha, yeah right, or I'll just come down every other week to clean. Yeah, give it a try, or at least hang out here a bit.

 

[crowfish]

all you can do is hope the fish survive over feeding fish is just something that can kill fish they dont know when to stop eating. you need to go to the pet store and find a gold fish that looks just like your freinds lol.

 

[Whiskers]

I'm so happy for you fishsitter. I've lost a lot of fish when I got started with my own tank. For you to be able to save your friends fish like you did, you should really consider getting yourself your own tank. I think you will do well. Of coures with these great people on this site you've got friends.*thumbsups

 

[brian1973]

Fishsitter...welcome to the tank.

Congrats on saving the goldfish, inform your friend that the usual recommendation on here is 20g for 1 goldfish and 10g for each additional..so 2goldfish need atleast 30g.

As Kissy said this hobby is very addictive. I thought it would be a bit cheaper than some of my other hobbies..i was wrong..lol

 

[d3sc3n7]

Come on now Brian..this hobby CAN be cheap..we just choose to not make it that way

 

[brian1973]

lol....my wife disagrees with.....shhhh...your going to blow my...we gotta have it excuse

 

[d3sc3n7]

Used 29 gallon tank set up: $50
Bag of play sand: $3
2 - 6 packs of fake walmart plants: $10
small stock of fish: $35 ($98 Total)

Having a happy aquarium at home: Priceless!

 

[crimsontsavo]

I just tell my husband they'll die without 'so and so'. Then give that sad face and kind of tear up.
Thats how I got him to agree to a larger tank. lol
Wouldn't want HIS platy to die because of over stocking now would we, haha.

 

[brian1973]

lol...see it works both ways...i use the same excuses with the wife