Lost my first fish today :(

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Ronmaggi wrote:

I would not even use the Aquasafe. Aerating the tap water for a while before adding to the fishtank should do, I don't even bother with that. All of my fish deaths have been plumbing related so far. Egg whites work for clearing the water up. You can use barley straw to control algae. If your ph is too low, add crushed seashells to a sock, and hang it in your sump. Again, avoid the aquarium chemicals. This is a closed system, which means it ends up in your food.

Well to tell you the truth, I'm not sure if these fish are going on the dinner table. These were more for learning and experimenting. Since I have never had fish before, I thought it would be better to start small, and learn the hard lessons now, versus learning them later and losing a whole system.

I've had a very limited budget and a very skeptical wife on this project. I'm hoping the fish I have will start breeding, and hopefully I will successfully raise the fry, and those will be headed for the dinner table.

Please keep all of the suggestions coming.

SuperVeg

I must be wrong then. Last time I read up on it it seemed it won't work. Some more web searching brings up conflicting opinions, with many saying it does work...

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Lost my first fish today :(

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