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gmd59 · 09-10-2007, 09:22 AM

Hi All,
This is my first post here and am very new at keeping fish. Let me give a little background first....
My 4 kids came home with 4 common goldfish from a fair on the Fourth of July. I decided to try my hand at a real aquarium, as opposed to a simple Goldfish bowl. So I couldn't do a fishless cycle...and don't have any friends with established tanks.
I bought a 10 gallon tank, filter, gravel, fake plants etc from the lfs.
The tank cycled in about 6 weeks, and both ammonia and nitrite readings are steady at 0. I do 25% - 40% weekly water changes.
About 1 week ago the fish started dying off, I noticed white spots on the fins of one fish and figured it was Ich...so I treated with Non Ich (I think that's the name). It was recommended that I only use 5-6 drops per day for 3 days...about half of what the bottle suggests.
I bought another Goldfish from the lfs and that too has died.
I've since learned that a 10g tank is way too small for 4 Goldfish, but am wondering if the small tank is killing the fish, or the case of Ich that infested the tank.
I won't be adding any fish until I have gone several weeks without another fish dying.
Sorry for the long post, but any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Gregg

09-10-2007, 09:22 AM	#1
gmd59 Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5	Newbie having difficulties Hi All, This is my first post here and am very new at keeping fish. Let me give a little background first.... My 4 kids came home with 4 common goldfish from a fair on the Fourth of July. I decided to try my hand at a real aquarium, as opposed to a simple Goldfish bowl. So I couldn't do a fishless cycle...and don't have any friends with established tanks. I bought a 10 gallon tank, filter, gravel, fake plants etc from the lfs. The tank cycled in about 6 weeks, and both ammonia and nitrite readings are steady at 0. I do 25% - 40% weekly water changes. About 1 week ago the fish started dying off, I noticed white spots on the fins of one fish and figured it was Ich...so I treated with Non Ich (I think that's the name). It was recommended that I only use 5-6 drops per day for 3 days...about half of what the bottle suggests. I bought another Goldfish from the lfs and that too has died. I've since learned that a 10g tank is way too small for 4 Goldfish, but am wondering if the small tank is killing the fish, or the case of Ich that infested the tank. I won't be adding any fish until I have gone several weeks without another fish dying. Sorry for the long post, but any help would be appreciated. Thanks. Gregg