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brooklynfish · 02-20-2008, 10:40 PM

About 8 months ago, when I was a newbe (?) (Still am one

), I decided to start a 10 gal. I bought everything I needed and had it all set up within 2 hours. I let the filter run for a wopping 3 hours. However, I become impatient and added my 2 beloved fantail goldfish, Mugo and Wiz

. Unfortunetly, both died in about a week.

In the next 4 months, I lost several more goldfish. If I had known what cycling was, I would not have lost so many fish. I'm prolly going to blasted for:

Keeping 2 goldfish That would grow huge in a ten gal.
Not cycling my tank.
Getting more fish when I should not have.

R.I.P...to the goldfish who died
for me

Good luck to all!

02-20-2008, 10:40 PM	#11 (permalink)
brooklynfish Medium Fish Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Where else? Posts: 459	About 8 months ago, when I was a newbe (?) (Still am one ), I decided to start a 10 gal. I bought everything I needed and had it all set up within 2 hours. I let the filter run for a wopping 3 hours. However, I become impatient and added my 2 beloved fantail goldfish, Mugo and Wiz . Unfortunetly, both died in about a week. In the next 4 months, I lost several more goldfish. If I had known what cycling was, I would not have lost so many fish. I'm prolly going to blasted for: Keeping 2 goldfish That would grow huge in a ten gal. Not cycling my tank. Getting more fish when I should not have. R.I.P...to the goldfish who died for me Good luck to all! __________________ 10gallon (Atlantis): 3 Cherry Barbs (Party of Three) 2 rams (Bonnie and Clyde) African Dwarf Frog (Prince) 2 Amano Shrimp 1 oto <-----Darn Birds! Aquapod 12 HQI: 70w 14,000k Metal Halide 2 maxi-jet 900s on a wavemaking timer 13.5 lbs of live rock 1 percula clownfish Last edited by brooklynfish; 02-21-2008 at 11:19 PM.