CandyHouze
Aquarium Advice Apprentice
Sometimes my tank gets so dirty I have to take my goldfish out to replace most of the water.
Up until two days ago I thought it was fine to put the fish in our largest cooking pot with water from their own tank while the water gets to a safe temperature. Last time I did this, however, I found one of my goldfish just exhausted after a few hours in the pot (I've left them in for a long time before and there's never been a problem @_@). I seriously thought he was going to die, frozen in a bent position with nothing but his fins moving and letting the current bump him around once I put him back in the tank.
He's totally fine now, as if nothing happened, but it scared the heck out of me and I realized I need to change my ways. What do I do with the fish when I clean the tank?
Up until two days ago I thought it was fine to put the fish in our largest cooking pot with water from their own tank while the water gets to a safe temperature. Last time I did this, however, I found one of my goldfish just exhausted after a few hours in the pot (I've left them in for a long time before and there's never been a problem @_@). I seriously thought he was going to die, frozen in a bent position with nothing but his fins moving and letting the current bump him around once I put him back in the tank.
He's totally fine now, as if nothing happened, but it scared the heck out of me and I realized I need to change my ways. What do I do with the fish when I clean the tank?