vinnicotra
Aquarium Advice Newbie
OK.. so I am very new to the hobby. It all started on Friday when I won a goldfish at a fair. I came home and put it in a bowl with small rocks/ large pebbles. It didn't look too good and probably didn't stand a chance. On Saturday, i bought a used 7gallon tank with light and filter. I bought a new activated carbon cartridge and some tap water neutralizer. I cleaned the new tank out with a small amount of dish soap(which was prob a bad idea?) and then rinsed it out really really well. I then rinsed off the rocks from the bowl and put them in the new tank along with water from a brita filter and a few drops of the water chlorine neutralizer. i put the goldfish in a bag and put it in the new tank to acclimate.
In both tanks he just stayed at the bottom and he had white dots all over him so I got API super ich cure, removed the activated carbon filter cartridge and put 5 mL in today...
needless to say the goldfish is dead now. He is still in the tank. Now I want to move on and get smaller tropical fish.
What is my best bet? should i let it cycle now or should i start from scratch?
should i finish the ich treatment by adding another 5mL in 2 days?
i have a small aquatic plant in the tank as well.
I know i messed up but I am willing to learn and am extremely new to the hobby.
In both tanks he just stayed at the bottom and he had white dots all over him so I got API super ich cure, removed the activated carbon filter cartridge and put 5 mL in today...
needless to say the goldfish is dead now. He is still in the tank. Now I want to move on and get smaller tropical fish.
What is my best bet? should i let it cycle now or should i start from scratch?
should i finish the ich treatment by adding another 5mL in 2 days?
i have a small aquatic plant in the tank as well.
I know i messed up but I am willing to learn and am extremely new to the hobby.