kinobe
Aquarium Advice Newbie
Hello. This is my first post here, and it comes on a sad day, as my first ever fish died today . I have a 9 gallon tank, and I tried to keep a small goldfish in it, but I had problems with the cycling process, and (as seem unfortunately common, from the forums I looked at) I didn't really do enough research before diving in with my first fish. He succumbed to what I believe was ammonia poisoning. To make sure that he didn't die entirely in vain, this time I am going to try and do everything possible to make the tank successful. The research I have done has lead me to think that a nine gallon tank isn't really suitable for any goldfish, so I need to find a new type of fish (or, preferably, several small fish, as I would like to be able to see interaction between them - something I expected to be able to do with goldfish before I realised how much room they need) more suited to this small environment. The fish needs to be suitable for cold, fresh water, which I believe has fairly high alkalinity (I will get a testing kit soon, but the state of kettles, and the scum left in the bath makes me think it must be pretty high - defiantely above 7). Any ideas?
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