Hey guys and gals I've been gone for a long time and my tank is showing it, lol. Anyways I have today off of work and decided after some Christmas $$ that I got I should treat my tank to an update...I had it setup quite nicely then we went on vacation and somehow it didn't fare well (I don't know...I think the guy fed them too much) so I sort of let it go to the crapper since then (about 7 months ago).
Then I got a desperate call from a friend saying that his mom had a tank with some goldfish in them that he wondered if I could take off of her hands and I was like sure...no biggie they'll probably die soon enough...they are just goldfish and my current tank is a 30gal tall so there is plenty of room...
Well I was a bit shocked to say the least when I got there because she had about 6 BIG goldfish (5"-6" bodies) in a tank that was probably 3 gallons...
Ok, so I took them anyway because I felt bad for them and I put them in my tank...now I've realized how messy these guys are...I can't keep the water clean, algae is growing like mad (probaly not related) and the tank is a mess...no more live plants because of how messy they are so now I want to get rid of them...the lfs said they would take fish back and pay a little (I'm not worried about the money but I just want them out of here...I'm tired of them and they won't die!)
I had a 10gal tank when I started years ago with a bunch of zebra danios in it and I loved them...they were active and looked great (unlike these fat suckers that sit there) so I was thinking about starting over with some live plants and something small like them.
What do you all think? Is it wrong for me to give these fish back to the pet shop?
I did it to be nice but now I don't even enjoy the tank because of them...
-Avery
Then I got a desperate call from a friend saying that his mom had a tank with some goldfish in them that he wondered if I could take off of her hands and I was like sure...no biggie they'll probably die soon enough...they are just goldfish and my current tank is a 30gal tall so there is plenty of room...
Well I was a bit shocked to say the least when I got there because she had about 6 BIG goldfish (5"-6" bodies) in a tank that was probably 3 gallons...
Ok, so I took them anyway because I felt bad for them and I put them in my tank...now I've realized how messy these guys are...I can't keep the water clean, algae is growing like mad (probaly not related) and the tank is a mess...no more live plants because of how messy they are so now I want to get rid of them...the lfs said they would take fish back and pay a little (I'm not worried about the money but I just want them out of here...I'm tired of them and they won't die!)
I had a 10gal tank when I started years ago with a bunch of zebra danios in it and I loved them...they were active and looked great (unlike these fat suckers that sit there) so I was thinking about starting over with some live plants and something small like them.
What do you all think? Is it wrong for me to give these fish back to the pet shop?
I did it to be nice but now I don't even enjoy the tank because of them...
-Avery
As they don't occupy the same level, you should be fine.