I am so sad. [sniff] I killed my own fish. first two then one, yes that is possible. they died, lived, and died again. here is my story...
FF was sick already i think from the dirty tank. and so i thought i better change the water before its too late. so i had to put him (and the other fish) in a fresh pitcher of cold water from the tap in order to clean the tank. it been about 30 seconds before i decided to take a look at the fishies, they both were not moving and on their side!! I didn't know what had happened and was devastated. just then my mother goes, "Was the water too cold?" yup, of course it was, i pretty much frozed them alive!!! (and here i thought that the poop was killing them...no...its me!) Realizing what i had done to them, i refilled it with some warm water in hopes that they will miraculously come back to life. wishful thinking but i did it anyways. if it was too cold just reverse it right? not. i just ended up mad at myself for what a bad fish owner i was...just then my dad came in and told me one of them is alive!!!
like what the heck is going on???? I didn't know fishes have nine lives too? Pineapple was swimming as happily as can be, however, FF was still in a coma. far as anyone knows he was dead. but i continue to add warm water in hopes to revive him. minutes gone by without any sign of movement. he was floating and sinking and floating and sinking. just then we noticed his gills moving again ever so slightly....he's alive !!!!! he really really is ALIVE!. Yay. Another half an hour later, he seemed to have regain use of his mouth muscles, pushing out his lips out and even swimming abit (although without any real direction) when provoked. later i saw him grasping for air. i thought, he just needs some time...he probably got brain injuries....so i went for a shower. When i was done, he was no longer even breathing anymore! His gills stopped altogether and was floating like a piece of feather. he is really dead now and his lips were wide open.
I was going to give him the traditional "flush" to fish heaven, but i couldn't stand the sight of him in the bowl. so I got my dad to do it. I loved that little fish. he's so pretty......and I am sad. He was the reason why i even got into fish in the first place.
:(
FF was sick already i think from the dirty tank. and so i thought i better change the water before its too late. so i had to put him (and the other fish) in a fresh pitcher of cold water from the tap in order to clean the tank. it been about 30 seconds before i decided to take a look at the fishies, they both were not moving and on their side!! I didn't know what had happened and was devastated. just then my mother goes, "Was the water too cold?" yup, of course it was, i pretty much frozed them alive!!! (and here i thought that the poop was killing them...no...its me!) Realizing what i had done to them, i refilled it with some warm water in hopes that they will miraculously come back to life. wishful thinking but i did it anyways. if it was too cold just reverse it right? not. i just ended up mad at myself for what a bad fish owner i was...just then my dad came in and told me one of them is alive!!!
like what the heck is going on???? I didn't know fishes have nine lives too? Pineapple was swimming as happily as can be, however, FF was still in a coma. far as anyone knows he was dead. but i continue to add warm water in hopes to revive him. minutes gone by without any sign of movement. he was floating and sinking and floating and sinking. just then we noticed his gills moving again ever so slightly....he's alive !!!!! he really really is ALIVE!. Yay. Another half an hour later, he seemed to have regain use of his mouth muscles, pushing out his lips out and even swimming abit (although without any real direction) when provoked. later i saw him grasping for air. i thought, he just needs some time...he probably got brain injuries....so i went for a shower. When i was done, he was no longer even breathing anymore! His gills stopped altogether and was floating like a piece of feather. he is really dead now and his lips were wide open.
I was going to give him the traditional "flush" to fish heaven, but i couldn't stand the sight of him in the bowl. so I got my dad to do it. I loved that little fish. he's so pretty......and I am sad. He was the reason why i even got into fish in the first place.
:(
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ps. i know other fishes have died. but he was my favourite....sigh.
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