Sooo I have a 30 gallon fish tank with 4 huge goldfish. In case anyone knows the difference between goldfish; 2 fantails named Mario and Luigi a black moor named Malcolm and a comet black moor mix named Tina the diva. On December 31st Mario the biggest of them all around 4 inches long passed. Luigi passed on the second and followed by Tina and Malcolm who just passed today on the third. I used to have a dog who I love very much. His name is Mandela. After I had to give Mandela to my best friend because the apartment I lived in ruled him too large, these fish served as my "pets". I spoiled them buying special food cutting up veggies that they enjoyed, even getting special rocks and plants for them to enjoy. I had them for a year and now they are all gone. I know they are just fish but I had them during a really rough year and I lived alone so... I guess they meant more to me than your typical fish.
What makes things worse is its my fault they're dead. I added water in their tank then added the water treatment like I always did. But this time the water had a bacteria that gave them ick. They slowly died off unable to use their dorsal fins that were slowly being eaten away by this deadly fish disease. I take full responsibility but I can't help but wonder how clean our drinking water is. That water was straight from the tap and even though it should have been treated before entering the tank, it was chlorine that is usually dangerous, not ick. Ick is usually spread from one newly introduced sick fish to the next... I'm not drinking the water here in Apex anymore. I miss my babies :( Yeah I said it my babies! May they rest in porcelain peace.
