Help dying goldfish

[laura2201]

My sister has had several gold fish in last few weeks all die within 48 hours. She has cleaned the tank used tap safe and left it for 3 days as it says(last time longer)

 

let the fish climatise in the bag they come in and still they die everytime

 

can anyone help?

 

they are for my 2 year old neice who doesnt understand why the keep hinding for her haha

[smithy266]

have you tried buying the fish from another supplier?

[laura2201]

yeah 2 have been from same place and others from different stores. the last time we she went she went through everything with the guy at pets at home and he said there is no reason they wont live. But they dont we cant think of any reason why they dont

[smithy266]

any chance of traces of cleaning chemicals being left in the tank before filling?

[laura2201]

i guess its a possibilty for the latest ones but not for the first.

 

what should you clean them out with?

[smithy266]

I think we used to use just a scouring pad. We had snails who kept the glass clean!

[laura2201]

im sure she only used hot water tbh and a cloth

[WallBuilder]

You're not over feeding them are you? An overfed goldfish will appear to be dead, lying motionless and floating on their side but left to their own devices they come around of their own accord, just a thought and my info comes off an old episode of QI

[laura2201]

she thought she might have over fed the first one but when she got the others she was really careful the pet shop told her to remove any left over food after 5 minutes and only do a tiny bit which she did.

 

they were not alive long enough to starve either its a bit of a mystery

[Mr Gobby]

I bought two from a pet shop in Firth Park about ten years ago, their both going strong and show no signs of doing the backstroke