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i did test the water ...... same temp, the old tank water has been syphoned on the garden, so theres only half a small tank full left, cos there was only gonna be 2 fish in it till tomorrow night, mind you, they'll probably be ok, theres only 6 in there...... i might boil the water for em just in case, and stick em back in in a couple of days.
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You daft bat!!! You nearly killed me off there as well!!! I thought you meant your chicks. Do as the others say and stop scaring us like that. hope the survivors continue to survive though xxxMy girls found their way into my heart and now they nest thereComment
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was only after kirsty said ..... i realised ........and i cant change the title
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Oh...poor wee fish...but THANK GOODNESS it's not the chicks, I don't think I could have coped with that!!!
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god i don't think i could either, anyway, have boiled their water, just in case, not that i'm paranoid or anythingOriginally posted by Bephlam View Post
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Put uncle snadge down as a chick pannicker as well.
Was wondering how the heck you'd killed chicks with tap water? then I thought you'd been feeding them fish!
Must have missed this one but.........what type of fish are they?
Whatever they are, I hope ones that are left are ok!
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Could have boiling the water got rid of the oxygen?Originally posted by lynda66 View Postgod i don't think i could either, anyway, have boiled their water, just in case, not that i'm paranoid or anythingThe river Trent is lovely, I know because I have walked on it for 18 years.
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Hi Lynda
Cripes had me worried too - if they are goldfish they would be fine in the pond as they are cold blooded, I would guess temperature shock.Comment
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Phew. Sorry to hear about your fish Lynda but like many others I thought it was your baby chicks. KK thought something terrible had happened when I said oooooh noooooo actually out loud.
I don't know anything about fish so I can't be any help just to say sorry. Good luck with the survivors. I'm sure it couldn't have been anything you have done - you are so caring and carefull with your "babies"A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)
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My Goodness Lynda!!!Look what you've done to us all!!...Obviously very sad to hear about your fish,but like others my first thought was your "baby" babies!!Sincerest well wishes to your remaining two!xthe fates lead him who will;him who won't they drag.
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BW i have only boiled the chicks water ....... just in case ...... i didn't boil the fish water, though i might before i put em back in the tank ........ and leave it a day or two
for info the baby goldfish and shubunkins were tiny when i took em out of the pond i think in about august, there were 25 (have since given a few away) ..... all different sizes, from different litters, normally any babies get eaten by the big fish, so i thought i'd save these ones, as i have a bigger pond to go in when it's warmer...... obviously that hasn't worked lol .......
the big fish are still in the pond ....i saw one swimming today
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oh and just so you know ......... the chicky babies are all fine, have posted some new pics today http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ics_25561.htmlComment
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Steve's pond was completely frozen over t'other day, not even the corner where the air stone is was open. Had a look today, and the corner has thawed, but the rest is about an inch thick with ice. Could still see fish moving about 5ft down at the bottom, albeit very slowly.
Love the chicky baby pics.Last edited by kirsty b; 09-01-2009, 12:11 AM.Kirsty b xx
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Here's another heart attack candidate....
Mebbe you could ask PW/Seahorse/Zazen to change the thread title?!
As for your poor fishies, I can only imagine it having something to do with the freezing weather we've had causing a concentration of something they didn't like in the tap water. It doesn't sound like you could have introduced anything else not using cleaning products etc. And if the water was definitely room temp, that rules that out. No food change or anything like that?
I'd carry on boiling the chicky water too for a few days til we get the proper thaw at the weekend. I know your drinks mostly consist of boiled water anyway
If you can be @rsed, you could ring the water people tomorrow and ask for today's quality report (or something like that) which they have to record and should show any peaks?Comment
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