im so sad and angry.
(pic is him before anything happened)
i bought a 10 gallon starter tank from petsmart. if you’re unfamiliar, in this kit, theres a heater, a thermometer, a vial for free water testing, and a filter. said filter has 4 parts. mine didnt come with part #2. (second slide)
me being a beginner, i thought this part was already in the filter, because there was something screwed into where its supposed to go and i couldnt get it out. unfortunately i was extremely wrong.
a couple hours ago i went to look for my fish, i always make sure hes okay before i turn his light off for the night. i couldn’t find him and i started panicking. i took out all the decorations, i checked under the sand, i took out the filter and looked in there and i couldn’t find him. i thought he jumped out or my cats got him. then i realized that he could be in the filter. i take it apart in a panic, the gross filtered water and sponge infects the tank again, and i find him deceased in the tube portion.
i now have a deceased fish (that ive only had for maybe a week) and a cloudy, empty tank
im posting this so other beginners make sure their fish is safe. i dont want this happening again!!!!!!
https://www.reddit.com/gallery/1shjp16
Posted by sparklbunni
3 Comments
why not put a photo of him after it happened??
God this is traumatizing .. I recommend a sponge filter , if you ever decide to get another 🙂
Mine swims toward it and lets the bubbles push him around
This filter is just like my old hang on the back that I had with my betta
The same thing happened to me. I’m so sorry for your loss.