URGENT!! TOO MANY FISH?

Question

I had to ten gallon tanks. in the first was 6 comets and the second 3 fantails 3 comets and a small lionhead. the first tank collapsed and broke into a million pieces. I saved the fish but my tank is WAY to cramped and my fish are getting annoyed and aggressive with eachother! the local pet stores wont take them and i don't have any money to spend on a tank right now. no friends have fish tanks and i only have a little 3 gallon that i save for when they get sick. i dont know what to do with them please please please help me.

Answer 1

In an emergency, you can use almost anything that's large enough and will hold water to provide temporary housing for your fish, PROVIDED that it is *clean*. There cannot be any soap or cleaner residue in them. If you have a bucket that you only use for cleaning your aquarium (as I do) you could use that temporarily.

As other posters have suggested, you could give them away, or trade them for a tank and/or gear. You could also be a bit clever and ask if any of your friends are interested in keeping some goldfish: tell them to buy the tank and kit, and you'll provide them with some fish :)

Answer 2

Do you have FreeCycle in your area? Try asking them.

Check out thrift stores.

If all else fails, try using regular bowls.

Ten-gallon tanks aren't that expensive. Have you tried Kmart or Walmart?  

Answer 3

I'd suggest your paper's classifieds (or craigs list).  You could look to buy a second hand fish tank, or you could offer to give some of your fish away.  Also, look at garage sales.  I picked up a 5 gallon tank and a 10 gallon tank once.  They both came with accessories and I hardly had to buy anything else for them.  Bottom line, you really need to get another tank or a much larger one.  Get creative and start asking around.  I once had a pleco algea eater that outgrew my 20 gal. tank and I was in desperate need to find a new home for him.  I just asked around and found out my mother-in-law's best friend had a 50 gallon tank and her algea eater just died and she needed a new one.  Worked out perfect.  Ask your friends, family, co-workers if anyone has a tank they'll sell you or would like to take some fish.  Perhaps you can trade--have someone give you a small used tank for some of your fish. Good luck.

Answer 4

If you keep them, you should probably separate them into separate buckets.  These fish would also do well if any of your friends have a garden pond.  (not a regular pond)