What should i do with these fish?

Question

well i noticed today that my dad's fish tank pump thingy wasn't working and that there were only 5 fish left out of 15. i grabbed those five that lived and put them in a big bucket and i keep putting and taking out water to make sure that they don't like poison themselves, but i can't do that for 4 more hours until dad gets home. and apparently the fish have been dead for a while because some of them barely have anything other than bones. and so the other fish have been eating off them rather than eating the fish food.

*is this going to hurt them since they ate the other fish?

*what should i do about the water, and changing out the water?

*how long can they last without me changing the water?

*they aren't eating, apparently they are full from the other fish, how long before they should become hungry again?

*should they live long enough for my dad to clean the fish tank, put in the new filter/pump thingy, and fill the fish take back up? (about 6 hours from now)

Answer 1

1. I think the fish in the bucket will be fine until your Dad gets home. You do not need to keep changing the water...and btw do you have chlorinated tap water? You must add a water conditioner to chlorinated tap water before adding it to a fish tank/bucket or you will kill the fish. Add some now to the water if this is the situation for you.

2. I would avoid feeding them until your Dad gets the tank set up again. They are probably too stressed to eat now anyway.

3. The fact that so many fish died at one time is not the fault of the pump. I have 2 well stocked tanks at home and it's pretty common for electrical outages to occur in my area...sometimes for 12 hours or so. I've NEVER lost any fish after this happened. I think your Dad's tank was either overstocked with fish or excessively dirty...both conditions will lead to acidification and a rapid loss of oxygen from the water due to the oxygen needs and waste products of both fish and bacteria.

Answer 2

flush them down the toliet.

Answer 3

ok heres what you should do change and clean the fish tank.

also fish can live up tp 3 hours with out air but i wouldnt sugest keeping them out of the thank with a filter for more them an hour.

you should feed the fish tommarow.

also u should just give the fish to me!!!!

Answer 4

Do you have a Dog??????

Answer 5

flush em!