My mum has gone on holiday for 2 weeks leaving me in charge of the house She asked for me to do only two things: Water the plants Feed the fish Come home from work and the fish is dead! I don't know what to do! I only fed it this morning. Its upside down floating around. HELP!
Fish tyke or Fish ie more than one .if one it's perhaps come to an end if more you may have poisoned them due to over feeding or the heater or filter have packed up . Either way scoop them out and flush them away get some advice off the local shop and replace ( once system) has been checked and then front it up .
Is there any other fish in there? If there is get it out ASAP as it can kill the other fish floating there, take a sample of water to somewhere like pets at home and they can test the PH levels etc make sure all is ok and give you stuff to correct the levels. At the end of the day these things happen and Im sure your mum will understand
Shít happens so bin it and tell your mum when she gets home. Have your suitcase by your side when you tell her though, it'll either make her forget the fish, or you won't have to pack in a rush
Just coz a fish is floating upside down, doesn't mean its dead... its quite common for swim-bladder infections to cause this, and they are easily treated: How to Fix Swimbladder Disease in Goldfish: 6 Steps