Bad luck in my fish tank?

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After I get rid of the fish and snail, I'm going to give my tank a deep cleaning
My glass fish can't swim upright, and rests up-side-down frequently

If I go to the store with the dead body, I get a free new fish

..but my parents and sister are away at a tennis tournament cities over.
So like, should I freeze it?
Oh, god, this is so morbid lol
Oh, and I think my snail is dead, too.. it hasn't moved in forever and it has some algae coming from it's opening.. My dad said to flush it, but what if it's alive? I'm thinking of putting it in the pond outside.
Called the store, i can freeze it
How do I get rid of the snail?
Oh, god, sorry I didn't mean freeze the fish ALIVE.
I meant freeze it after it died.
 
You should research before you get fish. Fish have different water requirements,not all fish are compatible together,different eating requirements, etc. Sounds like they died due to bad water quality.

You should clean your tank, cycle it for a month before adding any new fish. If you get impatient and want to add fish before your tank is cycled then be sure to change out 25% of your water every 2-3 days until your water is cycled.

You need all in one test strips to ensure that your tank is at acceptable levels. Once your tank is fully cycled (nitrites,nitrates,ammonia at zero) then you need to just do 25% WEEKLY water changes for maintainence.
 
Or be honest, and show that you have some real class, and call the petstore, and explain what is going on. They should be able to either direct you to some meds for it, which is better than killing it, or will probably refund your money.
The snail is dead. go ahead and get rid of it.
 
freeze the fish
ugh its lyk sushi talk
lol

but freeze it
and before you go to the store
tell them it died
and it took time
and leave it in hot water
baggy
 
Swimming upside down?
Swim bladder disorder. Fast the tank for 2 days and if it is not better, feed thawed, peeled peas for a week strait. It should get better, if not, feed for longer.
Take the snail out, pull slightly on the trapdoor. It is normal for snails to stay in their shells for long periods of time, floating is also normal for some species. If it opens freely changes are your snail has passed on. If there is resistance and it it hard to open, then your snail is alive.
Good luck, freezing is not a good method, the clove oil method is if worse comes to worse. Add 10 drops of clove oil into aquarium water, put the fish in, add a few drops every few minutes until the fish die.


Edit: PLEASE don't kill the fish! These fish are caught from the wild and deserve the best care you can give them. Try what I said, it should work!
Please, don't euthanize yet, only use it as a last resort, swim bladder easily cured! Please, if you do choose to kill them if what I said does not work, do not freeze, yes that is humane for cold water fish, but torture for tropical fish! Use clove oil! It can be purchased from most drug stores.
 
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