one day?!

Question
hey
i went to the CA state fair yesterday & i got 3 goldfish there was a big one a
medium one & a small one, i put the two smallest ones in one tank. So i went to
bed  & when i woke up the middle sized fish was dead & had what looked like
skin, how did that happen in one day?!

Answer
Hi Camara,
 Odds are they were pretty sick to begin with.  As a rule, NEVER get a fish at a flea market or a fair.  The odds of them surviving are close to zero.  In fact, I have strong feelings about such places even being allowed to distribute fish in the first place.  Where at the CA fair did you get them?

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