coldwater fish help!

[petecraig1]

i wanted to clean my fishtank so i did. i took the fish out of the tank and put them in some water i took from the tank. but i cleaned everything and i flushed the water :( i have been reading this is very bad for me to do. so now i have a little bowl of water with my 4 fish in and a clean tank. if i out the fish in they will die so what do i do now? will my fish die in the bowl with no oxygen. i have put purifier in the water so will i have to wait 5 days again before putting the fish back in. i really dont want my fish to die so help would be appreciated

[POS_miniracer]

I'm not sure what purifier you use or why you'd have to wait five days?
If it's water purifier for use in fish tanks and is fish safe you should be able to put the fish right back into your tank.

What size is the tank?
How long had it been up and running before you did this?
Did you clean the filter as well? If so what type of filter and what did you do to clean it?

[malakye]

Why do you have to wait 5 days? Tom has asked all the other questions we need answered in order to help you.