Goldfish help!

[Fbt123]

Hi guys,

yesterday i won a goldfish from this fair, i set up a temporary tank for it in my room. Basically i got out of bed to check on him and i find him on the floor, almosr dried out but with some moisture in his skin. I put him back in the tank and he began to breath and eventually start moving around a bit. The only problem is he kept on sinking but now hes floating at the top with his nose just out the water. Is swimbladder disease (i researched about fair fish diseases) possibly doing this? Thanks for helpping

[Mentat]

After a dry out period damage to swim bladder could be physical or maybe some bacteria has set in. Get some Melafix and treat fish for a week according to label directions. Also, get a top for that tank !

[Fbt123]

Cheers carlos tge gokdfish is way better now its swimming around ecerywhere! Ive got a lid as well lol

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[Fbt123]

Heres a pic of him scavenging for bubbles (he thinks bubbles are food XD)


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[deranged chipmunk]

After a dry out period damage to swim bladder could be physical or maybe some bacteria has set in. Get some Melafix and treat fish for a week according to label directions. Also, get a top for that tank !

And figure out what in the water chemistry caused him to jump in the first place.


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[Fbt123]

I think it was that there was too little oxygen in the water, niw that filter is installed the fish has got really energetic.

[deranged chipmunk]

There ya go. Fish normally need a reason to jump. In an aquarium, it's normally something wrong with the water. I once had a betta jump from one of my tanks (had a death and high ammonia). Luckily, there was a tank next to it he jumped into. Pure luck!!


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Fbt123]

Haha very lucky fish . As far as i can tell the ammonia levels arent that bad as ive removed all uneaten food and the fish isnt lethargic. I will also do a % 50 water change every day to reduce the build up of un wanted chemicals.

thanks for the help and ill keep you guys posted about how it goes with the goldfish. My mates one died today , but mine has improved LOADS since yesterday

[Fbt123]

Can i put any fish with the goldfish once ive got a bigger tank (Itll b plastic cant afford a massive glass tank lol) or is mixing species a no no?

[deranged chipmunk]

Goldfish are a true community fish. Just remember that they grow large and are vegetarians (no live plants, they eat them). They also are very proficient at creating waste (especially ammonia) so make sure you have a lot of bio media in your filter to increase the amount of bacteria.


Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela

[Fbt123]

what is bio media?

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[Mushrooms]

Biomedia filters will have a gravel like substance in it. They will come in different varieties, but mostly should be like little holey hydro balls almost. Might be worth ebaying/gumtree/preloved for a glass tank, over time to upgrade him. Cheap plastic tanks just aren't big enough for commet goldfish once they get going. And I have never owned one that "only grows to the size of the tank". I have a 12 year old fish I won at a school fete and he is 7 inches easy, and still growing. But they do like having fish friends!

[Boomsloth]

Common goldfish which is likely what you have requires tons of space and room to grow and keeping them in anything too small will stunt it's growth. My common goldfish got to over a foot. It was kept in 120 gallons for the first two years and now lives outside.


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[Fbt123]

I am aware that it needs a bigger tank, the one its in now is a temporary one. Hopefully i should be getting a 34 litre one soon and then a bigger one after that

[Fbt123]

Would this tank be ok for a few months?

[Fbt123]

The ruler is 15 cm long

[Fbt123]

Here he is in his new tank! I will upgrade it again because im getting a big glass tank fir christmas hooefully. Ill also buy more fake plants etc. but fir now this is what hes got

[limnologist]

His water looks dead, you should be careful in case there is an ammonia build up.

[Fbt123]

What does that mean? I do %50 water changes daily. I think it may have been my camera making it look 'dead' as it was dark in my room and my camera sucks lol

[Boomsloth]

The water looks fine and as long as you keep up with those water changes it should remain healthy. I'd say you have maybe 5 months before it gets too big depending on the temp you keep it and how much food is offered.


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