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Goldfish - Aquariums - Please visit the wiki before posting

Please visit the wiki before posting

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 06:52 AM PDT

Many repeat questions can be answered by the wiki. It is solid advice. Nobody likes troubleshooting sick fish but we do it because we love goldfish. Chances are there is a problem with your water quality brought on by bad advice from the fish store; you are not changing enough water and your tank is too small. If everything was perfect well... you would still have problems because squeezing a carp sized fish into a cute little body is just problematic no matter how you slice it.

"Raising goldfish is easy. Ammonia kills them. Nitrite kills them. Nitrate kills them. That's it." -Some Guy on the Internet

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Mr chips is back to say hello. I just wanted to share his chubby cheeks. I love him so much. He has such a personality and is so friendly.

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:05 AM PDT

This is Picasso and Clint (Clint is the bronze one)

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:00 PM PDT

Franko the fry says Hi!

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:23 PM PDT

Feed meee! Imma try to eat the bubbles too!

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 06:52 AM PDT

What is this in my mom's goldfish tank?

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:33 PM PDT

I'm getting desperate here (swim bladder?)

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:55 PM PDT

I have a ranchu who's pretty much full sized. He's been the picture of health until about a month ago, when i found him head standing and thought he was dead.

Since that point in time, he's been unable to leave the bottom few inches of the tank unless he gets caught in a current and then he just tumbles thru the water.

When he's not exhausted from trying to swim, he eats well, and he harasses his girlfriend.

I posted about this before and had a single reply insisting it was hemorrhagic septicemia but except for the swimming issues, he looks like the picture of health. No swelling, no word spots, no discoloration, no signs of itchiness. No one else is showing any signs of anything abnormal.

I've fasted him. I've tried feeding him in laxative foods. I've tried an antibacterial. I've tried Epsom salt. I just ordered clove oil because at this point i can't imagine life is very good for him but i also (obviously) don't want to have to euthanize him.

My water parameters are

Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5 pH 8.2 Temp 70

I have two big canister filters running plus two sponge filters. I do a 40 to 50% water change every 4 days.

The tank is a bit overstocked but in a week or so, my two largest goldies are moving to another tank.

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Cloudy Water in Established Tank

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:39 PM PDT

I've got 3 fancy goldfish in 100G. In the past week the water has turned cloudy, even persisting through a water change. This tank is not new (been up and running with the goldfish for over a year) so I don't think it's a bacterial bloom like you see in new tanks. I've tested the water and nothing is wrong on that side of things luckily.

There's been no changes to anything in the tank. No new items or anything which would possibly cause discolouration. The tank has more than adequate filtration through a large canister filter. It has an air stone to provide enough air for them and the tank is under stocked so these things, combined with the water being tested and showing no issues, I can't work out what it could be.

Does anyone have any experience or ideas for what it might be and how to resolve it? The fish themselves are doing fine at this moment and don't appear to be acting unusual.

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Are my fish fighting?

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 05:12 PM PDT

First timer!

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 04:29 AM PDT

Saved this dude from meijer. He was the only fish in the tank that looked healthy. Can anyone tell what kind of goldfish it is?

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 06:58 AM PDT

Where's the real food?

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 07:43 PM PDT

Possible Injury? More in comments

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:58 AM PDT

What breed of goldfish did I buy? My pet store didnt have them named but they're cool so I bought a few.

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 10:50 AM PDT

Can someone explain to me we goldfish are considered "dirty fish"?

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 02:24 PM PDT

I commonly see on reddit and other forums that people refer to goldfish as "very dirty or messy" fish that produce a lot of ammonia and therefore require a a quite large tank. Can someone explain to me why this is the case? The way I see it, the only variable that effects how dirty a tank is is the amount of food that you provide for them.

So are most people feeding their goldfish more then they would tropical fish? It seems to me that a goldfish which is willing to eat from top water, the middle, and root around in the gravel would actually be cleaner than many other types of fish which don't do this. (Obviously the fact that goldfish grow quite large means that they need a large tank, but more often then not I hear people say they need larger tanks for being "dirty" rather than that they are large fish.)

So can someone explain to me if there is something I overlooked that makes goldfish more messy or produce more ammonia then other fish types?

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Ich?

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 11:44 AM PDT

Please help...anyone know why my goldfish is doing this occasionally? (Maybe twice a day) he is otherwise a very happy, active fish :( any advice appreciated!

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:23 AM PDT

My little telescope goldfish seems to be missing a few scales. Any ideas how this might happen?

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:35 AM PDT

Best fancy for a 29 gallon

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 08:53 AM PDT

I recently found a 29 gallon in the trash and was wondering what kind of fancy would be able to grow to it's full potential in there.

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What could be wrong?

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 10:42 AM PDT

My fish arent acting as active as they used to be I put in flakes and they dont swim to them even though they havent ate since last night they eat when the flakes are falling down I did a water change yesterday yeah any sort of help would be appreciated

Here are my results

No3. Is 0

No2 is 0

PH is 7

Kh is 80

Gh is 120

Theyve been sitting at the bottom of the tank a lot now

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I know it's minimal, but is this much overhang OK when it's full? It's only a 65 litre tank.

Posted: 14 Jul 2020 09:52 AM PDT

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