Goldfish questions
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Post pictures of the fish.
Test the water quality for ammonia, nitrite, nitrate and pH.
Do a 75% water change and gravel clean the substrate every day until the problem is resolved.
Make sure any new water is free of chlorine/ chloramine before it's added to the tank.
Hey, thank you so much for replying. It is really hard to take pictures of them as they are really fast lol. About testing the water, I still don't have water testing equipment and i kept my tank as it is for 24 hours after water change as I don't have conditioners, so yeah... and i dont have gravel, i just kept pebbles, again, sorry about me being bad at taking pictures.
a bit hard to tell from the pictures but it looks like anchorworm and a wound.
add some salt.
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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt), sea salt or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.
The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.
After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.
If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.
add some salt.
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SALT
You can add rock salt (often sold as aquarium salt), sea salt or swimming pool salt to the aquarium at the dose rate of 1 heaped tablespoon per 20 litres of water. If there is no improvement after 48 hours you can double that dose rate so there is 2 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
If you only have livebearers (guppies, platies, swordtails, mollies), goldfish or rainbowfish in the tank you can double that dose rate, so you would add 2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres and if there is no improvement after 48 hours, then increase it so there is a total of 4 heaped tablespoons of salt per 20 litres.
Keep the salt level like this for at least 2 weeks but no longer than 4 weeks otherwise kidney damage can occur. Kidney damage is more likely to occur in fish from soft water (tetras, Corydoras, angelfish, Bettas & gouramis, loaches) that are exposed to high levels of salt for an extended period of time, and is not an issue with livebearers, rainbowfish or other salt tolerant species.
The salt will not affect the beneficial filter bacteria but the higher dose rate (4 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will affect some plants and some snails. The lower dose rate (1-2 heaped tablespoons per 20 litres) will not affect fish, plants, shrimp or snails.
After you use salt and the fish have recovered, you do a 10% water change each day for a week using only fresh water that has been dechlorinated. Then do a 20% water change each day for a week. Then you can do bigger water changes after that. This dilutes the salt out of the tank slowly so it doesn't harm the fish.
If you do water changes while using salt, you need to treat the new water with salt before adding it to the tank. This will keep the salt level stable in the tank and minimise stress on the fish.
Yes, those are anchor worms(found it out after some research). I also heard that it is possible to pull it out using a tweezer, but i can't hold them on my hand lol. Can you please tell me how I can hold them on my hand? They're still small
Hey, thank you SO much for the help, Two last things,
1. can anchor worms be on the eyes?
2. can you please tell me which type of goldfish these are?
I will surely update you after a week, you probably wont care but I do so yeah... thank you again
1. can anchor worms be on the eyes?
2. can you please tell me which type of goldfish these are?
I will surely update you after a week, you probably wont care but I do so yeah... thank you again
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Sometimes anchorworm will attach to the eyes of the fish. If this happens, DO NOT try to remove the anchorworm or you will rip the eye out and the fish will be blind. You will need to use salt or a chemical treatment for anchorworm to kill any on the eyes.
The colouration on the goldfish is calico. If they have 1 tail, they are common goldfish. If they have 2 tails, they are fantails.
The colouration on the goldfish is calico. If they have 1 tail, they are common goldfish. If they have 2 tails, they are fantails.
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