True, true. May cause more problems if it can be avoided. I'll give this a shot as well and hopefully soon they'll be back to their normal selves with some time. Thank you for your help!!
Ah I did not know that. I thought they had to be changed out that those times. Well that'll be a nice change then! I did attach the video [as a .gif] here. But I'll preform the large water change here shortly and do the extra gravel cleaning, and update y'all with the results. Thank you for the...
Ah I did not know that! I can definitely lower the amount of protein I’m currently feeding them to see. Currently I don’t see any cuts on his belly or tears in his fins. So hopefully it remains that way! If not I may just remove the substrate all together. Do you by chance know how long it took...
They first acting like this for about a week a month ago when the problem first happened. This time around it’s been just over 2 weeks.
I’ll often have two vacuums going. One will just be pumping water near the middle out and the second one I’ll go around at the bottom vacuuming into the sand...
Tank size: 75 gal
Tank age: 9 months (fish in for 6 months)
pH: 7.8
Ammonia: 0
Nitrite: 0
Nitrate: <10
Temp: 72F
Fish symptoms: Goldfish is laying at bottom of tank and is lethargic. No signs of clamped fins or external injuries (that I can tell). Images attached.
Water changes & Frequency...