My Goldie Is Sick

[Timberview]

My goldie has been very slow an just hanging around He is not very active he keeps his fins flat and tucked in close to his body?

any reason why? i believe he is sick but i dont know what he has.

 

[Tokis-Phoenix]

My goldie has been very slow an just hanging around He is not very active he keeps his fins flat and tucked in close to his body?

any reason why? i believe he is sick but i dont know what he has.

More info on your situation would be useful in finding out whats gone wrong with your goldie;
a. How many gallons/litres is his tank? Does it have filtration? What is the current temp in the tank?
b. Do you keep him with any other fish/inhabitants, and if so, what and how many?
c. What do you feed him on average and how much?
d. Have you tested the water for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates, and if so, do you have any recents results for these?

 

[Timberview]

a. How many gallons/litres is his tank? Does it have filtration? What is the current temp in the tank?

I believe it is a 20. yes it has filtration, the current temp is: hold on im going to get it now along with the other tests will put in another post.

b. Do you keep him with any other fish/inhabitants, and if so, what and how many?

4 goldies

c. What do you feed him on average and how much?

Flake food and a finger full

d. Have you tested the water for ammonia, nitrites and nitrates, and if so, do you have any recents results for these?

 

[Timberview]

Ok im back

The ph is- 7.4
Ammonia is- 1.0 - 2.0

 

[Mako Man111]

Ok im back

The ph is- 7.4
Ammonia is- 1.0 - 2.0

Your ammonia would seem to be the issue. You really want that to be 0. Do a 50% water change and test it again.

 

[Timberview]

It is a tank my neighbor gave me and i just set it up yesturday so could that be the prob?

 

[CBBP]

umm.. a 20 gallon is not enough room for four goldfish or four goldfish is too many for a 20 gallon, how ever you want to look at it. a 20 gallon it is barely enough for 2 young goldfish, when they are older each goldfish needs atleast 15 gallons. your filtration should be 10+ cycles per hour if it is a smaller tank. Goldfish are very fast growing fish and when they are givin room and food they can get huge. take bruce for example.. he is the worlds largest red Oranda.. though he is not the biggiest by much. And althoguh goldfish are sterotypically supposed to be in goldfish bowls and only live 1 year.. that is wrong! fis bowls and the newly redesigned fishbow (the bio-sphere) are goldfish death traps/torture rooms! you should take 2 fish back (if not all) and let the tank cycle. If you do not want to.. please do us all a favor (as well as your fish) and go buy a back of bio-spira and dumb it in. that will instantly cycle your tank and help the poor guys.

 

[Timberview]

I know im not a newbie
It will have to do for now until i can put them in our pond

 

[CBBP]

I know im not a newbie
It will have to do for now until i can put them in our pond

mm.. then how come you did not knwo the problem form the begining? haha xd j/k

sorry.. I am jsut used to seeing noobs come on the goldfsih forums I akm on and say thigns simular or be like.

"video of my fish!"
and then I click the link as see thos horrable sight.
http/video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6...dfish&hl=en

 

[Timberview]

well it is better than my 18 goldies in my 10gal

 

[Timberview]

Ok now I need HELP He is just lying on the bottom and it looks as if he is gasping for air!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[OohFeeshy]

I know im not a newbie

If that is the case then why do you appear not to realise that setting up a tank then dumping in four incredibly high ammonia producing goldfish will leave all poisoned and probably a few dead? There's nothing you can do bar keep the ammonia and nitrite at 0 and hope for the best.

 

[Timberview]

Well My ammonia is .50
still bad but what ever

 

[sharkbaitwoohaha]

whats the point in coming on for advice and saying i know to it. you obviously dont know if you put 4 goldfish into 20gs when it isnt even cycled and then ask what the problem is.

 

[dwarfgourami]

A quick review of this member's posts seems to indicate that we are not going to get far here.