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As far as I know, it looks normal...except once when it looked almost white.

I'm not home right now, but I can try later. It may be challenging since he's hiding in the back of the 29 gallon hexagonal tank behind a rock. But I'll try to get him out from there. We're about a week and a half into the cycle process.

Our little fan tail goldfish has been hanging out at the bottom of the tank for a couple days now, or hiding behind a rock. Doesn't come to the surface to eat, bumps up against things a bit, and doesn't really swim around. The water looks pretty clear now, and after testing the water, the ph is...

I plan to. :) Thank you!

He kind of shimmes and bumps up against the glass too. Doesn't really go up to the surface much.

I have a whisper 40, or something like that. It's for a 30-40 gallon tank, I think?

Thanks! I took a screenshot. :) Okay, good to know on the water clarifying front. I checked the ammonia after the water change, and it was a really light yellow. So at zero-ish? He's been hanging out there since yesterday afternoon.

You added in a filter replacement thing in addition to filter already in there? I wonder if I shouldn't try that. Does it help? I have a fan tail goldfish and an doing a fish in cycle right now as well. What do ya'll think?

Hi again! So, I am doing a fish in cycle - I would've done it before I got the fish, but my son brought it home in a baggy - surprise, mommy! - the day before yesterday, and I didn't really have a choice, lol. So in the 29 gallon tank there is the live plants, one 1-2 inch fan tail goldfish, and...

Haha, my son is in preschool. So we do as much with it together as possible, but... I'll be doing - and remembering - pretty much everything myself. Lol.

Okay thanks! I really appreciate all the helpful advice. Should I wait to do water changes until the tank cycles? Or more often due to the extreme cloudiness?

Okay, I can do that. How long does it take for the tank to cycle? Do I do the water changes weekly, or daily? And I do have a test kit, it was actually given to me. But it didn't come with a guide to what the levels should be. Fishy has only been in the tank for one day, and the water is crazy...

Hi! Thank you for your advice! The goldfish is a fantail, and right now is only about an inch long. How soon should I get a larger tank? I can't really afford a new one just yet. If I get rid of the pleco, should I get a different sucker fish, or no? Any tips on feeding?

Hello, everyone! Just introducing myself. My name is Bethany. I'm a single mom of a beautiful little boy from the Seattle area, and am a complete newbie when it comes to fish. I only have one now because my son brought one home, haha. Any pro-tips or advice is always more than welcome. I...

Hey everyone! So...my son brought home a goldfish. I assumed it'd be easy to care for and fairly cheap, but it seems I've been proven quite wrong. The tank was too small, so I had to upgrade. I still think my filter is too small, but I got the largest size that would fit and that I could afford...