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Thank you for your reply! Sorry if the video wouldn't let you watch. Somehow it got set to private. Please try again and you should be able to view it and see the behavior. I just want to know if this is mating behavior... Thanks again!!!

Does anyone know if this is goldfish breeding behavior? I have only seen this behavior first thing in the morning when I come down and turn on the room lights. It's always the same fish that is being harassed and it just so happens that she is the biggest in the tank. All of those doing the...

Try this. It may fix your issue. :)

I'm happy to say that I have had no more breakouts and no more deaths. I'm guessing whatever it was is gone. Quarantine Tank is going through fishless cycle and I hope it is almost complete. Ammonia drops to 0 every 24 or less. Now waiting for the nitrites to cycle. They are almost there...

Something else I noticed is tonight the top of my water looking from below with the light on it looks like I have an oil slick. :(

Yes, there are definitely some kind of white worms in the water and I would say that some are about a quarter inch. What in the world would they be?

Ok. So I didn't do the glass test yet but what I did do is turn off all filtration and movement in the water. It has been about an hour and all of the dust looking stuff is just stationary and not moving up to the surface like it would if it were air. Now looking in the tank I can see...

I'm not at home right now but this is something I will try and post the results.

No, no air leaks in the filter. It does look like air bubbles but I don't think they are because if I turn the filter off and let the tank sit the stuff stops moving and then stays suspended in the water. If it were air it would slowly make its way to the top to escape. It sort of links like...

I know. With so many fish how do you possibly controls everything? It's my fault for not QTing. Trust me. Just bitter right now. I'll be back to PS within the week no doubt. :)

And just to add. I do think I have seen this same thing in a local PetSmart a month or so ago and was on their tiger barbs. I will never buy another fish from there but that's just my opinion now based on this experience.

What do you treat this with where you work and how do you keep it from spreading?

I have had the clown barbs for 6+ months and they were thriving in the pH since then without problem. They were very good fish and healthy. I think when I brought the Rubber Lip from PetSmart and introduced him he had a disease he spread to the barbs. I am 99.9999% sure it isn't water...

No, I can't get the nitrates down with just a water change. I have 20-40ppm of nitrate in my tap water. I did 70% water change last night. No additives. 60 gallon 5 Cory's 2 Bala (2.5 inches) (Don't freek out I know they will get large and I will need larger tank) 3 false SAE 1 golden CAE...

Stock listed above minus the barbs that died. Ammo 0, nitrite 0, nitrate 20-40 (can't be helped due to migrate in tap water) & pH 7.8. Tank is about 2 months old and fully cycled. Filter is older as was on pre opus tank. Only thing I can think is that a fish I got at PetSmart I stupidly...