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Thanks for the input. They seem to be in good shape, with the exception of one who has developed a nasty tumor/growth on his side. According to what I've been told there is really nothing that can be done about it. He is active, eating and acting perfectly normal. I wish I knew what it was though.

I've had 2 of my current fantail goldfish for a few years now, and I'm curious if anyone here has a clue as to why they are staying relatively small. They have doubled in size, but seems like they should be quite a bit larger by now. I bought one from walmart (I know..) which was one of my very...

+1. That stuff is really hard to kill. You should have some that's still salvageable.

Nah...no damage to plants at all when I used it in my planted goldfish tank.

Yep. I've done heat/salt with success, but the temp needs to be at least 86. I found that dosing Kordon Rid Ich Plus was much easier and effective.

Welcome and glad you came here for advice. Your tank isn't cycled, and as mentioned, it is way too small for goldies. Please read I just learned about cycling but I already have fish. What now?! - Aquarium Advice Feel free to ask questions!

If you are following the directions to the letter and your kit isn't expired, then your readings are good enough. Ammonia needs to be zero. Spikes happen, so you want to keep up water changes and testing for now. Based on your earlier nitrite and nitrate reading your tank is well its way to...

You need to change at least 80% of their water asap. Your tank is cycling. What kind of filtration do you have? What type of goldfish? I´m sorry you were so grossly misinformed from the petshop person. Your API kit should be fine, I´ve started tanks for years using that kit. Nitrites are...

My tank is 75 gallons. I've treated with several meds that are mentioned in the previous post. I have read that levamisole will treat camallanus worms.

About 2 months ago I treated the tank with levamisole. No change. I recently tried API General Cure, and I´m still not seeing much improvement. Bummer too, this is one of my original goldfish. I don´t like throwing meds in the tank, but everyone is fine, including nerites and panda cories. Guess...

I've been researching, but can't seem to find the best treatment, if any, I should use.

Can anyone help me figure out what this is? The fish has had the raised spot for months, but now it looks like something is emerging. Fish is active and eating normally. No signs of sickness at all.

I hope this is just a normal color change type thing. Notice those darker red spots? They aren’t raised and don’t look like sores. I just noticed them. The fish is acting perfectly normal. *I added a closer shot.

Their main diet is repashy. No pellets, occasional frozen bloodworms/shrimp/daphnia, leafy greens, and peas. I don’t think it’s protein. Probably just a kink in her digestive tract that catches large amounts of food trying to pass. That’s just my guess though. She’s perfectly fine otherwise...

I found out I have to break my office tank down for painting and renovations at school during the summer. I have absolutely no place to set that tank up where I live, so I’m going to add them to the 75g for 2 months. Guess I’ll be doing a lot more water changes. Thankfully the two goldies that...

Thanks for the link! She has never been upside down. Hopefully this problem isn’t too severe.

Ok...she’s a big ol pig! Lol after the qt tank with close supervision, it seems that the only time she floats is when she gorges herself. Trouble is, it’s hard to control that when I feed the tank. She definitely gets more than her share, so it looks like I’m going to have to find some way to...

Great big ol fancy goldfish!! So jealous!

Research low light plants. The faster growing plants, such as water sprite or floating plants will help, but the best way to keep nitrate levels in check is routine water changes.

Change half the water weekly and add plants.

Pea puffer? Endler tetra’s?

That’s possible. She’s been in the hospital tank and I’ve only fed peas. So far no floating. I’m going to keep trying to find out the food that causes it.

I agree with you, water conditions have a great deal to do with most fish issues. I faithfully do 80% water changes per week. My tank is heavily planted with lots of anacharis and water sprite for them to snack on. I’ve been advised by several others to never add duckweed. I offer blanched...

The puffer needs a larger tank.

I could use some ideas. I’ve researched until my head is about to explode, but I can’t seem to find a solution for my white oranda. Even with a modified diet, no pellets whatsoever, she still floats. Sometimes for 24+ hours at a time. I was down to feeding only Repashy, then she started floating...