Goldfish bottom sitting?

[john_franzwa]

There's a picture of him. I've been feeding him greens like zucchini and have changed the water and added a heater and only feed him sinking foods.

He swims a little please help



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[enrgizerbunny]

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There's a picture of him. I've been feeding him greens like zucchini and have changed the water and added a heater and only feed him sinking foods.

He swims a little please help



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What was/is the water temperature?



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[Finntastic]

How old is he/she?

 

[john_franzwa]

What was/is the water temperature?



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It was cold


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[john_franzwa]

How old is he/she?

I got him about a week ago he looks old and has a scar from the pet store


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[Finntastic]

It could be old age and goldfish like cold water so TW water temp is fine


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[ImACoolguy]

It could be old age and goldfish like cold water so TW water temp is fine


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Doubt it's old age. Could just be the picture but he doesn't look very big. Goldfish also live 10+ years under good conditions.

How long did you acclimate him?


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[54seaweed]

gold fish are cold water fish and don't need a heater
how big is that tank ?
my gold fish sometimes rest on the bottom at times

 

[john_franzwa]

The tanks a 30 and he was acclimated for about 15 minutes


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[ImACoolguy]

The tanks a 30 and he was acclimated for about 15 minutes


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IMO that's not long enough for a proper acclimation. Personally I do a minimum 45 mins.


Caleb

 

[john_franzwa]

IMO that's not long enough for a proper acclimation. Personally I do a minimum 45 mins.


Caleb

Oh ok I didn't know well thanks


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[enrgizerbunny]

Oh ok I didn't know well thanks


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It's been a week, but he could still be a little stressed from what could have been a big change.
Any improvement as of late? You say you've been feeding him, so I assume he's been eating. Does he come up to eat or just get it off the bottom?

As long as your room temperature is above 60F you don't need a heater.

Also, that tank looks a little barren from the picture, do you have some taller decorations and/or plants? He might just feel vulnerable in what feels like open water so he's sticking next to the plants at the bottom.

Sorry for all the questions, but we need information to even guess what could be going on here.

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[john_franzwa]

It's been a week, but he could still be a little stressed from what could have been a big change.
Any improvement as of late? You say you've been feeding him, so I assume he's been eating. Does he come up to eat or just get it off the bottom?

As long as your room temperature is above 60F you don't need a heater.

Also, that tank looks a little barren from the picture, do you have some taller decorations and/or plants? He might just feel vulnerable in what feels like open water so he's sticking next to the plants at the bottom.

Sorry for all the questions, but we need information to even guess what could be going on here.

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He's doing great now I fed him some pees and got a statue and he's been swimming around a bit more


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[enrgizerbunny]

He's doing great now I fed him some pees and got a statue and he's been swimming around a bit more


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Good to hear.

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[em1981ma]

Warmer the water less oxygen in the water. Remove heater cold water fish like cold water.

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[em1981ma]

You can also feed him cabbage,cucumber, broccoli, lettuce,spinach, par boil hard veg.

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[em1981ma]

How big is the tank?

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[enrgizerbunny]

Warmer the water less oxygen in the water. Remove heater cold water fish like cold water.

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Not to sound rude but this thread was pretty much resolved.

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