Goldfish

[Sprids101]

My goldfish have started staying at bottom of tank and eldest was just having a mad 5 minuets swimming on its side etc any ideas?

 

[CherryBarb123]

The older one could have an issue with his Swim Bladder. This is very common in Goldfish inparticular. Will he eat?

 

[librarygirl]

How new is the tank? What size? Is it cycled? When was the last time you did a water change? Have you tested ammonia, nitrite, nitrate?

 

[Sprids101]

Had the tank up and running for 3 weeks, around 70 litres, no water test equipment but going to get a kit last did a water change last sunday

 

[jlk]

How many goldfish are in the tank? What type of goldfish are they? 70l is only @18gallons. Fancies need atleast 20g for one fish, another 10gal (minimum) for each fish after. Commons, comets & shubunkins are pond fish & realistically do not belong in an aquarium setting. You need to get a proper test kit ASAP. At 3wks, your tank is not cycled yet & your fish are likely suffering ammonia & nitrite poisoning. Do a 50-70% water change immediately with temperature-matched, properly conditioned water. Wait an hour, then do another 50-70% water change with temperature-matched, properly conditioned water. COntinue to do big water changes every day until you get a proper test kit. The API feshwater master test kit is the most recommended.

I just learned about cycling but I already have fish. What now?!

 

[Mumma.of.two]

Agreed^^^
The tank is cycling. You need to do large water changes to bring the ammonia concentration down. It's poisoning your fish at the moment.

 

[Sprids101]

Water changes complete and fish seem much happier! Thanks guys