Crazyhermitcrab
Aquarium Advice Freak
I set up my pond 3.5 weeks ago. For the first 2.6 weeks their was high ammonia and nitrite. I cycled the pond with a lot of feeder goldfish and my guppies.
I noticed that one of the fish has bright red gills that are pooping out.
Now the pond is cycled, we added new fish. The goldfishs gills are still red, I think it's smaller. When will it get better?
Answer these Qs to ensure we have as much information as possible about your ailing fish and its environment:
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
Common goldfish, red gills
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
Temp: 60-80
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
Ph: 8.2
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
1,099 gallons. Almost a month.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
I made a waterfall filter and pump is 1800 GPH
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
20-30 feeder/common goldfish (2-3")
4 comet goldfish (3-5")
6 shubunkins (3-4")
Black moor (4")
4 Fancy tailed goldfish (1.5")
Pleco (2")
25 endlers (.3-1")
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
I havn't. I have topped off water.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
The sick fish is 3.5 weeks old. I drip acclimated.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
Driftwood, rocks, decor.
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
Tetra fish goldfish flakes
Kens probiotic goldfish flakes
I noticed that one of the fish has bright red gills that are pooping out.
Now the pond is cycled, we added new fish. The goldfishs gills are still red, I think it's smaller. When will it get better?
Answer these Qs to ensure we have as much information as possible about your ailing fish and its environment:
1~What type of fish is afflicted? In addition, please describe what is wrong with the fish to the best of your ability (i.e. cotton like growth, bloated, etc.).
Common goldfish, red gills
2~What are your tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, temp, pH)? Please give exact values.
Temp: 60-80
Ammonia: 0ppm
Nitrite: 0ppm
Nitrate: 0ppm
Ph: 8.2
3~ How large is the tank? How long has the tank been set up?
1,099 gallons. Almost a month.
4~What type of filtration are you using? Please give the name and number (i.e. Fluval 304) and amount of gph if known.
I made a waterfall filter and pump is 1800 GPH
5~How many fish are in the tank? What kinds of fish are they and what are their current sizes?
20-30 feeder/common goldfish (2-3")
4 comet goldfish (3-5")
6 shubunkins (3-4")
Black moor (4")
4 Fancy tailed goldfish (1.5")
Pleco (2")
25 endlers (.3-1")
6~When is the last time you did a water change and vacuum the gravel? How often do you do this? How much water do you remove at a time?
I havn't. I have topped off water.
7~How long have you had the fish? If the fish is new, how did you acclimate it/them?
The sick fish is 3.5 weeks old. I drip acclimated.
8~Have you added anything new to the tank--decor, new dechlorinator, new substrate, etc.?
Driftwood, rocks, decor.
9~What kind of food have you been feeding your fish, have you changed their diet recently?
Tetra fish goldfish flakes
Kens probiotic goldfish flakes