fancygoldfish
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- Jul 28, 2010
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I've had my 3 small fancy goldfish for about 6 months and a couple months ago i moved them from a 5g tank to a 10g..ever since then I've been having problems. First my bubble eyed fish's eye got injured during the move and i believe it developed cloudy eye from that..i just did more frequent water changes and added salt, stress zyme, and goldfish water renewal and it cleared up...but it came back a few weeks later, i did the same thing as the first time and its been gone ever since.
Now the past few days or so that same fish has been just hanging out on the bottom, it will swim when it time to eat but otherwise its inactive...and i noticed the other 2 fishes fins were eroding and looked frayed..Now the 3rd fish has blood streaks in the fin and also some slight erosion. I did some research online and came 2 the conclusion that they have finrot..so i went 2 my local pet store and they tested the tank water and said it looked fine just needed 2 do a slight water change (which was due.) They also told me 2 use Lifeguard All-in-one Treatment to treat the finrot.
So I came home did a water change (about 40%) added a little salt (because 1 of the fish seemed a little stressed from the water change and was also laying on the gravel) then added the Lifeguard tablets. Now all three are inactive on the bottom and i dont know whats going on. I called the pet store they said 2 add stress zyme and the water renewal which i did but still no change. I don't know if this is from the tablets and i should stop using them or if its normal.
I usually do water changes weekly (2 weeks would be the longest i'd let it go) and i usually add salt, stress zyme, and water renewal. Every time i've taken the water in 2 b tested they say the levels are good. The temp is naturally at about 78 degrees F so i here and there i add a bottle of ice 2 try and cool the tank down ( i dont know if maybe this is not good for them and is causing a problem)
If anyone can give me some advice on what i should do or if i should discontinue the use of the Lifeguard i'd really appreciate it...My daughter loves the fish and is just learning 3 say their names, i'd hate 2 lose one!
Thank you
Now the past few days or so that same fish has been just hanging out on the bottom, it will swim when it time to eat but otherwise its inactive...and i noticed the other 2 fishes fins were eroding and looked frayed..Now the 3rd fish has blood streaks in the fin and also some slight erosion. I did some research online and came 2 the conclusion that they have finrot..so i went 2 my local pet store and they tested the tank water and said it looked fine just needed 2 do a slight water change (which was due.) They also told me 2 use Lifeguard All-in-one Treatment to treat the finrot.
So I came home did a water change (about 40%) added a little salt (because 1 of the fish seemed a little stressed from the water change and was also laying on the gravel) then added the Lifeguard tablets. Now all three are inactive on the bottom and i dont know whats going on. I called the pet store they said 2 add stress zyme and the water renewal which i did but still no change. I don't know if this is from the tablets and i should stop using them or if its normal.
I usually do water changes weekly (2 weeks would be the longest i'd let it go) and i usually add salt, stress zyme, and water renewal. Every time i've taken the water in 2 b tested they say the levels are good. The temp is naturally at about 78 degrees F so i here and there i add a bottle of ice 2 try and cool the tank down ( i dont know if maybe this is not good for them and is causing a problem)
If anyone can give me some advice on what i should do or if i should discontinue the use of the Lifeguard i'd really appreciate it...My daughter loves the fish and is just learning 3 say their names, i'd hate 2 lose one!
Thank you