Got a new goldfish (about two inches right long right now) and he(she?) is constantly swimming around the tank, along the sides and through the middle, and is constantly chewing and biting at the java moss and eating the duckweed in the tank. I gave my goldfish some ghost shrimp and it immediately destroyed all the shrimp and ate them. I don't think I'm underfeeding the goldfish, as it poops a decent amount, and there are plenty of plants around for it to eat.
I introduced the goldfish to the tank about two days ago after cycling the tank for two weeks with plants in and Tetra Safestart. Recently got Seachem Prime and Stability so I'm swapping to those. I'm testing with API freshwater test kit, pH is around 7.8, 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrites, ~5ppm nitrates. Water temp should be around 76 degrees. Bought an AmmoniaAlert recently just to double double check and it's been staying at 0ppm.
I also sort of "tested" the water quality of the tank before putting the goldfish in, as I put in the ghost shrimp about a day earlier than the fish to see if they would survive and they seemed perfectly fine. Until the goldfish ate them right after I put the goldfish into the tank, of course.
I don't think it's some kind of disease where the goldfish is trying to rub its sides against the tank, as it's been swimming around the middle of the tank too and constantly attacking the moss. It also did this constantly after water changes early on, and the goldfish has always been like this since the approximately 2.5 weeks ago that I got it. I sit next to the tank at my desk and every time I glance at the tank the goldfish is frantically swimming around and devouring moss.
Is this normal? From what I've read up on goldfish aren't supposed to be this active, are they? It's swimming quite fast and going from one end of the tank to the other in a few seconds repeatedly, and it's been doing this for two days so far.
EDIT: Oh, and it's probably not the water source? I've been using the same tap water for over two weeks now for this goldfish.
Oh, and the goldfish doesn't go to the surface at all, so I don't think it's the oxygen content? It also doesn't seem to be making "gasping" motions with its mouth or gills. And its fins are fully extended and not clamped at all.
Oh, and as far as I can tell, there's no signs of ich or weird discoloring on the fish.
I introduced the goldfish to the tank about two days ago after cycling the tank for two weeks with plants in and Tetra Safestart. Recently got Seachem Prime and Stability so I'm swapping to those. I'm testing with API freshwater test kit, pH is around 7.8, 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrites, ~5ppm nitrates. Water temp should be around 76 degrees. Bought an AmmoniaAlert recently just to double double check and it's been staying at 0ppm.
I also sort of "tested" the water quality of the tank before putting the goldfish in, as I put in the ghost shrimp about a day earlier than the fish to see if they would survive and they seemed perfectly fine. Until the goldfish ate them right after I put the goldfish into the tank, of course.
I don't think it's some kind of disease where the goldfish is trying to rub its sides against the tank, as it's been swimming around the middle of the tank too and constantly attacking the moss. It also did this constantly after water changes early on, and the goldfish has always been like this since the approximately 2.5 weeks ago that I got it. I sit next to the tank at my desk and every time I glance at the tank the goldfish is frantically swimming around and devouring moss.
Is this normal? From what I've read up on goldfish aren't supposed to be this active, are they? It's swimming quite fast and going from one end of the tank to the other in a few seconds repeatedly, and it's been doing this for two days so far.
EDIT: Oh, and it's probably not the water source? I've been using the same tap water for over two weeks now for this goldfish.
Oh, and the goldfish doesn't go to the surface at all, so I don't think it's the oxygen content? It also doesn't seem to be making "gasping" motions with its mouth or gills. And its fins are fully extended and not clamped at all.
Oh, and as far as I can tell, there's no signs of ich or weird discoloring on the fish.