Brightstar
Aquarium Advice Newbie
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- Apr 2, 2012
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Hello all i was wondering if we can get some help / advice regarding an issue with 1x goldfish who seems very poorly?! However on that note she is still swimming around and eating etc.
This is a standard goldfish, not fancy - thought to be female, for several weeks we have noticed that there are some small raised areas however one at the base of her tail was rather large, seemed to be soft not firm. I foolishly assumed that this was due to age etc until we woke one morning and that part of her tail is missing!! Very shocking and upsetting! Will also try upload pics of the lump before and now the missing tail.
The tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, temp, pH) are not known as we are quite inexperianced and need to change how we do things i think...
This is a 60L tank which Has been set up for about 3 years.
Filtration system is a tetratech easy crystal 250/300.
There WERE 5 goldfish (3-4inch), 1x 2inch bristlenose plec. The goldfish have been seperated now as they were smaller whenwe 1st got the tank, so now there are 3x g.fish and the plec... All female (which was another reason for seperation as they are all of breeding age the guys are being overly forceful, this we think has led to several of the ladies fins being damaged esp this ones side fin (not thought to be finrot tho as we treat for it)!
The last time we did a water change and vacuum the gravel was last monday and today, we have not been doing it religiously as we didnt realise we had to, so water quality was probably quite poor , as adding meds and salt we are now doing weekly third water changes.
All fish are between 3 and 6 yrs old, no recent new fish or ornaments etc.
Fish are fed a variety of food cos the poorly girl used to get floaty so we feed flakes, frozen bloodworm / nymphs etc and peas as treats!
I have put in 10 level tablespoons of aquarium salt from advice i have been given from an experianced keeper tosay and also treating for internal bacteria and fit
Is there anything Else i can do? How likely is she to survive?
***photos will be added soon as wont upload from my phone...
Any help u can give will be GREATLY appreciated!*
This is a standard goldfish, not fancy - thought to be female, for several weeks we have noticed that there are some small raised areas however one at the base of her tail was rather large, seemed to be soft not firm. I foolishly assumed that this was due to age etc until we woke one morning and that part of her tail is missing!! Very shocking and upsetting! Will also try upload pics of the lump before and now the missing tail.
The tank parameters (ammonia, nitrites, temp, pH) are not known as we are quite inexperianced and need to change how we do things i think...
This is a 60L tank which Has been set up for about 3 years.
Filtration system is a tetratech easy crystal 250/300.
There WERE 5 goldfish (3-4inch), 1x 2inch bristlenose plec. The goldfish have been seperated now as they were smaller whenwe 1st got the tank, so now there are 3x g.fish and the plec... All female (which was another reason for seperation as they are all of breeding age the guys are being overly forceful, this we think has led to several of the ladies fins being damaged esp this ones side fin (not thought to be finrot tho as we treat for it)!
The last time we did a water change and vacuum the gravel was last monday and today, we have not been doing it religiously as we didnt realise we had to, so water quality was probably quite poor , as adding meds and salt we are now doing weekly third water changes.
All fish are between 3 and 6 yrs old, no recent new fish or ornaments etc.
Fish are fed a variety of food cos the poorly girl used to get floaty so we feed flakes, frozen bloodworm / nymphs etc and peas as treats!
I have put in 10 level tablespoons of aquarium salt from advice i have been given from an experianced keeper tosay and also treating for internal bacteria and fit
Is there anything Else i can do? How likely is she to survive?
***photos will be added soon as wont upload from my phone...
Any help u can give will be GREATLY appreciated!*
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