Kat.fish
Aquarium Advice Newbie
I got a 20 gallon tank from a lady in town for really cheap, and when I got there she told me that she had a comet and if I didn’t want it she would flush it so I obviously took him. The tank was in disgusting conditions, but now the tank is clean with good water quality. I’ve had him now since around May and he’s been extremely skiddish. Every time I go up to the tank or there’s even slight movement or the lighting changes he gets very scared and swims away very fast, and sometimes he goes to a corner and almost tries to “dig” at he gravel, which has injured him before. He also occasionally almost jumps or flips at the top of the water which always wakes me up, that concerns me because I’ve been told goldfish don’t do things like that. I also see him bump into things, but not very hard, so I think his vision isn’t the best? During the day he also spends most of his time lying behind one of his ornaments, and usually is only active at night or when I feed him. Is this normal? I hate to see him get so scared and injure himself. Would this have anything to do with the terrible conditions he was in, or am I doing something wrong?