2 goldfish - 30 gallon tank
Fish are about 8 months old
Noticed a couple of days ago my goldfish looked like they were getting cloudy eyes, did a 20% Water change. Now I woke up and they appear to be losing scales.
Could this be from injury from the fake plants we added a couple of months ago?
Water test results shown in photo.
This is kind of a long story but like bear with me. So my family has had a tank sense I can remember. Weve had all kinds of fish but or instead of getting minnows we got goldfish for our now dead African Chilid to eat (My parents are not very smart when it comes to fish). The chilid died but the goldfish didn’t and our tank broke. They were put in like the WORST possible condition a small tank the water was super brown. We got a new tank but it can’t handle the bio load (I think that’s what it’s called of all the fish) 3 fancy’s 4 commons in 55 gallons. I recently started to take over for the fish and saw how overcrowded it really was. The nitrates are extremely high nitrites recently had a spike Kh and ph was low but I raised it. I lowkey don’t know what to do because I know these fish cannot be healthy or happy in their environment if they constantly need to go up for air. Heeelelelp.
this is my first time having goldie’s they were my dream fishies and i wanna cry bc im so excited :,)they’re so pretty and cute♥️ any pair name suggestions for these guys are welcome!
Long time fish keeper (10 years keeping betta and other small fish) but first time goldfish keeper here.
I've taken in a fancy tail and a comet goldfish (freebies that I couldn't just leave behind), they were living in 20 litre tank but I've moved them into spare a 45 litre tank that I had free and added established filter media. I have a few questions:
I know the tank is too small for goldfish but realistically how long could I keep them in this setup?
How often should I do water changes in this setup to keep them healthy?
What's the best food for them?
I'm keeping an eye out for a second hand tank or even a large container pond (I have a covered patio that has space for a barrel or trough or similar) that I can eventually move them into but that could take some time in my semi rural area. Any advice would be much appreciated!
Hi guys can anyone tell the gender of this fish please? sorry for bad photos
Hi all just wanted to make sure these are goldfish eggs? Maybe just snail eggs lol ?
I’m a beginner at this and have tried my absolute best to research what is best for my new fishy, Nigel.
I plan on getting some Anubias and java ferns tomorrow to put in place of the plastic plants (they are just there as placeholders and will soon all be replaced by real plants!!).
But nigel seems really stressed, he’s constantly glass surfing and acting erratically. He was kept in really really bad conditions before this in an overcrowded tank of about 13 other goldfish, could his behavior just be because he’s in a new space? I’ve only had him a few weeks.
I also noticed he had what looked like ammonia burns so i did a 50% water change and conditioned the water. I want to get the big water testing kit everyone talks about aswell just to be safe.
Any tips on what i can feed him, have in the tank, or other things i could get/use to make him more comfortable?
Everyone tells me im crazy for caring about a goldfish this much, there isn’t any fish stores around me and it seems like everyone thinks he should just be in a bowl, am i crazy :(
We named him little mermaid.
We have a 75 gallon tank and we have sand as the substrate. My question is how many fish maximum and what kind of plants are best to add to it? We are planning on adding a couple of golden algae fish to help with maintenance as well.
Any advice would be appreciated 😁
what is the gender of my new friends? please ignore them actively trying to escape the acclimation bag😅
75 gallon tank originally used for Bait fish, I'd like to have a couple of fancy goldfish