I recently bought a 5 gallon fish tank and put my two goldfish in it, They did live in a 1 gallon so i bought a bigger one to let them streach their fins. I know some people think its not okay to keep them in anything smaller than a 20 gallon, but my brother [...]
Oh Gosh! Ive had clean water for my 4feet tank with 9 Goldfish Lionhead Ranchus in it. Just last nite, Ive noticed there is an whitish growth on one of the fish’s head. Ive decided to get this yellowish powder thing which claims to heal fungal infection in fishes and put in into the water. [...]
What do young lionhead goldfish look like? I think I may have one but Im not sure. Hes about 3" long and doesnt have a very large head like lionheads, its raised but not huge and puffy-its very smooth looking.
http://www.goldfishsociety.org/blue_egg_phoenix.html
His body looks exactly like that, except for the head and long flowy fins. His fins [...]
He is acting just fine, but I am really worried about him. He is now isolated and has been for a week, but his sacs have not re-inflated and where they were is now black. I have treated the water with Melafix and his fins all have a white edging like fin rot. [...]
The last few mornings i have noticed that my fish has a new split in his fins and one or two scales missing. Is he being bullied? They both seem otherwise healthy, it always seems to happen at night as i havn’t noticed any aggression during the day.
I have had problems with keeping nitrate levels [...]
They are getting red spots on their gills,fins,and stomachs. Then they sit at the bottom of the tank for a few days then float around a day or two then die. I called petco when I bought the new fish and they said that the red cap goldfish they sold me had a fungus? and [...]
Okay so, I had a 15 gallon fish tank with three fancy goldfish in it one of them a black bubble eye. One of the fish died abruptly and I dont know why. A few days later I got a 30 gallon tank and moved my fish into that, also bought a baby [...]
A couple of days ago I bought my daughter 2 fantail goldfish. When I got them home and adjusted them to the water in the water in our tank. Once in the tank I noticed something underneath one of the underside fins. I thought it was some kind of ICK. So I treated the tank. [...]
We’ve had the fish since christmas and theres 4 fish and 2 plecs (black moore, small goldfish, bubble eyes and a white and orange one). It’s a 30 litre tank and we clean out about 1/3 of it every week and replace the water with fresh water about the same tempreature as in the tank. [...]
I was going to buy a large tank for my goldfish who is now living in a temporary bowl (don’t worry, TEMPORARY) but the tank can fit another goldfish. I really want a fancy goldfish, but my comet goldfish will tear its fins and is faster and it’ll eat its food. Has anyone successfully kept [...]
