Goldfish Tank Advice/help

[forest of dean redneck 11,632]

We got a tank with goldfish on kitchen side since last summer,last couple days fish seem to be sitting under the tank pump at end of tank,any ideas.

It's roughly 2 ft tank with 4 fish though 3 are from neighbours pond that was filled in and are growing on well.

[BEARINATOR 2,871]

Could be bacterial infection or if they look swollen it will be bloat. Bacterial I use meth blue but it stains everything so do a 30 second dip in a old bucket or if swollen give a crushed up deshelled garden pea as a natural cure

[forest of dean redneck 11,632]

Don't look swollen ,always been fat lol had a mark on one,so used aquarium salt while back,water changed since then and also have new pump.

[BEARINATOR 2,871]

Might just be with it getting colder, my fish are lethargic at the minute but they are pond fish

[max_wood 161]

Could be sitting there if the water needs a Change mate.water coming out the pump will be oxygenatedas said peas are great . They're like curry to a piss head and seems to give them a real health kick. Mine get them every day

Edited December 23, 2016 by max_wood

[forest of dean redneck 11,632]

We got an air stone type thing bubbling opposite end from the pump/filter,an couple times when pipes got trapped under lid,fish have been at surface gulping air, which I assumed was lack of oxygen,I will try the peas thing when I get some.

[gnasher16 30,213]

Are you sure its not trying to get out of the water current if its hiding under the pump.....if its a small tank with a lot of water movement a fish can literally swim itself to death just trying to stay still over a period of days.....seen it happen a few times.

[Malt 379]

You've got too many fish in it mate, goldfish are very heavy waste producers, they need something like 4x as much tank space per fish than most fish of a similar size. How often do you do a water change?

[max_wood 161]

You've got too many fish in it mate, goldfish are very heavy waste producers, they need something like 4x as much tank space per fish than most fish of a similar size. How often do you do a water change?

that's true mate I've got 8 in a five foot tank.but mine are fancy goldfish so need a bit more space anyhow.

[forest of dean redneck 11,632]

Every week nearly i think she changes it.

[neil82 1,080]

size of fish (rough guide cold water fish need 20 square inch of surface area per inch of fish) any heating in tank, plants, lighting, any of those could be factors in the way they are behaving.

[forest of dean redneck 11,632]

No heating,no live plants they bit more active today get Christmas over an will keep eye out for bigger tank put them in living room.

[neil82 1,080]

No heating,no live plants they bit more active today get Christmas over an will keep eye out for bigger tank put them in living room.

 

probably all down to temp, if you do move them into a bigger tank in your living room it might be a bit steadier otherwise stick a heater in it but turn it down to low 60`s, coldwater fish will live ok in more tropical temp tanks but their metabolism gets boosted

[Malt 379]

 

 

No heating,no live plants they bit more active today get Christmas over an will keep eye out for bigger tank put them in living room.

probably all down to temp, if you do move them into a bigger tank in your living room it might be a bit steadier otherwise stick a heater in it but turn it down to low 60`s, coldwater fish will live ok in more tropical temp tanks but their metabolism gets boosted

That's one thing you don't need with goldfish mate, they produce enough waste as it is. Room temperature is more than adequate for them to be healthy, water changing is more important in a tank and more so if the tank is on the small side. With that many goldies in a 2 ft tank I'd be doing at least twice weekly 40% changes with declorinated water. Some fishkeeping sites would even give you shit for that!

[forest of dean redneck 11,632]

Water is left nearly 24 hrs before added to reach room temp and its roughly 75 percent changed each time.