I overfed my goldfish and they started to all die, at first they were at the bottom of the tank ignoring their food. 2 days later, they all tipped to their sides but they were still breathing, after an hour they died. Can you please give me some advice to what to do if this happens. I had 2 orgininal and 4 fan tails.
Overfed :(
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Did you have all those Goldies in the 10g? If so, I second MissFishy.... For your lionhead.... I would really recommend getting atleast a 20g tank and some very good filtration going.... Goldies produce a lot of waste and I would recommend having a good power filter for that small of a tank.... if you are going to keep him in the 10g.... keep up with the watere changes as well.... Try feeding once a day if not every other day.... or both.... I don't have them on a feeding schedule.... I'll feed randomly.... fish are scavengers by nature....
Hope this helps.... *thumbsup2
Hope this helps.... *thumbsup2
For Goldies.... it's recommended to have the double rated filtration.... but keeping up with the water changes should keep your lionhead happy.... but please don't add any other fish in there unless you get a bigger tank.... if you do want to add something else.... I would suggest looking at snails and shrimps.... and then again one or two....
> 1 goldfish in a 15G tank is suicide. You were way over stocked and the high ammonia output from your fish caught up to them. 1 goldfish for a 15G tank is plenty. I would still be doing 25% water changes every other day till your tank is cycled, and you should be doing water tests almost everyday to see your progress. When the tank cycles make it weekly water changes of 30% or so.
I just can't believe a fish can die so quickly from simply being overfed!!
Ammonia is only one part of the equation. Without nitrite and nitrate readings, you cannot be certain that your tank has completely cycled. Can you post those values? If you take a sample of your water to your fish store to be tested, have them tell you what the actual values are and write them down. Don't just let them tell you your water is "good." That tells us nothing!
Ammonia is only one part of the equation. Without nitrite and nitrate readings, you cannot be certain that your tank has completely cycled. Can you post those values? If you take a sample of your water to your fish store to be tested, have them tell you what the actual values are and write them down. Don't just let them tell you your water is "good." That tells us nothing!
Nutrafin cycle won't do a thing for cycling your tank. A waste of money IMO. The reason for this is that bacteria is living, think about it, living bacteria isn't going to sit for months on a room temperature store shelf and still be alive when you put it in your tank. The only bacteria supplements I've heard of actually working are ones that you buy refridgerated at the store and add immediately.
You really need to get your water tested, focus on your ammonia and nitrite levels. I would stop adding the nutrafin (maybe someone else can chime in here, is this one of the products that throws off test kits?). A basic water conditioner that removes chlorine and chloramines is fine.
You really need to get your water tested, focus on your ammonia and nitrite levels. I would stop adding the nutrafin (maybe someone else can chime in here, is this one of the products that throws off test kits?). A basic water conditioner that removes chlorine and chloramines is fine.
Is that your lionhead in your avatar cuz he looks really pretty. His wen is starting come out really nice.
Slap that eheim filter on the 15gal. It will help with maintaining the crap the lionhead makes.
Do WEEKLY 50% or more WCs. Check amonia, nitrate, and nitrite everyday.
I have a off topic question .
What are you feeding him?
Slap that eheim filter on the 15gal. It will help with maintaining the crap the lionhead makes.
Do WEEKLY 50% or more WCs. Check amonia, nitrate, and nitrite everyday.
I have a off topic question .
What are you feeding him?