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No, The new tank has built-in trickle system, wheras the old (smaller tank) had a external filter we had attached to the side. We're using ceramic pipes and activated carbon - Bio Chem Zorb. We also added Cycle, Primus (water ager stuff to remove Chlorine etc) and Melafix - all at the recommended amounts. We were just following instructions from the store. We let the tank sit overnight and added the fish the next day. We haven't tested the water - is it necessary to test it regularly or just when something seems wrong? Thanks for your help...

Hi! Hubby and I have had 4 Fantail Goldfish for about 6 months now, and we just got them a bigger tank - 143 litres - over the weekend. We also added 9 minnow, one of which came from a different pet store and we bought him because he was all on his own so we thought he'd like a minnow family We transferred all 9 minnow and our goldies, plus our 4 Borneo suckers into the new tank over the weekend. They Goldfish were so happy to be in such a big tank they swam cheerfully around exploring, and seemed perfectly normal. The day after the transfer I noticed one of our Goldies sitting in a corner by himself and looked like he was 'panting' and yawning a lot. When I lookeed closer, the other 3 were yawning too. There is plenty of oxygen in the tank so I knew that wasn't it. I noticed that one single minnow we had bough was close by, also sitting very still, and 'gasping' and he had very red gills. I treated the whole tank with some white spot cure in case the minnow had brought in parasites, and transferred the sick-looking minnow to a quarantine tank and treated him too. Today is day 2 of the white spot treatment and I think I'm supposed to leave the carbon out for 3 days right?? The Goldies seem pretty happy now, although their gills do look rather 'open'. The minnow in quaratine isn't doing to well - he's shivering and either darting around madly or sitting very still. Any ideas what is wrong with him? Have I done the right thing??? THANKS!