GrahamC Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Found one of my WCMM floating in the tank this morning when I was about to do my bi-weekly partial water change just before leaving for work. Been a week since I did a census so I can't be absolutely sure this did not happen earlier. Ammonia is 0 according to the seachem sensor stuck inside the tank ( 180L, 6 other WCMM sourced a month ago, and 5 goldfish ). Running 3 filters ( an internal one to give a little current for the WCMM, and an Aquaclear 50 HOB, and a box filter. Fins, eyes, and coat look good, but abdomen looks quite distended. Ascites? Did a 25% water change and wondering if I need to do anything else .... other tank mates seem fine in the short time I had to scan them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zuri08 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 maybe upgrade to a canister if you are using three filters.how old is the ammonia reader as they do tend to fade out fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 If it is then it is not really curable. If there are no signs on other fish and water perameters are good--can only wait and see. Fish are perishable goods and sometimes just die without any obvious reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Also, as the goldfish grow those filters will not be adequate. What sort of goldfish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Ammonia reader rated for a year, and only a month old. Checked against the API test kit and correlates. Just wondering if I needed to do anything for the other fish like add tonic salt ... some sites say it's an old treatment and not necessary. I do have a canister filter rated for 2000L/hour but I thought I would freak out the wife if I installed that in the kitchen so it's in storage in Napier I got the box filter as it is much quieter than an air stone, and the HOB water output runs against some craft canvas to stop the water fall noise which was disturbing her while cooking Goldfish - 2 comets, 2 calicos and 1 Oranda .. all quite young ( ooops .. forgot about the 2 black moors ) I will move the goldfish to a larger tank when they get bigger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Good to hear they will go into a bigger tank as they will need it. Are the calicos short or long finned? Comets are really better in a pond. Aquariums are for the long finned varieties that don't swim about much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 19, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 Yes, they're all fancy goldfish apart from the 2 comets. A neighbour has a goldfish pond ... perhaps I can slip them into there one night :gigl: I had the black moors in their own tank as I read that their poor eye sight prevents them competing for food against the normal eyed fish, but have watched them carefully and they seem to be able to get a fair share. The comets don't seem to be eating more than any other goldfish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted January 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 This might be the same fish last week when I still had my neighbour's camera Hard to tell since they look much the same to my untutored eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 20, 2012 Report Share Posted January 20, 2012 giving them names makes them easier to identify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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