Russelletino Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 I just saw something very wrong in the family aquarium, at first I saw one of the small comet goldfish looking like it had fin rot, then I looked closer and saw some white stuff on the tips of its tail and and some dark spots on its fins and body, the dark spots are a bit harder to see though, I looked at the other fish to see of something was wrong with them and I saw the bronze fantail with white stuff coming out of its right gill and on its right eye, on its fins, around its mouth and a little on its tail. I looked at the other fish and they seem to be fine. The tank is a 55L hexagon tank with 5 goldfish, 1 bronze fantail, 3 comets and 1 calico goldfish, I don't know what's wrong and am very worried. when I saw this, the filter wasn't on but the water was very clear and clean. I turned the filter on and the bronze fantail seemed to be having a difficult time getting away from it, I also noticed that it had trouble keeping up right and swimming, please help Idk what's wrong with them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelletino Posted January 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 here are some photos of the bronze fantail, also my dad only feeds them every 3-5 days with huge amounts of pellet food, would this be a cause of the problem? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colour_genes Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 If the filter has been off for some time, and there is uneaten food in the tank, they may be suffering ammonia poisoning. Water can look clear & clean & still be toxic. The pictures aren't clear enough to be able to tell what else may be wrong, anything from a parasite to bacterial infection could take hold if the fish are weakened by improper water conditions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted January 7, 2017 Report Share Posted January 7, 2017 Agree it may be caused by ammonia in the water, Do a 25% waterchange and ensure the filter stays on Feeding less and more often will help the system run better and ensue the fish have a better environment Colour_genes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelletino Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 thanks, the bronze fantail died last night, still worried about the tank though, do you think it could be ick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Is the tank cycled? Test the tank water for Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. If something seems wrong a good rule of thumb is to do a water change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrienne Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Definitely test the water as it is likely an ammonia spike. Why was the filter off? 5 goldfish in 55 litres is an awful lot of ammonia being created and if there is no filter clearing the muck ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelletino Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 ok thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelletino Posted January 8, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 there are only 3 goldies in the tank now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 Do you often turn the filter off? It should be cycled and always left on. Do some big water changes and test the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 8, 2017 Report Share Posted January 8, 2017 To be honest 55 litres isn't really enough for goldfish once they are fully grown. I would reccomend minnows/leopard fish, or go tropical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted January 9, 2017 Report Share Posted January 9, 2017 I agree with above. The tank is overloaded and this will ensure that the fish are not happy. Overfeeding also causes stress on the fish because the excess food causes bacterial blooms that use up a lot of the oxygen. Silverdollarboy2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelletino Posted January 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 i know but i'm not really incharge of the tank and no matter how much i tell them, they won't really listen, we only have 3 in there now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 10, 2017 Report Share Posted January 10, 2017 Have you tested the water yet? Maybe show them the possibilities of what fish could thrive in the tank, not just survive. Teach them a bit about a goldfish's requirements, hopefully they'll change their opinion. I recommend re-homing the goldfish and either getting some small temperate fish, or go with some community tropicals. Minnows, Platies, Guppies, A single Betta, and Honey Gouramis all spring to mind as possible species for your tank size... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelletino Posted January 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 my dad is too attached to the fish to rehome them but i have managed to get him to get a bigger tank around 200l soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 11, 2017 Report Share Posted January 11, 2017 Make sure to filter it properly and cycle it. Don't buy any more goldfish, at full size 3 will be enough. Invest in a test kit, it will prove very useful. Jcricket 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcricket Posted January 19, 2017 Report Share Posted January 19, 2017 On 1/11/2017 at 1:47 PM, Russelletino said: my dad is too attached to the fish to rehome them but i have managed to get him to get a bigger tank around 200l soon How are the goldfish going now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelletino Posted January 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 they're doing well, we bought them something to treat them, no more fish have died and I can't see anything worrying anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silverdollarboy2 Posted January 20, 2017 Report Share Posted January 20, 2017 Got the bigger tank yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russelletino Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 sorry for the late reply but yes, I now have 2 tanks at about 20l each, the first tank is a planted tank with a homemade air pump filter, in it is a female betta, 3 neon tetras and 1 male and 1 female guppy, second tank has a 5cm goldfish (head to tip of tail) and 2 white cloud minnows. I also have a 9l tank with a paradise fish that was sold to me as a female but I believe to be a female Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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