scoobyjene Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Hello, we have posted this on t/m mb but thought it mite be better here. Kindy has 2 goldfish, commets and the bigger one looks down in the dumps, saggy fins and a poop like a fishing line.. the smaller one doesnt look very happy either.. They are in a biggish tank thats not very high.. I cleaned the filter y;day but the big fish still looks sad.. Do i need to get some medicine for it?? or remove it and give kindy a smaller fish?? Thanx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 You should of changed the water instead of cleaning the filter... What type of filter do you have? when was the last time you changed the water? How much water was changed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyjene Posted May 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 changin water tomorrow..last time there was a small water change was before the school holidays.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 2 weeks then. should of been ok but it depends on how much you are feeding them as well. How big is the tank? (dimensions) where abouts are you? what type of filter are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyjene Posted May 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 not sure of the tank dimmensions.. tank is at kindy in Levin... teachers feed fish.. they had a feeding bloack over the holidays... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wok Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 must of got lonely since there are no kids around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 It needs some kiwi fruit juice I reacon. The gold one, or maybe the one with aloe vera in it. Naa, give it some peas that have been cooked and de-shelled. Alan 104 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted May 3, 2005 Report Share Posted May 3, 2005 Hi Scoobyjene, Don't nind Alan... he does like his bit of humour Sounds like the Goldies are a bit run down. First thing to suggest is a good partial water change.. perhaps 30%. Don't know if "you" are doing this, or the "teachers"... but a short ten minute salt bath may perk them up a bit. Use a two litre container and thoroughly mix two heaped teaspoons of sea salt in it. Sea salt can be bought at the supermarket (blue bag).. for a few dollars. Once mixed, place the fish in the container and leave for around ten minutes. Watch the fish all the time for signs of undue stress, and if this happens, remove the fish, but it should be fine. Repeat this treatment (fresh mixture).. every day for three days or so and you should see some results. What this salt bath does is it flushes the old mucus from the fish.. (the protective coating).. and allows rapid growth of a new layer of mucus. It will also help to clear the bowels of the fish, as it may be slightly constipated. Basically this mucus layer breaks down as the fish becomes unwell.. so it needs replacing. The salt bath can't do any harm... even if you overdose slightly... so don't be too concerned. Food... As Alan suggested.. shelled boiled peas would be good... but remove any uneaten ones after about 15mins. A bit of live food (if you can get some) would be good.. Mosquito larva.. Daphnia.. White Worm.. etc. The kids might like to go on a Mosquito Larva hunt. Usually any still water area holds them.. from old buckets to baths.. to ditches. Hope they come right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyjene Posted May 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2005 Fishy looks the same.. down tail.. down fins.. i changed part of the water and used stress coat.. it hasnt killed him .. the tank is about 35 litres.. i am thinking of perhaps bringing him home on monday and treating him ?? any thoughts?cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Holden Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 WHEN MY GOLDFISH GET SICK, it is quite often due to a low ph, I lost a few last year in about 2 days due to this, we tried lots of things but the raising of the ph cured them in no time, probably does the same thing if you change the water, the tap water in my area is reasonably high in ph and does the same thing, after a while I put stones in the tank that seem to maintain ph and have had very little trouble since, also agree with most of the other coments from others, they also like dog roll but it does cloud the water very quickly and needs to be removed immediately if not eaten, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyjene Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Fishy is alot better today.. i put in some STRESS COAT and did part water change and HUGE inprovement.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Holden Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 do you have a ph test kit??? never use one normally but it is the first thing I turn to when the wheels fall off, quite often is the cause of dull lifeless fish and quite cheap to administer remedies, great to hear the fish are better, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyjene Posted May 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 yes i have one of those tests. next time at kindy i will test water to see what its like.. Just that the other fish was Hooning round tank happily.. there are just the 2 fishys there.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobyjene Posted May 21, 2005 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 update.. tested water.. its fine.. goldfish is hooning round.. so i didnt kill it off.. thank gawd.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Holden Posted May 21, 2005 Report Share Posted May 21, 2005 YAAAA HOOOOOOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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