my friend have goldfish pond in her home, last week her dad gave me 2 goldfish from their pond, they were too big and bright red in color, i bought 3 foot fish tank and some goldfish food from the store and kept them in, its been 4 days now but they are not active, they just stay bottom of the tank, when i feed them they won't eat anything, how long they can survive without eating anything. Does goldfish only live in pond? Should i return those fish to my friend again? whats should i do?
2006-09-19 19:48:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
I'd return them to your friend till you can get your tank set up properly. Not sure how many gallons that tank is, sounds like maybe a 29/30 gallon? If so, that should be ok for the goldfish, but don't put any more fish in it. Goldfish can get up to 9+ inches. I'd say your fish tank isn't cycled. So the ammonia is building up and stressing the fish.
And, does the tank have a filter? It should, especially with goldfish. Also, have your friend give you some part of their filter media or gravel from their pond, and put it in your filter. This will help your tank cycle very quickly.
So, get a filter if you don't have one and get that stuff from your friends pond. If you can't do that pretty quick, just give them back till you can. Also, you're going to need to do weekly water changes, so need to get a siphon to take the water out.
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2006-09-19 19:58:33 · answer #1 · answered by tikitiki 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you dumped the fish into fresh tap water without conditioning it they are suffering from shock. They will be lethargic and will not feed. Some will die from this. Add about a 1/3 pond water from your friends, but make sure to have it at room temperature or same as the tank (~76 degrees). This should counteract the chlorine. Or you can buy a bottle of slime replacement/conditioner. You can add this on the next water add/exchange. Make sure you have an airstone or some kind or air pump. Since they are not moving, they are not getting oxygen. The food can wait. They must be stable before they will want to eat. Do not overfeed them. You do not want them to grow out of their tank. Goo luck.
2006-09-20 03:07:50 · answer #2 · answered by buddhaboy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
did you cycle the tank before putting them in? if not then google search cycling a fish tank and have a look. i could suggest that you fill the tank half with water from the pond and half new water, and then once a week replace 20% of the water with new water. this may help.
2006-09-20 02:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by navymt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
depends. how big are the fish? Main concerns are stress and this is worse since it is a new tank. Also, if the fish are large, moving them into a tank from a pond will definitly lower their lifespan.
2006-09-20 12:25:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
ammonia will rise its a small fish tank with big fish if there poop wont get cleaned often they'll die and there wouldn't be enough space for freedom there territories would be clashed and nitrate would rise because of ammonia so the water will get murky hard for fish to breathe in you can get these tests at fish shops also check pH sorry i said all this but it will help
2006-09-20 05:32:02 · answer #5 · answered by Surfer_69 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are in shock from being moved from the pond and into different conditions, they will probably always be extra spooky
i would return them to the pond and buy some smaller ones
that can adjust easier
2006-09-20 02:52:06 · answer #6 · answered by Loollea 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The pressure will be too big for them. One foot is the best.
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2006-09-20 02:50:57 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
once you moved them to smaller area -- it hurt them
going from smaller to larger is ok but not the other way around -- i believe it does something to their air bladder from the pressure of the smaller tank
the pressure is too great for them to survive for very long they need to go back to the larger pond
2006-09-20 06:45:20 · answer #8 · answered by Forever Looking 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check the pressure,filter,food,tank size or ask your friend.
2006-09-20 05:07:48 · answer #9 · answered by sweety 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SURE CAN
2006-09-20 08:34:58 · answer #10 · answered by jess p 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋